Course Program

Can you stop the ball close from a tight lie?

Vary landing spot soft, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at San Diego Country Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.53 drills60% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

17.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control30%

Accuracy27%

Alignment20%

Scoring15%

Dispersion5%

Precision3%

Overview

Program Structure

Can you stop the ball close from a tight lie?. Vary landing spot soft and stop close from tight lie. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Alignment. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Flop

What you will improve

Distance Control
Accuracy
Alignment
Scoring

Program details

Sessions: 3 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 18 min
1 drill per day: 3 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

Flop | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit flop shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Flop | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Split 36 balls into two groups of

Make two target zones on the green, each about 5 feet wide: Zone A (left), Zone B (right).

For the first 18 balls, hit from uphill rough and try to land in Zone A.

For the next 18 balls, hit from downhill rough and try to land in Zone B.

All shots should be from the same spot in deep rough, 10 to 15 yards from the green.

Count balls that land and stay in the correct zone.

After 36 shots, enter the number of successes (out of 36) in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

Flop | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a flop shot in the stop zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Flop | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Divide 36 balls into 9 piles with 4 balls each. Put each pile in the chipping area, not on the green, between 5 and 20 yards from the hole.

Mark 9 stop zones on the green using tees, string, or buckets, spaced across the green.

Hit 4 flop shots at each stop zone, trying to stop each ball in the zone.

Start at any pile and pick a stop zone. Hit 4 balls from the pile to that zone.

Move to the next pile and new stop zone. Keep going until all 9 zones have 4 shots each (36 shots total).

Count each ball that stops inside the right stop zone.

Enter the number of successful shots in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

Flop | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit flop shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Flop | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Set up 3 target zones on the green, spaced about 4 feet apart in a row.

Place all golf balls together in a pile 10 yards from the green, outside the deep rough.

Hit 36 flop shots from the rough, aiming 12 shots at each zone.

Hit 12 shots to Zone

Count each shot that lands and stays in the correct zone as a success.

Add 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	31	29	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

Next Step

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