Course Program

Feet, hips, shoulders—consistent contact

Avoid fat or thin shots, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Sauganash Cc

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 354 drills15% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

35

Duration (single session)

2 hr 4 min

or

1 drill/day: 4 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Mechanics45%
Precision30%
Trajectory25%

Overview

Program Structure

Feet, hips, shoulders—consistent contact. Perfect mid iron swing and consistent mid iron contact. Focus on Mechanics, Precision, Trajectory. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Skill

Mechanics

Club

Mid irons (7,6,5)

What you will improve

  • Mechanics
  • Precision
  • Trajectory

Program details

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

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Impact and Follow Through

Driving Range

Work only on 'impact and follow through' using mid irons only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Impact and Follow Through
1

Pick a flag on the range about 120 to 150 yards away for mid irons (7, 6, or 5 iron).

2

Hit 36 shots total using only mid irons, focusing solely on impact and follow through.

3

Use one consistent target (the chosen flag) for all shots.

4

Work on at most two impact and follow through thoughts or tasks to produce your desired ball flight.

5

Count each shot that lands and stays near the target as a success.

6

Add the total successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141064
02

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Downswing

Driving Range

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

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Downswing
1

Pick a flag or target suitable for hitting mid irons (7, 6, or 5 iron).

2

Hit 36 balls in total, in 3 sets of 12 balls each using mid irons only.

3

Focus solely on your downswing throughout the drill. Work on at most two downswing thoughts or tasks to produce your desired ball flight.

4

Switch between different mid irons throughout the exercise.

5

Set up the same way for every shot, aiming all shots at the single target.

6

Count only the shots that land and stay in the target area.

7

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141174
03

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Backswing

Driving Range

Work only on backswing using mid irons only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Backswing
1

Pick a flag or target at a medium distance suitable for hitting mid irons (7, 6, or 5).

2

Use one mid iron and hit 36 shots aiming at the same target.

3

For each shot, focus only on your backswing, working with 1 or 2 simple backswing thoughts.

4

Set up the ball the same way each time and maintain your backswing focus.

5

Hit all 36 shots and count how many have straight, good ball flight that matches your backswing.

6

After all shots, count how many were good out of 36 and enter the number in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
04

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Takeaway

Driving Range

Work only on takeaway using mid irons only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Takeaway
1

Set up one target area 130-160 yards away suitable for 7, 6, or 5 iron.

2

Hit 36 balls in total using only 7, 6, or 5 iron, focusing solely on the takeaway.

3

Work on at most two takeaway thoughts or tasks to produce the desired ball flight.

4

Switch between 7, 6, and 5 irons throughout the exercise.

5

Mark a success if the ball lands in or near the target zone (within 3 yards).

6

Count how many successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3331282419151174

Next Step

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