Course Program

Chip Close: Leave Inside 3 Feet

Turn into birdies, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Ross Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.54 drills49% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

17.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring33%

Accuracy28%

Alignment17%

Visualization13%

Distance Control10%

Overview

Program Structure

Chip Close: Leave Inside 3 Feet. Up-and-down contest and turn into birdies. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Alignment, Visualization, Distance Control. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Accuracy

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Scoring
Accuracy
Alignment
Visualization

Program details

Sessions: 4 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 44 min
1 drill per day: 4 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.

Drill 1 Drill 2 Drill 3 Drill 4

Chip | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Divide balls into 3 groups of

Set up 3 target zones on the green: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone

Start each shot from the flat fairway 5–20 yards from the hole, same ball setup every time.

Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone

Enter score in app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Gather 36 golf balls. Make 3 piles of 6 balls on an uphill slope and 3 piles of 6 balls on a downhill slope, placing them 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 landing zones on the green in a line, each 6 feet apart; label them Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone

From each uphill pile, hit 6 chip shots aiming for Zone 1, then Zone 2, then Zone

From each downhill pile, hit 6 chip shots aiming for Zone 1, then Zone 2, then Zone

Count a shot as a success if the ball lands and stops in the intended zone.

After 36 shots, add up how many were successful 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	30	28	25	21	17	13	9	6	4

Chip | 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

Set up 3 landing zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart in a straight line toward the hole.

Choose one spot in the rough grass, 5 to 20 yards from the hole, to hit from. Do not move this spot.

Hit 36 chip shots—12 to each zone in order.

Hit 12 shots trying to land and stop in the first zone.

Next, hit 12 shots to the second zone.

Then, hit 12 shots to the third zone.

Count every shot that lands and stops in the right zone as a success.

After all 36 shots, add up how many successes out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	29	27	24	20	16	12	9	6	3

Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Make 6 piles of 6 balls each. Put 3 piles above feet level and 3 piles below feet level, 5 to 30 yards from the hole in tough grass or slopes.

Pick a pile from above feet level. Chip 6 balls at a 3-foot target near the hole.

Repeat with the other two above feet piles. Total 18 shots from above feet.

Do the same with the three below feet piles. Chip 6 balls at the target from each pile. Total 18 shots from below feet.

Count balls that stop in the target as successes. Ignore balls outside the target or off the green.

Add up the number of balls in the target out of 36 shots and enter 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

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