Course Program

Chip 10–25 Yds From Rough

Feel the green, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Sandy Ridge Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.54 drills74% 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

Distance Control24%

Accuracy20%

Alignment14%

Aim11%

Precision11%

Scoring10%

Trajectory6%

Dispersion5%

Overview

Program Structure

Chip 10–25 Yds From Rough. Vary landing spot and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Alignment, Aim, Precision, Scoring, Trajectory, Dispersion. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Distance Control
Accuracy
Alignment
Aim

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 | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the landing 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 Chip | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Set up three landing zones on the green in a line, 6 feet apart.

Make three piles of 12 balls each at the edge of the green.

Use the first pile to chip balls into the first landing zone, 12 shots.

Use the second pile to chip balls into the second landing zone, 12 shots.

Use the third pile to chip balls into the third landing zone, 12 shots. Count how many balls land and stay in each zone.

After all 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	25	22	18	14	10	7	4

Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip 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 Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Put 36 balls into 9 piles. Each pile has 4 balls. Put piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

Mark 9 target zones on the green.

Try to hit 4 balls into each zone. Do this for all 9 zones.

Always use the same ball setup. Only change which zone is the target.

Count each ball that stops inside the correct zone.

Add up all the successful shots out of

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	27	23	18	14	10	7	4

Chip | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Set up 3 target zones on the green, 5 feet apart in a straight line from closest to farthest from the hole.

Place balls at the edge of the fairway on two slopes: uphill and downhill, each about 15 yards from the hole.

Hit 18 chip shots from the uphill slope and 18 chip shots from the downhill slope.

For each slope, hit 6 shots to each zone, in order.

Start with the uphill slope: hit 6 shots to Zone 1, then 6 to Zone 2, then 6 to Zone

Move to the downhill slope: hit 6 shots to each zone in order.

Count a shot as successful if the ball stops inside the target zone.

After all shots, count your total successful shots 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	27	23	18	14	10	7	4

Chip | 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

Diagram for Chip | Rough | Above/Below Feet

Put 3 target zones on the green, 6 feet apart in a line to the hole.

Set up two groups of balls for each player in the rough: one with balls above feet, one with balls below feet, from 5 to 30 yards away.

Hit 36 chip shots: 18 to the first target, 18 to the second target.

First, hit 18 shots from above feet to the first target.

Then, hit 18 shots from below feet to the second target.

Count a shot as a success if the ball stops inside the target zone.

Do not move the balls; only change target when needed.

Add your successful shots out of 36 and enter the score 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

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