Course Program

Stop Ball on Dime

Vary landing spot, for a 31-handicap player, ~30 minutes at The Links At Moses Pointe

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 30.64 drills71% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

30.6

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control32%

Scoring22%

Alignment16%

Trajectory11%

Accuracy10%

Aim10%

Overview

Program Structure

Stop Ball on Dime. Vary landing spot and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Scoring, Alignment, Trajectory, Accuracy, Aim. For a 31-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Distance Control
Scoring
Alignment
Trajectory

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

Chip | 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

Diagram for Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Prepare 36 golf balls in 3 piles of 12 balls each.

Set up 3 target zones on the putting green: one uphill, one flat, one downhill.

From the rough, 5 to 30 yards away, chip 12 balls to land and stop in the uphill zone.

Chip 12 balls to the flat zone.

Chip 12 balls to the downhill zone.

A shot counts as a success if the ball lands and stops in the correct zone.

Keep the ball setup the same for each shot. Only change which zone to aim for.

Count how many shots landed and stopped in the right zones out of 36 attempts, and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

Chip | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Put 40 balls into 8 piles, with 5 balls in each pile, between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

On the green, mark 3 zones in a straight line, each zone 6 feet apart.

Hit 36 chip shots in total, split into 3 sets of 12 shots.

For the first 12 shots, aim to land the ball in Zone

For the next 12 shots, aim for Zone

For the last 12 shots, aim for Zone

Choose any pile to hit from, switch piles if wanted.

Count each shot that stops in the right zone as a success.

After all 36 shots, enter 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

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

Diagram for Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Set up two lines of 18 balls each so they cross each other. Place balls 1 foot apart.

On the green, mark 3 landing zones spaced 6 feet apart in a row using sticks or string.

Hit 36 chip shots total: 18 from each ball line.

From the first line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).

From the second line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).

Count each ball that lands and stays inside the right landing zone.

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

Chip | Scattered Piles | 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 wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Make 3 target zones on the green. Space them 6 feet apart in a line.

Put 36 balls in 6 piles of 6 around the chipping area, 5–20 yards from the hole.

Hit 12 balls at each target zone (36 attempts total).

Start from any pile. Aim 12 shots at the first zone.

Next, aim 12 shots at the second zone from any pile.

Last, aim 12 shots at the third zone. Count shots that stop in the right zone.

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

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