Pitch close, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at The Crossings At Carlsbad
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 15.89 drills67% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 25
Average HCP
15.8
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy25%
Scoring19%
Distance Control17%
Alignment16%
Aim8%
Precision8%
Visualization3%
Dispersion3%
Trajectory2%
Overview
Program Structure
Pitch 20–35 Yds From Fairway Or Rough. Leave inside 5 feet and pick landing spot. Focus on Accuracy, Scoring, Distance Control, Alignment, Aim, Precision, Visualization, Dispersion, Trajectory. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Accuracy
Scoring
Distance Control
Alignment
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.
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 targets on the green or fringe, in a straight line, 6 feet apart.
2
Place 3 piles of 12 golf balls each, 30 to 60 yards away in deep rough.
3
From the first pile, hit 12 shots at the first target.
4
From the second pile, hit 12 shots at the second target.
5
From the third pile, hit 12 shots at the third target.
6
Use the same setup for all shots.
7
Count each ball that lands in the target as a success.
8
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
02
Pitch | 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
1
Set up two target zones on the green, one uphill and one downhill, each marked with flags or cones about 3–5 feet apart.
2
From the rough slope, 20 to 40 yards away, players hit pitch shots trying to land balls in the uphill or downhill target zone.
3
Take 36 shots total: 18 to the uphill zone and 18 to the downhill zone.
4
Hit all 18 shots to the uphill zone first, then to the downhill zone, or switch back and forth if preferred.
5
Count every ball that stays inside the target zone as a success.
6
Always set up the ball the same way from the rough slope at 20–40 yards.
7
After 36 shots, enter the 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
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
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 | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and hit-and-land pitch shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each. Keep the lines 5-10 yards apart. Each ball in a line should be about 1 foot apart.
2
On the green, use markers to make 3 landing zones in a straight line. Each zone should be about 9 feet apart.
3
Divide the 36 shots so there are 12 shots for each landing zone.
4
Hit 6 balls from the first line to the first landing zone, then hit 6 balls from the second line to the same zone.
5
Do the same for the second and third landing zones. Hit 6 balls from each line to each zone.
6
Count every ball that stops in the landing zone as a successful shot.
7
Add up all successful shots 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
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
05
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
06
Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 36 balls into 3 piles of 12 balls each.
2
Put 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, about 6 feet apart.
3
Pick one sloped fairway spot to shoot from (above feet or below feet).
4
Hit 12 shots to the first target zone.
5
Hit 12 shots to the second zone.
6
Hit 12 shots to the third zone. For each shot, count how many balls land and stay in the correct target zone. When done, count successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
07
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal perpendicular piles of 4 balls and stop pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place two string circles on the green: an inner Bullseye circle with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius and an outer Bullseye circle with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius around the hole.
2
Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each (total 40 balls) at 30 to 60 yards from the hole in two lines. Each line has 5 piles spaced about 5 to 10 yards apart. Piles in each line are 2 yards apart.
3
Hit a total of 36 pitch shots, divided into two groups of 18 shots each, alternating between the two lines of piles.
4
From each pile, hit 2 pitch shots trying to land the ball inside the inner or outer Bullseye on the green.
5
Each ball that stops inside the inner Bullseye counts as a birdie. Each ball inside the outer Bullseye but outside the inner circle counts as a par. Balls outside the outer circle are misses.
6
Keep hitting until you finish 36 shots, switching piles for variety. 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
08
Pitch | Parallel 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
1
Make 10 piles of balls in two lines with 5 piles in each line. Lines should be 5 to 10 yards apart. Piles in each line are 4 yards apart.
2
Put the piles on grass between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
3
Mark 3 targets with flags or markers on the green so they are spaced out and easy to see.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots total, in 3 sets of 12 shots.
5
For each set, hit all 12 shots at the same target. Use Target 1 for the first set, Target 2 for the next, Target 3 for the last set.
6
For each shot, pick any pile you want, but try to land the ball close to the target.
7
After each shot, check if your ball stops inside the scoring zone around the target.
8
Count how many balls land inside the target zone.
9
After all 36 shots, add up your successful shots out of 36 and enter your score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
21
16
12
9
6
3
09
Pitch | Rough | Flat
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 piles of 12 golf balls each, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole in the rough.
2
On the green, mark 3 zones at different distances from the hole: Zone A at 5 feet, Zone B at 10 feet, Zone C at 15 feet.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 12 shots for each zone.
4
From the first pile, try to land and stop 12 balls in Zone A.
5
From the second pile, try to land and stop 12 balls in Zone B.
6
From the third pile, try to land and stop 12 balls in Zone C.
7
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the right zone.
8
Set up the ball the same way every time.
9
When done, enter your number of successful shots into 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
11
8
5
3
Next Step
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