Course Program

Get square for a pure strike: alignment focus

Check clubface, for a 25-handicap player, ~20 minutes at The Deerwood

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 25.34 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

6 to 45

Average HCP

25.3

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Alignment26%

Accuracy19%

Scoring18%

Distance Control18%

Aim8%

Precision8%

Dispersion4%

Overview

Program Structure

Get square for a pure strike: alignment focus. Set up for success and check clubface. Focus on Alignment, Accuracy, Scoring. For a 25-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Alignment

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Alignment
Accuracy
Scoring
Distance Control

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

Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Set up 3 targets on the green or fringe, in a straight line, 6 feet apart.

Place 3 piles of 12 golf balls each, 30 to 60 yards away in deep rough.

From the first pile, hit 12 shots at the first target.

From the second pile, hit 12 shots at the second target.

From the third pile, hit 12 shots at the third target.

Use the same setup for all shots.

Count each ball that lands in the target as a success.

After 36 shots, enter your number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	28	26	23	19	15	12	8	5	3

Pitch | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Pick two spots on the fairway that are 30 to 60 yards from the hole.

Put three targets on the green, spaced at least 6 feet apart.

Hit 18 pitch shots from the first spot and 18 pitch shots from the second spot.

From each spot, hit 6 shots to each target.

Line up and aim at each target before hitting.

Count every shot that lands close to the target and stops there as a success.

After all 36 shots, record how many were successful out of 36 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

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

Diagram for Pitch | Rough | Above/Below Feet

Make 3 piles of 6 balls each on sloped ground above your feet, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Make 3 piles of 6 balls each on sloped ground below your feet, same distance, opposite slope.

Hit 18 shots from above your feet and 18 shots from below your feet.

Mark 3 target zones on the green (left, center, right).

Hit 6 shots from above your feet at each zone.

Hit 6 shots from below your feet at each zone.

Score one point for each ball that lands and stops in the right zone.

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

Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot closest to the multiple target(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 Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets

Arrange 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other at a right angle. Each line has 5 piles, spaced about 3 meters apart.

Place the piles on grass, 30 to 60 meters from the hole.

Set 5 different targets around the green, spaced apart.

Make 36 pitch shots, in 6 rounds of 6 shots each.

For each round, pick one pile and one target. Hit 6 shots from that pile to that target.

After 6 shots, move to a different pile and a different target for the next round. Keep going until all 36 shots are done and each target has 6 shots.

Count each shot that lands closest to the target as a success.

Add up the number of successful shots from all 36 shots and enter this 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	21	17	13	9	6	3

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