Leave inside 5 feet, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at River Bend Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.15 drills62% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 25
Average HCP
16.1
Duration (single session)
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy29%
Distance Control26%
Alignment19%
Scoring11%
Precision8%
Aim4%
Trajectory2%
Overview
Program Structure
Pitch 20–35 Yds From Fairway Or Rough. Pitch close and pick landing spot. Focus on Accuracy, Distance Control, Alignment, Scoring, Precision, Aim, Trajectory. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Accuracy
Distance Control
Alignment
Scoring
Program details
Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill per day
5 days · 26 min/day
Drill Framework
Program breakdown
Each drill is designed to prepare you for the course. Follow the program or repeat the drills to improve key areas of your game.
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 targets on the green or fringe, in a straight line, 6 feet apart.
2
Place 3 piles of 12 golf balls each, 30 to 60 yards away in deep rough.
3
From the first pile, hit 12 shots at the first target.
4
From the second pile, hit 12 shots at the second target.
5
From the third pile, hit 12 shots at the third target.
6
Use the same setup for all shots.
7
Count each ball that lands in the target as a success.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
12
8
5
3
02
Pitch | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and hit-and-land pitch shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 36 balls into 9 piles of 4 balls each, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, make 3 landing zones spaced 9 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, aiming for 12 shots in each zone.
4
Start from any pile, switch piles after every shot, and aim for Zone 1 for the first 12 shots.
5
After 12 shots in Zone 1, aim for Zone 2 for 12 shots, then Zone 3 for the last 12 shots.
6
Count each shot that stays inside the target zone.
7
At the end, add up the number of successful shots and enter the score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
03
Pitch | Rough | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 piles of 6 balls each on sloped ground above your feet, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.
2
Make 3 piles of 6 balls each on sloped ground below your feet, same distance, opposite slope.
3
Hit 18 shots from above your feet and 18 shots from below your feet.
4
Mark 3 target zones on the green (left, center, right).
5
Hit 6 shots from above your feet at each zone.
6
Hit 6 shots from below your feet at each zone.
7
Score one point for each ball that lands and stops in the right zone.
8
Count successes and enter the total out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
04
Pitch | Rough | Flat
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 piles of 12 balls each (36 balls total) between 30 and 60 yards from the hole on flat rough grass.
2
On the green, set up 3 target areas at different distances around the hole.
3
Hit 12 balls toward each target area (36 shots total, 12 for each zone).
4
Hit the first 12 balls to Zone 1, the next 12 to Zone 2, and the last 12 to Zone
5
Leave the balls in the same position; only change which target zone you aim at.
6
Count each ball that lands and stops inside the target zone as a success.
7
When all 36 shots are finished, count the number of successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
05
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other, with each pile about 3 yards/meters apart.
2
Place the piles 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole on similar grass.
3
Mark two circles on the green: a small 6-foot (2-meter) circle and a bigger 15-foot (5-meter) circle around the hole.
4
Take 36 shots: 18 try to land in the small circle, 18 try to land in the outer circle but not in the small circle.
5
Start with any pile and hit 18 shots for the small circle.
6
For the next 18 shots, try to land in the outer circle but not in the small circle.
7
Count a shot as a success if it lands in the circle you are aiming for.
8
After each shot, pick a different pile at random to hit from.
9
Count how many successful shots you made for each circle out of 36 attempts and enter your score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
5
Next Step
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