Course Program

Get Square for Success

Match clubface, for a 29-handicap player, ~20 minutes at North

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 29.23 drills59% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

29.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Alignment33%
Scoring22%
Precision13%
Aim12%
Accuracy8%
Distance Control7%
Dispersion4%

Overview

Program Structure

Get Square for Success. Check setup and match clubface. Focus on Alignment, Scoring, Precision. For a 29-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Alignment

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

  • Alignment
  • Scoring
  • Precision
  • Aim

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 18 min
or
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.

01

Chip | 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 chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
1

Make two crossing lines with 18 balls in each line.

2

Put the balls 1 foot (30 cm) apart on grass, 5 to 20 yards/meters from the hole.

3

Place 2 flags on the green. The flags should be 5 to 10 yards/meters apart.

4

Hit 18 balls from the first line. Try to land each ball within 10 feet (3 meters) of the first flag.

5

Move to the second line. Hit 18 balls trying to land each within 10 feet (3 meters) of the second flag.

6

Count how many balls stop inside the 10-foot (3-meter) circle near each flag. Enter the score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
02

Chip | 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
Diagram for Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
1

Place 3 piles of 12 balls each in deep rough or thick grass between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

2

Mark 3 target zones on the green, each zone spaced 6 feet apart, in a straight line from your spot.

3

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

4

For the first 12 shots, aim for Target Zone

1

Then aim for Target Zone 2 for the next 12 shots.

5

Aim for Target Zone 3 for the last 12 shots. Enter number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.

6

Alternate between the 3 piles for your shots, keeping the balls in deep rough or thick grass.

7

Count each shot that stops inside the target zone as a success.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score292724201612964
03

Chip | Rough | Flat

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Chip | Rough | Flat
1

Divide 36 balls into 3 groups of 12 balls each.

2

Put 3 targets on the green, each about 3 feet apart.

3

From about 10-20 yards away, chip 12 balls and try to get them to stop inside Target

4

Chip 12 balls at Target 2, same way.

5

Chip 12 balls at Target 3, same way.

6

Count how many shots stop inside the right target.

7

Add up your total successful shots out of 36 and enter score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074

Next Step

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