Course Program

Pinpoint your pitches: leave yourself a tap-in every time

Precision from tough lie, for a 29-handicap player, ~20 minutes at The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 29.23 drills65% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

29.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Precision32%

Aim24%

Distance Control19%

Scoring14%

Dispersion11%

Overview

Program Structure

Pinpoint your pitches: leave yourself a tap-in every time. Pinpoint pitches and precision from tough lie. Focus on Precision, Aim, Distance Control, Scoring, Dispersion. For a 29-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Precision

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Precision
Aim
Distance Control
Scoring

Program details

Sessions: 3 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 18 min
1 drill per day: 3 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

Pitch| Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch| Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Put 36 balls into 6 piles with 6 balls in each pile between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Place 3 flags on the green far apart and label them A, B, and C.

Hit 36 pitch shots, in 3 sets of 12 shots.

Hit 12 balls so they stop within 10 feet of flag A.

Hit 12 balls so they stop within 10 feet of flag B. Use any pile.

Hit 12 balls so they stop within 10 feet of flag C.

Hit from any pile and change piles or targets as needed.

Count each shot that stops within 10 feet of the target as a success.

Count the total successful shots 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

Pitch | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.</p>

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Arrange 40 golf balls in 2 lines that cross at right angles. Each line should have 20 balls, about 1 foot apart.

Put this setup on grass 30–60 yards from the hole.

Pick 3 targets on the green or near the hole, at least 10 feet apart.

Split 36 shots into 3 groups of

Stand behind one line and hit 12 pitch shots at the first target, trying to land within 10 feet of it.

Move to the other line and hit 12 shots at the second target.

Go back to the first line and hit 12 shots at the third target.

Count how many balls stop inside 10 feet of the target.

After all 36 shots, record 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	30	28	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

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

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

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.

Put the piles on grass between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 targets with flags or markers on the green so they are spaced out and easy to see.

Hit 36 pitch shots total, in 3 sets of 12 shots.

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.

For each shot, pick any pile you want, but try to land the ball close to the target.

After each shot, check if your ball stops inside the scoring zone around the target.

Count how many balls land inside the target zone.

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

Next Step

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