Course Program

Beat your best drive streak—how many in a row?

Build drive streaks, for a 9-handicap player, ~10 minutes at Southerndown Golf Club

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 93 drills65% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

9

Duration (single session)

1 hr 32 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring38%
Trajectory13%
Distance Control12%
Dispersion10%
Aim10%
Accuracy8%
Precision8%

Overview

Program Structure

Beat your best drive streak—how many in a row?. Advantage from tee and avoid trouble spots. Focus on Scoring, Trajectory, Distance Control. For a 9-handicap player, in ~10 minutes.

Skill

Scoring

Club

Driver

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Trajectory
  • Distance Control
  • Dispersion

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 32 min
or
1 drill per day
3 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.

Drill 1Drill 2Drill 3
01

Driver | Dispersion Corridors

Driving Range

Hit 15 balls to each dispersion corridor using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | Dispersion Corridors
1

Pick one target to aim for with your driver.

2

Make three zones around the target, each zone 25 feet apart, using cones or markers.

3

Hit 36 drives in total, split into 3 groups of 12 shots.

4

For the first 12 shots, aim for the first zone.

5

For the next 12 shots, aim for the second zone.

6

For the last 12 shots, aim for the third zone and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

7

Use any spot to hit from, but keep your ball setup the same.

8

Count each shot that lands and stays in the correct zone as a success.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230272318141074
02

Driver | 5 Ball Flights Challenge

Driving Range

Complete the 5 Ball Flights Challenge using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

30 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | 5 Ball Flights Challenge
1

Pick one target for driver shots.

2

Hit 35 shots in total.

3

Split into 5 groups of 7 shots.

4

First 7 shots: hit straight to the target.

5

Next 7 shots: hit draw to the target.

6

Next 7 shots: hit fade to the target.

7

Next 7 shots: hit pull-fade to the target.

8

Last 7 shots: hit push-draw to the target and enter your number of successful shots out of 35 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions35
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825201612853
03

Driver | 3 Landing Zones

Driving Range

Hit 15 balls to each landing zone using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | 3 Landing Zones
1

Place three landing zones around the flag, each 15 yards/meters apart.

2

Hit 36 shots using only a driver.

3

Aim 12 shots at each landing zone.

4

Start with any zone and hit 12 shots at it.

5

Move to the next zone and hit 12 shots, then do the same for the last zone.

6

Count each shot that lands and stays in its zone as a success.

7

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285

Next Step

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