Course Program

Up-and-down contest: how many can you save in a row?

Up-and-down contest, for a 12-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Upper

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 11.83 drills68% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

11.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring26%

Precision19%

Accuracy15%

Dispersion12%

Trajectory8%

Distance Control8%

Visualization7%

Aim5%

Overview

Program Structure

Up-and-down contest: how many can you save in a row?. Save par clutch and up-and-down contest. Focus on Scoring, Precision, Accuracy. For a 12-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Scoring

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Scoring
Precision
Accuracy
Dispersion

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

Sand | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to land a sand shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Make 3 target zones on the green using sticks or clubs. Space them 6 feet apart in a line.

Make 6 piles of 6 balls each in the sand, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Hit 36 sand shots: 12 shots to each zone.

Hit from any pile to Zone 1, then move to another pile and hit to Zone 2, then to another pile for Zone

Try to land the ball in the correct zone. Each ball that stays in the correct zone is a success.

After all shots, count how many balls landed in the correct zones 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	30	28	25	21	16	12	8	5	3

Sand Short

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit sand shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make two piles of 18 golf balls, 5 yards apart, in two bunkers: one bunker is 5 yards from the hole, the other is 20 yards from the hole.

Mark three zones on the green: Close (within 3 feet), Medium (3 to 6 feet), Far (6 to 10 feet).

Hit 18 shots from the 5-yard bunker and 18 shots from the 20-yard bunker.

For each bunker, aim 6 shots at each zone.

Hit each shot the same way. Try to land the ball in the right zone.

If the ball lands and stops in the target zone, it counts as a success.

Count the number of 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	24	20	15	12	9	6	3

Sand | Parallel Piles | Quadrants

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Parallel Piles | Quadrants

Set up 10 piles of balls in two rows with 5 piles in each row. Leave 3 yards (2 meters) between the rows, and 4 yards (4 meters) between piles in each row.

Put these piles in the sand area, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

On the green, mark 4 equal circles using string or tees. Each circle has a 6-foot (2 meter) radius.

Hit 36 sand shots. Hit 9 shots at each of the 4 circles.

Start from any pile. Hit one ball at a time, aiming for the first circle.

After 9 shots at the first circle, move to the next circle and repeat until all 4 circles are used.

Count how many balls stop inside the correct circle.

When done, add the number of balls inside the circles, out of 36 attempts, and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	21	16	12	9	6	3

Next Step

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