Pick a landing spot and stick it—pitching challenge
Pitch close, for a 12-handicap player, ~15 minutes at The Deuce At The National
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 11.57 drills65% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 25
Average HCP
11.5
Duration (single session)
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill/day: 7 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy31%
Scoring20%
Distance Control16%
Aim15%
Alignment11%
Dispersion7%
Overview
Program Structure
Pick a landing spot and stick it—pitching challenge. Pitch close and pick landing spot. Focus on Accuracy, Scoring, Distance Control, Aim, Alignment, Dispersion. For a 12-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Skill
Accuracy
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Accuracy
Scoring
Distance Control
Aim
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.
Up to 5 players 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
Prepare 36 balls in 6 groups of
2
Set up 2 target zones on the green: one uphill and one downhill, with markers 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 18 balls to the uphill zone and 18 to the downhill zone.
4
Hit 6 balls from the tough uphill spot to the uphill zone.
5
Hit 6 balls from the tough downhill spot to the downhill zone.
6
Do steps 4 and 5 two more times for all 36 shots.
7
Count each ball that stays in the right zone.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes out of 36 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| 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
03
Pitch | Scattered Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set out 40 balls in 8 lines of 5 balls each on the grass, with each ball 1 yard/meter apart. Place the lines anywhere from 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Mark two circles on the green around the hole: one with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius and another with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, divided into 3 groups of 12 shots.
4
In each group, hit 6 balls aiming for the smaller circle and 6 balls aiming for the larger circle.
5
Pick any ball to hit, but finish the required shots to each target zone in each group before moving on.
6
Score 1 point for each ball inside the small circle, 0.5 points for each ball in the bigger circle but outside the small one, and 0 for any ball outside both circles.
7
Add the points from all 36 shots and enter your score, 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
04
Pitch| Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put two lines of 18 balls on the ground, with lines 5-10 yards/meters apart, and balls 1 foot/30 cm apart in each line.
2
Mark two circles around the hole: an inner circle with a 6 ft/2 m radius, and an outer circle with a 15 ft/5 m radius.
3
Hit 36 shots, 18 from each line.
4
Hit 3 shots from the first line, then 3 from the second line, and keep switching every 3 shots until all 36 are done.
5
Count balls that stop in the inner or outer circle. Balls outside both circles are misses.
6
Enter the number of balls inside either circle in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
8
5
3
05
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
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
06
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
07
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
Next Step
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