Thread the gap: pitch through a narrow landing zone
Thread the gap, for a 10-handicap player, ~10 minutes at White Mountain Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 9.84 drills81% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 25
Average HCP
9.8
Duration (single session)
1 hr 44 min
or
1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Precision31%
Distance Control20%
Aim17%
Dispersion12%
Scoring9%
Trajectory6%
Alignment5%
Overview
Program Structure
Thread the gap: pitch through a narrow landing zone. Pinpoint pitches and precision from tough lie. Focus on Precision, Distance Control, Aim, Dispersion, Scoring, Trajectory, Alignment. For a 10-handicap player, in ~10 minutes.
Skill
Precision
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Precision
Distance Control
Aim
Dispersion
Program details
Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 44 min
or
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.
Up to 5 players compete to land a pitch shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, 6 feet apart.
2
Make 6 piles of balls between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
3
Split 36 balls into 3 groups of
4
Hit 12 shots to target zone 1 from any pile.
5
Hit 12 shots to target zone 2 from any pile.
6
Hit 12 shots to target zone 3 from any pile.
7
Count how many shots stop inside the correct zone.
8
Enter the number of successes out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
02
Pitch | Parallel Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the stop zone(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
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines, each line has 5 piles, piles in a line are 4 yards/meters apart, and lines are 5 to 10 yards/meters apart.
2
Put these piles on grass between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole, not on the green.
3
Mark 9 stop zones on the green with buckets, string, or tees. Space the zones evenly.
4
Use 36 balls. Make 9 groups of 4 balls for each stop zone.
5
For each stop zone, hit 4 balls trying to stop them inside it. Do this for all 9 zones.
6
Count how many balls stop inside the right zone.
7
Add up your total successes 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
26
22
18
14
10
6
3
03
Pitch | Perpendicular 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
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines. Each line has 5 piles, and the piles are 3 yards apart. Piles are between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, mark 4 circular target zones. Each is 9 feet in radius.
3
Make 36 pitch shots. For each target zone, make 9 shots.
4
For each shot, aim to land and stop the ball in the correct target zone.
5
After 9 shots in one zone, switch zones and repeat until all 4 are done.
6
Count each shot that stops in the right zone as a success.
7
Total successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
6
4
04
Pitch | Parallel 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
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines, 5 piles in each line, 4 yards/meters between piles, and 5-10 yards/meters between lines.
2
Place the piles 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole on any grass.
3
On the green near the hole, mark 4 areas using string or tees, each area is a quarter-circle with a 9-foot (3-meter) radius.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 9 shots toward each area.
5
Begin at any pile, hit 9 balls to the first area, then move to the next area until all 4 areas are used.
6
Count every ball that stops inside the area you aimed for as a success.
7
After 36 shots, count successes 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
22
17
13
9
6
3
Next Step
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