Course Program

Shape it up: fade or draw with your woods

Control woods height, for a 24-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Riverside

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 23.53 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

23.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 33 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Trajectory24%
Precision22%
Accuracy15%
Mechanics15%
Scoring10%
Aim9%
Distance Control5%

Overview

Program Structure

Shape it up: fade or draw with your woods. Control woods height and fade or draw woods. Focus on Trajectory, Precision, Accuracy. For a 24-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Trajectory

Club

Woods (Hy,5W,3W)

What you will improve

  • Trajectory
  • Precision
  • Accuracy
  • Mechanics

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 33 min
or
1 drill per day
3 days · 31 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.

01

Woods (Hy to 3W) | Low/Mid/High Shot

Driving Range

Produce low/mid/high shots using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Woods (Hy to 3W) | Low/Mid/High Shot
1

Choose one target on the range suitable for woods shots (Hy, 5W, or 3W). Keep ball placement and stance the same.

2

Hit 36 shots in total.

3

Hit 12 low shots at the chosen target.

4

Hit 12 mid shots at the same target.

5

Hit 12 high shots at the same target.

6

Count each shot that lands on or near the target as a success.

7

Add up how many of your 36 shots were successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
02

All Woods (Hy to Dr) | Club Swapping Challenge

Driving Range

Complete the Club Swapping Challenge using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for All Woods (Hy to Dr) | Club Swapping Challenge
1

Pick 3 different flags on the range at different distances (like 150, 200, and 250 yards).

2

Hit 36 shots in total, split into 3 groups of 12 shots, one group per flag.

3

Use only woods clubs (Hy, 5W, 3W, or Driver) for each group, switch clubs any time.

4

Try to land each shot within 5% of the distance to the flag (for a 200-yard flag, land within 10 yards).

5

A shot counts as a success if it lands inside this 5% zone at the right flag.

6

Do all 36 shots (12 at each flag), then count your successful shots and enter your score out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825201612963
03

Woods (Hy to 3W) | Downswing

Driving Range

Work only on downswing using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Woods (Hy to 3W) | Downswing
1

Pick one flag or target at a good distance for woods (hybrid, 5-wood, or 3-wood).

2

Put your ball on the tee as you usually do for woods shots.

3

Hit 36 shots with your woods, focusing solely on your downswing. Work on at most two downswing thoughts or tasks to influence the ball flight.

4

Switch between woods (hybrid, 5-wood, 3-wood) throughout the exercise.

5

Count a shot as a success if it lands and stops near the selected target.

6

Enter your number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285

Next Step

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