Up-and-down contest, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at South Side Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.54 drills57% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 25
Average HCP
17.5
Duration (single session)
1 hr 44 min
or
1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Scoring32%
Accuracy24%
Distance Control16%
Alignment15%
Visualization6%
Dispersion5%
Precision3%
Overview
Program Structure
Land 2–3 Feet From Pin. Turn into birdies and up-and-down contest. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Distance Control, Alignment, Visualization, Dispersion, Precision. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Scoring
Accuracy
Distance Control
Alignment
Program details
Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 44 min
or
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.
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Divide balls into 3 groups of
2
Set up 3 target zones on the green: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone
3
Start each shot from the flat fairway 5–20 yards from the hole, same ball setup every time.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
6
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
3
Enter score in app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
02
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
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
Make 6 piles of 6 balls each. Put 3 piles above feet level and 3 piles below feet level, 5 to 30 yards from the hole in tough grass or slopes.
2
Pick a pile from above feet level. Chip 6 balls at a 3-foot target near the hole.
3
Repeat with the other two above feet piles. Total 18 shots from above feet.
4
Do the same with the three below feet piles. Chip 6 balls at the target from each pile. Total 18 shots from below feet.
5
Count balls that stop in the target as successes. Ignore balls outside the target or off the green.
6
Add up the number of balls in the target out of 36 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
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
03
Chip | Fairway | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 36 golf balls into 3 piles of
2
Place each pile 5 to 20 yards from the hole.
2
At the green's edge, set up 3 target zones in a line, each 4 feet apart. Mark them Zone A (closest), Zone B (middle), and Zone C (farthest).
3
Keep ball positions the same: first pile on a slope above feet, second pile on flat ground, third pile on a slope below feet.
4
Hit 12 chip shots to Zone A from the above feet position.
5
Hit 12 chip shots to Zone B from the flat position.
6
Hit 12 chip shots to Zone C from below feet position.
7
Count how many shots land and stay in the intended zone.
8
Add up total 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
25
21
16
12
8
5
3
04
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
1
Put 36 balls into 9 piles. Each pile has 4 balls. Put piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 9 target zones on the green.
3
Try to hit 4 balls into each zone. Do this for all 9 zones.
4
Always use the same ball setup. Only change which zone is the target.
5
Count each ball that stops inside the correct zone.
6
Add up all the successful shots out of
6
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
Next Step
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