Vary landing spot, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Wellesley Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.15 drills80% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
8 to 25
Average HCP
17.1
Duration (single session)
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control25%
Accuracy17%
Scoring16%
Aim12%
Dispersion11%
Precision11%
Alignment6%
Trajectory2%
Overview
Program Structure
Save Par On Every Approach. Stop on a dime and feel the green. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Scoring, Aim, Dispersion, Precision, Alignment, Trajectory. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Distance Control
Accuracy
Scoring
Aim
Program details
Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill per day
5 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 hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway surface.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 piles with 12 golf balls in each pile.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart and about 2 feet wide.
3
Pitch all shots from 30 to 40 yards away on flat grass.
4
Use the first pile and hit balls at the first target zone.
5
Use the second pile and hit balls at the second target zone.
6
Use the last pile and hit balls at the third target zone.
7
Count the balls that land and stop in the target zone.
8
After all shots, count how many landed in the zones 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
30
28
25
20
16
12
9
6
4
02
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each, about 1 foot apart.
2
Set up 9 stop zones on the green using markers, arranged in 3 groups of 3 zones.
3
Hit 4 pitch shots into each stop zone, for a total of 36 shots.
4
Start at the first stop zone and hit 4 shots from the first ball line, aiming for that zone.
5
Switch to the second ball line and hit 4 shots at the next stop zone.
6
Keep switching lines and zones until all 36 shots are done.
7
A shot is a success if the ball stops in the target zone.
8
Count successful shots and 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
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
03
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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
Put 4 straight lines of 9 balls each on the ground. Space balls 1 foot apart. Space each line 5 yards apart.
2
Set up these lines between 30 and 60 yards from the hole, on grass but not on the green.
3
On the green, make two circles around the hole: one with a 6-foot radius and one with a 15-foot radius.
4
Hit all 36 balls (9 from each line).
5
Hit every ball in a line before going to the next line. Any order.
6
Try to land each shot in the small or big circle around the hole.
7
If the ball stops inside the small circle, count as birdie. If the ball stops in the big circle but not the small, count as par.
8
Count how many balls finished in the big circle (including the small circle).
9
Enter this number in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
21
16
12
8
5
3
04
Pitch | Scattered Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 4 piles of 9 balls each, with piles placed randomly 30–60 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 4 quadrants on the green around the hole using string or tees, each about 9 feet wide.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, 9 to each quadrant.
4
From any pile, hit 9 balls trying to stop them in the first quadrant.
5
Move to a new pile and hit 9 balls to the second quadrant. Repeat for all quadrants.
6
Count balls that stop inside the target quadrant.
7
Count total balls in the correct quadrant 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
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
3
05
Pitch | Scattered Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set out 40 balls in 8 lines of 5 balls each on the grass, with each ball 1 yard/meter apart. Place the lines anywhere from 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Mark two circles on the green around the hole: one with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius and another with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, divided into 3 groups of 12 shots.
4
In each group, hit 6 balls aiming for the smaller circle and 6 balls aiming for the larger circle.
5
Pick any ball to hit, but finish the required shots to each target zone in each group before moving on.
6
Score 1 point for each ball inside the small circle, 0.5 points for each ball in the bigger circle but outside the small one, and 0 for any ball outside both circles.
7
Add the points from all 36 shots and enter your score, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
12
8
5
3
Next Step
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