Course Program

Land 3–4 Feet From Hole

Save par clutch, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at War Memorial Golf Course

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.23 drills71% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

6 to 25

Average HCP

16.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring29%

Accuracy23%

Distance Control20%

Aim10%

Alignment10%

Visualization8%

Overview

Program Structure

Land 3–4 Feet From Hole. Save par clutch and up-and-down contest. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Distance Control, Aim, Alignment, Visualization. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Scoring
Accuracy
Distance Control
Aim

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

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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 Pitch | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Pick 3 targets on the green at least 6 feet apart.

Put 36 balls into 6 piles of 6 balls, between 20 and 40 yards from the hole, on different slopes and grass types.

Split shots into 3 sets of

For the first 12 shots, aim to stop the ball close to target

For the next 12 shots, aim to stop close to target

For the last 12 shots, aim to stop close to target

A shot counts if the ball stops within 3 feet of the correct target.

Keep the ball setup the same for every shot.

Count how many balls ended close to the proper target, and enter your score out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	22	17	13	9	6	3

Pitch | 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

Diagram for Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Prepare 36 balls in 6 groups of

Set up 2 target zones on the green: one uphill and one downhill, with markers 6 feet apart.

Hit 18 balls to the uphill zone and 18 to the downhill zone.

Hit 6 balls from the tough uphill spot to the uphill zone.

Hit 6 balls from the tough downhill spot to the downhill zone.

Do steps 4 and 5 two more times for all 36 shots.

Count each ball that stays in the right zone.

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

Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

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

Make 2 piles of 18 balls each, one uphill and one downhill, 30–60 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 target zones on the green: close (within 3 feet), medium (3 to 6 feet), far (6 to 10 feet) from the hole.

Hit 36 pitches in total, using both piles and aiming at all zones.

From the uphill pile, hit 3 shots at each zone (close, medium, far), for 9 shots.

From the downhill pile, repeat: 3 shots at each zone, for 9 shots.

Do steps 4 and 5 again, using both piles, until each slope has 18 shots (6 at each zone).

Count a shot as a success if it stops in the correct target zone.

When finished, count successes and enter the number out of 36 attempts in the app.

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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