Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get
Feel the green, for a 22-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Sharon Heights Gcc
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 21.75 drills56% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
21.7
Duration (single session)
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control38%
Alignment21%
Accuracy16%
Trajectory10%
Aim6%
Precision6%
Dispersion3%
Overview
Program Structure
Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get. Vary landing spot and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Alignment, Accuracy, Trajectory, Aim, Precision, Dispersion. For a 22-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Distance Control
Alignment
Accuracy
Trajectory
Program details
Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill per day
5 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.
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 4 lines of 5 balls. Balls in each line are 1 foot apart. Lines are 5 yards apart and 20 to 40 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 landing zones on the green, each 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, 12 shots at each landing zone.
4
Use one line for 12 shots at the first zone, another line for 12 shots at the second zone, and the last line for 12 shots at the third zone.
5
Count a shot as a success if it lands and stops in the correct zone.
6
Add up successful shots and enter the number 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
02
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players 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
1
Get 36 golf balls. Divide into 3 groups of 12 balls.
2
Set up 3 target zones on the green. Make them easy to see and about the same size.
3
Go to the rough, 20-40 yards from the hole. Hit 12 balls at the first target zone.
4
Hit 12 balls at the second target zone from the same spot, same ball setup.
5
Hit 12 balls at the third target zone the same way.
6
Keep ball setup on the slope the same for all shots.
7
Count a shot as a success if it lands and stops in the target zone.
8
Add up successful 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
28
26
24
21
17
13
9
6
3
03
Pitch | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Up to 5 players 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
1
Set up two target zones on the green, one uphill and one downhill, each marked with flags or cones about 3–5 feet apart.
2
From the rough slope, 20 to 40 yards away, players hit pitch shots trying to land balls in the uphill or downhill target zone.
3
Take 36 shots total: 18 to the uphill zone and 18 to the downhill zone.
4
Hit all 18 shots to the uphill zone first, then to the downhill zone, or switch back and forth if preferred.
5
Count every ball that stays inside the target zone as a success.
6
Always set up the ball the same way from the rough slope at 20–40 yards.
7
After 36 shots, 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
25
22
18
14
10
7
4
04
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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
1
Put 10 piles of balls in two lines that meet at a right angle, 5 to 10 yards apart, with each pile 3 yards apart.
2
Place the piles 30 to 60 yards from the hole on grass but not on the green.
3
Mark 3 landing zones on the green with sticks or string, each 6 feet apart in a line.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 12 at each landing zone.
5
For the first 12 shots aim at Landing Zone 1, for the next 12 aim at Zone 2, for the last 12 aim at Zone
6
Start from any pile and switch piles between shots.
7
Count a success if the ball lands and stops in the correct zone.
8
After all shots, add up your total successes and enter the score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
25
22
18
14
11
7
4
05
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot closest to the multiple target(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
1
Arrange 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other at a right angle. Each line has 5 piles, spaced about 3 meters apart.
2
Place the piles on grass, 30 to 60 meters from the hole.
3
Set 5 different targets around the green, spaced apart.
4
Make 36 pitch shots, in 6 rounds of 6 shots each.
5
For each round, pick one pile and one target. Hit 6 shots from that pile to that target.
6
After 6 shots, move to a different pile and a different target for the next round. Keep going until all 36 shots are done and each target has 6 shots.
7
Count each shot that lands closest to the target as a success.
8
Add up the number of successful shots from all 36 shots and enter this 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
3
Next Step
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