Course Program

Land 2–3 Feet From Pin

Land close to pin, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Red

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.34 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

9 to 25

Average HCP

17.3

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control24%

Scoring20%

Accuracy17%

Dispersion14%

Precision10%

Alignment9%

Aim5%

Trajectory3%

Overview

Program Structure

Land 2–3 Feet From Pin. Chip from rough and land close to pin. Focus on Distance Control, Scoring, Accuracy. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Distance Control
Scoring
Accuracy
Dispersion

Program details

Sessions: 4 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 44 min
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.

Drill 1 Drill 2 Drill 3 Drill 4

Chip | 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

Diagram for Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Prepare 36 golf balls in 3 piles of 12 balls each.

Set up 3 target zones on the putting green: one uphill, one flat, one downhill.

From the rough, 5 to 30 yards away, chip 12 balls to land and stop in the uphill zone.

Chip 12 balls to the flat zone.

Chip 12 balls to the downhill zone.

A shot counts as a success if the ball lands and stops in the correct zone.

Keep the ball setup the same for each shot. Only change which zone to aim for.

Count how many shots landed and stopped in the right zones 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	31	29	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

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

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Put 36 balls into 9 piles. Each pile has 4 balls. Put piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

Mark 9 target zones on the green.

Try to hit 4 balls into each zone. Do this for all 9 zones.

Always use the same ball setup. Only change which zone is the target.

Count each ball that stops inside the correct zone.

Add up all the successful shots out of

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

Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Put 40 balls into 8 lines. Each line has 5 balls. Lines should be about 1 yard or meter apart. Put these lines anywhere on the grass 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole but not on the green.

On the green, use sticks, clubs, or string to mark 3 landing zones in a straight line about 6 feet (2 meters) apart.

Divide the 36 chip shots into 3 sets of 12 shots.

For each set, pick 3 lines of balls and aim every shot at one landing zone.

Hit 5 chips from each line to the chosen zone. After 3 lines (15 shots), change zones until all 36 shots are done.

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

Enter the total 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	32	30	28	25	20	16	12	8	5

Chip | 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 chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make 8 piles with 5 balls in each pile. Put them on grass, 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

Use tees, string, or markers to make 9 zones on the green in a simple pattern.

Take 36 chip shots in total.

Aim 4 balls at each of the 9 zones.

Hit each shot from a different pile and aim at the next zone.

Try to stop each ball in the right zone.

Count one success for each ball that stops in the correct zone.

Add up your total successful stops 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	22	18	14	10	7	4

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