Set sights, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Sunflower Hills Golf Course
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 34.97 drills63% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
25 to 45
Average HCP
34.9
Duration (single session)
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill/day: 7 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Aim32%
Scoring23%
Alignment16%
Distance Control14%
Dispersion8%
Accuracy5%
Precision3%
Overview
Program Structure
Pitch 15–25 Yds From Fringe. Hit intended line and set sights. Focus on Aim, Scoring, Alignment, Distance Control, Dispersion, Accuracy, Precision. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Aim
Scoring
Alignment
Distance Control
Program details
Sessions
7 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill per day
7 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 lines of 5 balls and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 8 lines with 5 balls in each line, spread out the lines on grass about 30 to 60 meters from the hole.
2
Put 6 flags around the green, each at least 3 meters apart.
3
Use 36 balls, split into 6 groups of 6 balls.
4
For each group, pick one flag and hit all 6 balls to land near that flag.
5
Move to the next flag and hit the next group, until using all 6 flags.
6
Count each ball that stops within 3 meters of the flag.
7
Add up total successful shots out of 36 and enter score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
02
Pitch | Scattered Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop pitch shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Scatter 40 balls in 8 lines of 5 balls each, spaced 1 yard/meter apart, between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Divide a 15-foot (5-meter) circle around the hole into 4 equal quadrants using string or tees.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, in 8 groups of 5 balls each, aiming at a specific quadrant for each group.
4
For each group of 5 shots, pick one quadrant as the target and try to stop all 5 balls inside it.
5
Change target quadrant after every group, using all 4 quadrants at least once. The last group can target any quadrant.
6
Count every ball that stops in the chosen quadrant as a success.
7
Add up successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
03
Pitch | Rough | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Find a rough area with a slope where the ball is above your feet, 30 to 40 yards from the hole.
2
Place three targets in a line on the green, about 5 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots: 18 with the ball above your feet, 18 with it below your feet.
4
For each slope, hit 6 shots at each target.
5
Hit 6 balls at the first target, 6 at the second, 6 at the third, with the ball above your feet.
6
Switch to the slope where the ball is below your feet and do the same.
7
Try to land each ball close and stopped near each target for a success.
8
Count how many balls stopped inside the target zones and enter the number out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
11
7
4
04
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, one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 targets on the green, each about 6 feet apart in a line or curve.
2
Stand in the deep rough, 30 to 40 yards away, where the ground is sloped above or below your feet.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots: 18 with the ball above your feet, 18 with the ball below your feet.
4
Divide each set of 18 shots into 3 groups of 6 shots.
5
For each group, aim all 6 shots at one target, then switch to the next target.
6
Start with shots when the ball is above your feet: hit 6 shots at Target 1, 6 at Target 2, 6 at Target
7
Then hit from where the ball is below your feet: 6 shots at Target 1, 6 at Target 2, 6 at Target
8
Count each shot that lands and stays near the target as a success.
9
Enter your 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
28
26
23
18
14
11
8
5
3
05
Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Pick a place on the fairway where the ball is above your feet and about 30 to 40 yards from the hole.
2
Put 18 balls in a pile on your side at this spot.
3
Pick a target on the green and keep it the same for the first 6 shots.
4
Hit 6 pitch shots trying to get close to the target from the above-feet slope.
5
Change the target after every 6 shots. Do this 3 times for a total of 18 shots from this spot.
6
Move to a place where the ball is below your feet, again 30 to 40 yards from the hole.
7
Put 18 more balls in a pile at this new spot.
8
Do exactly the same as before: 6 shots per target, 3 targets, 18 shots total.
9
Count a shot as a success if the ball stops very close to the target.
0
After 36 shots, add up the number of successful shots 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
30
28
26
22
18
13
10
7
4
06
Pitch| Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 36 balls into 6 piles with 6 balls in each pile between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
2
Place 3 flags on the green far apart and label them A, B, and C.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, in 3 sets of 12 shots.
4
Hit 12 balls so they stop within 10 feet of flag A.
5
Hit 12 balls so they stop within 10 feet of flag B. Use any pile.
6
Hit 12 balls so they stop within 10 feet of flag C.
7
Hit from any pile and change piles or targets as needed.
8
Count each shot that stops within 10 feet of the target as a success.
9
Count the total successful shots 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
30
28
25
20
16
12
9
6
3
07
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
Next Step
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