Leave inside 5 feet, for a 15-handicap player, ~15 minutes at St. Andrews South Golf Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 14.69 drills67% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 44
Average HCP
14.6
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy29%
Scoring25%
Distance Control15%
Dispersion10%
Aim9%
Visualization5%
Alignment4%
Trajectory1%
Overview
Program Structure
Pitch it close: accuracy from 20 yards and in. Leave inside 5 feet and pick landing spot. Focus on Accuracy, Scoring, Distance Control, Dispersion, Aim, Visualization, Alignment, Trajectory. For a 15-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Skill
Accuracy
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Accuracy
Scoring
Distance Control
Dispersion
Program details
Sessions
9 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill per day
9 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.
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop pitch shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 4 piles of 9 balls each, with the piles 30–60 yards from the hole on different ground.
2
On the green, mark out a 15-foot circle around the hole and divide the circle into 4 equal parts.
3
Hit 9 shots from a pile to try and stop the ball in the first part of the circle.
4
Move to another pile and hit 9 shots for the second part.
5
Repeat for the third and fourth parts, from any pile.
6
Count each ball that stops in the right part as a success.
7
Enter number of successes 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
6
3
02
Pitch | 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
Put 4 piles of 9 balls on a slope, 2 piles above feet, 2 piles below feet, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right, each about 6 feet wide.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, 18 from above feet piles, 18 from below feet piles.
4
For each area (above and below feet), hit 6 shots to each zone.
5
Switch between piles of the same area as you hit, aiming for the target zone.
6
A shot counts if the ball stops in the right zone.
7
Count how many shots went in the target zones and enter 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
16
12
9
6
4
03
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 2 piles of 18 balls each, one uphill and one downhill, 30–60 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green: close (within 3 feet), medium (3 to 6 feet), far (6 to 10 feet) from the hole.
3
Hit 36 pitches in total, using both piles and aiming at all zones.
4
From the uphill pile, hit 3 shots at each zone (close, medium, far), for 9 shots.
5
From the downhill pile, repeat: 3 shots at each zone, for 9 shots.
6
Do steps 4 and 5 again, using both piles, until each slope has 18 shots (6 at each zone).
7
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the correct target zone.
8
When finished, count successes and enter the number out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
16
12
8
5
3
04
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other, with each pile about 3 yards/meters apart.
2
Place the piles 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole on similar grass.
3
Mark two circles on the green: a small 6-foot (2-meter) circle and a bigger 15-foot (5-meter) circle around the hole.
4
Take 36 shots: 18 try to land in the small circle, 18 try to land in the outer circle but not in the small circle.
5
Start with any pile and hit 18 shots for the small circle.
6
For the next 18 shots, try to land in the outer circle but not in the small circle.
7
Count a shot as a success if it lands in the circle you are aiming for.
8
After each shot, pick a different pile at random to hit from.
9
Count how many successful shots you made for each circle out of 36 attempts and enter your score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
5
05
Pitch | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 10 piles of balls in two lines, 5 piles in each line. Each pile has 4 balls.
2
The lines should be 7 yards apart. Each pile in a line is 3 yards apart from the next.
3
Put 3 flags on the green, at different spots, 20 to 40 yards away.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 12 shots at each flag.
5
Pick any pile to start. Hit shots from any pile to the first flag until you finish 12 shots.
6
Do the same thing for the second flag and then the third flag, 12 shots at each.
7
Count how many balls end within 10 feet (3 meters) from the flag.
8
After all 36 shots, add up the number of shots that were successful 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
06
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 4 straight lines of 9 balls each on the ground. Space balls 1 foot apart. Space each line 5 yards apart.
2
Set up these lines between 30 and 60 yards from the hole, on grass but not on the green.
3
On the green, make two circles around the hole: one with a 6-foot radius and one with a 15-foot radius.
4
Hit all 36 balls (9 from each line).
5
Hit every ball in a line before going to the next line. Any order.
6
Try to land each shot in the small or big circle around the hole.
7
If the ball stops inside the small circle, count as birdie. If the ball stops in the big circle but not the small, count as par.
8
Count how many balls finished in the big circle (including the small circle).
9
Enter this number 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
07
Pitch| Parallel Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop pitch shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 40 balls into 10 piles. Put them in 2 lines, 5 piles in each line. Each pile is 2 yards apart. The lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.
2
Place the piles on grass, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.
3
On the green, mark 9 stop zones. Use buckets, tees, or string lines. Keep the zones separate.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots from the piles to the green.
5
Split the 36 shots into 9 groups of
6
For each stop zone, try to stop 4 balls inside the zone.
7
Change piles for every shot. Hit one ball from pile 1 to stop zone 1, then another from pile 2 to zone 1, and keep switching until there are 4 shots for each zone.
8
When finished, count how many balls stopped inside their zones and enter your total score out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
4
08
Pitch | Rough | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 piles of 6 balls each on sloped ground above your feet, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.
2
Make 3 piles of 6 balls each on sloped ground below your feet, same distance, opposite slope.
3
Hit 18 shots from above your feet and 18 shots from below your feet.
4
Mark 3 target zones on the green (left, center, right).
5
Hit 6 shots from above your feet at each zone.
6
Hit 6 shots from below your feet at each zone.
7
Score one point for each ball that lands and stops in the right zone.
8
Count successes and enter the total 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
09
Pitch| Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop pitch shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Separate 36 balls into 9 piles of 4 balls. Put them between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Mark 9 stop zones on the green with tees, string, or markers. Make sure they are spaced out and about the same size.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots total, with 4 balls aimed at each zone.
4
Start at any pile and aim for the first zone. After 4 shots, aim for the next zone.
5
Keep hitting from different piles until you have aimed 4 shots at each of the 9 zones (36 shots total).
6
Count how many balls land and stop in the right zone.
7
Enter the number of successes 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
16
12
8
5
3
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