Stop on a dime, for a 31-handicap player, ~30 minutes at The Deuce At The National
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 31.19 drills65% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
31.1
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control33%
Aim15%
Scoring13%
Alignment12%
Precision8%
Trajectory7%
Dispersion7%
Accuracy4%
Overview
Program Structure
Feel Green: Control Rollout. Feel the green and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Aim, Scoring, Alignment, Precision, Trajectory, Dispersion, Accuracy. For a 31-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Distance Control
Aim
Scoring
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.
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot closest to the multiple target(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 target zones on the green. Space them 6 feet apart in a line.
2
Put 36 balls in 6 piles of 6 around the chipping area, 5–20 yards from the hole.
3
Hit 12 balls at each target zone (36 attempts total).
4
Start from any pile. Aim 12 shots at the first zone.
5
Next, aim 12 shots at the second zone from any pile.
6
Last, aim 12 shots at the third zone. Count shots that stop in the right zone.
7
Add up how many shots landed in the correct zone out of 36 attempts. 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
6
3
02
Chip | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to land a chip shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 landing zones on the green, 6 feet apart in a straight line.
2
Place 3 piles of balls around the chipping area, each pile randomly 5 to 30 yards from the hole. Keep this setup the same.
3
Divide 36 chip shots into 3 groups of
4
For the first 12 shots, aim for the first landing zone from any pile.
5
For the next 12 shots, aim for the second landing zone from any pile.
6
For the last 12 shots, aim for the third landing zone from any pile.
7
Count each shot that lands and stays in the correct zone as a success.
8
Total the 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
31
29
27
23
18
14
11
7
4
03
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip 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
Place 4 lines of 9 balls each on the grass. Lines should be 5 yards apart. Balls in each line should be 1 foot apart. Put the lines between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark two circles on the green around the hole: a small circle 6 feet from the hole, and a bigger circle 15 feet from the hole.
3
Hit 36 chip shots total: 9 shots from each line.
4
Try to make each ball stop inside the small 6-foot circle. Balls that stop in the big circle but outside the small one count as partial success.
5
Count each ball that stops in the small circle as a full success.
6
After all 36 shots, add up how many stopped in the small circle. Enter your score 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
04
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
Short 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
Put 3 equal target zones on the green in a line, 3 to 5 feet apart.
2
From deep rough on the uphill slope, hit 18 chip shots, 6 to each zone.
3
Move to deep rough on the downhill slope and repeat: hit 18 chip shots, 6 to each zone.
4
Always chip from deep rough within 20 yards/meters of the hole. Don’t change setup.
5
Count shots that land and stop in the target zone as successes.
6
When you’re done with all 36 shots, count how many landed in a target zone 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
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
05
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each. Keep the lines 5 to 10 yards apart. Place balls 1 foot apart.
2
Mark a 6-foot circle around the hole. Divide the circle into 4 sections using markers.
3
Split the 36 chips into 4 sets of 9 shots.
4
From the first line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
1
From the second line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
5
From the first line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
3
From the second line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
6
Count each ball that stops in the correct quadrant.
7
Add up all successful shots and enter your score, out of 36, 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
06
Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up two lines of 18 balls each so they cross each other. Place balls 1 foot apart.
2
On the green, mark 3 landing zones spaced 6 feet apart in a row using sticks or string.
3
Hit 36 chip shots total: 18 from each ball line.
4
From the first line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).
5
From the second line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).
6
Count each ball that lands and stays inside the right landing zone.
7
Add up all successful shots, 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
11
7
4
07
Chip | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal perpendicular piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 10 piles of 4 balls each from 40 balls. Arrange the piles in 2 lines with 5 piles in each line. Lines cross each other.
2
Put the piles on grass 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole. Space lines 5 to 10 yards/meters apart and piles 2 yards/meters apart.
3
On the green, put 3 targets in a line, about 8 feet apart. Call them Target A, Target B, and Target C.
4
Hit 36 chip shots, 12 to each target.
5
Hit 12 shots at Target A, then 12 at Target B, then 12 at Target C. Use any pile for any shot.
6
Count a shot as a success if it stops within 10 feet of the target.
7
After all 36 shots, add how many were successful 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
08
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot closest to the multiple target(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 4 rows of balls. Each row has 9 balls, 1 foot apart.
2
Space the rows 5 yards apart on grass, between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
3
Put 3 targets by the hole: A at 12 o'clock, B at 4 o'clock, C at 8 o'clock, each 3 feet from the hole.
4
Split the 36 shots into 3 groups of
2
First 12 shots go to Target A, next 12 to Target B, last 12 to Target C.
5
From each row, chip the ball to try to stop it close to the chosen target. Ball setup does not change.
6
After 12 shots at one target, switch to the next target. Repeat until all 36 shots are finished.
7
Each ball that stops within 2 feet of the target is a success.
8
Count how many successes you had 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
23
18
14
10
7
4
09
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 36 balls in 2 straight lines of 18 balls, 6 yards apart. Balls in each line are 1 foot apart.
2
Put 3 flags on the green, each 10 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 chip shots, aiming 12 shots at each flag.
4
From the first line, hit 4 balls to the first flag.
5
From the second line, hit 4 balls to the first flag.
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until 12 balls are hit to the first flag.
7
Do the same method for the second flag: 4 shots from each line, until 12 shots are made.
8
Repeat for the third flag.
9
A shot is good if it stops within 10 feet of the target.
0
Add up your good shots and enter the score in the app, out of 36 tries.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
9
6
4
Next Step
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