Course Program

Vary your targets and hit within 2-3 yards

Hit within 2-3 yards, for a 12-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Sandy Creek Golf Course

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 11.83 drills69% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

11.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 35 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control40%
Scoring23%
Accuracy13%
Dispersion13%
Trajectory10%

Overview

Program Structure

Vary your targets and hit within 2-3 yards. Consistent wedge length and control wedge rollout. Focus on Distance Control, Scoring, Accuracy. For a 12-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Club

Wedges (LW,SW,GW,PW)

What you will improve

  • Distance Control
  • Scoring
  • Accuracy
  • Dispersion

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 44 min
or
1 drill per day
3 days · 35 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 1Drill 2Drill 3
01

Wedges (LW to PW) | Alternate Targets Challenge

Driving Range

Complete the Alternate Targets Challenge using wedges only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Wedges (LW to PW) | Alternate Targets Challenge
1

Pick 4 different targets at different distances.

2

Make a landing zone around each target that is 5% of the distance to the target.

3

Hit 36 wedge shots in total, in 4 groups of 9 shots.

4

For each group of 9 shots, use one wedge and aim at 3 targets in turn (3 shots per target).

5

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

6

Add up your successful shots and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825211612853
02

Wedges (LW to PW) | Scattered Targets (Longer)

Driving Range

Hit to different targets using wedges only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

43 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Wedges (LW to PW) | Scattered Targets (Longer)

Scatter 10 cones or buckets [10 y/m apart] on the driving range as displayed. Use suitable wedges (LW, SW, GW and/or PW). Hit 5 balls to each target (one bucket of ~50 balls) using wedges only. Land the ball inside [4 y/m area] from the target. Switch between wedges throughout the exercise.Approach #1 randomly switch between targets.Approach #2 start with the shortest target and progress to the longer targets.Approach #3 start with the farthest target and progress to the shorter targets.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions50
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score
03

All Wedges (LW to PW) | Tendencies Discovery

Driving Range

Discover tendencies amongst wedges raise awareness, what is likely to happen in a given situation. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

30 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for All Wedges (LW to PW) | Tendencies Discovery
1

Pick one flag or target on the green for wedge shots.

2

Set up 5 targets: one at the flag, and four others short, long, left, and right, each about 5% of the distance to the flag.

3

Get 35 balls.

4

Hit 7 balls to each target.

5

Use any wedge and switch clubs randomly between shots.

6

Try to land each ball close to its target.

7

A shot is successful if it lands in the circle around the target (about 5% of the flag distance).

8

Take all 35 shots (7 to each target), then enter your score in the app, out of 35 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions35
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074

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