Course Program

How close can you get from a tough lie? Precision test

Thread the needle, for a 23-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Wildhorse Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 23.23 drills60% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 44

Average HCP

23.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Precision35%

Distance Control25%

Trajectory17%

Aim10%

Dispersion9%

Scoring3%

Overview

Program Structure

How close can you get from a tough lie? Precision test. Thread the needle and precision from tough lie. Focus on Precision, Distance Control, Trajectory, Aim, Dispersion, Scoring. For a 23-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Precision

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Precision
Distance Control
Trajectory
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 | Parallel Ball Lines | 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. Up to 80 balls are needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Set up 4 lines of balls, 5 yards apart. Each line has 9 balls, 1 foot apart.

Place the lines 30 to 60 yards from the hole, not on the green.

Put 3 target flags on the green, spaced evenly.

Make 3 groups of 12 shots from the 36 balls.

First 12 shots: aim for the left flag.

Next 12 shots: aim for the middle flag.

Last 12 shots: aim for the right flag.

Always use the same ball setup; only change which flag you aim for.

Count a point when the ball stops closest to the flag you aimed for.

Add up the 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	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short 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

Diagram for Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Set up 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, 6 feet apart.

Make 6 piles of balls between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Split 36 balls into 3 groups of

Hit 12 shots to target zone 1 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 2 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 3 from any pile.

Count how many shots stop inside the correct zone.

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

Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Short Game

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

26 minFocus: Short Game

Line up 36 balls in two lines of 18 balls each. Keep each line 5 to 10 yards apart. Each ball should be about 1 foot apart in the line.

Set up three targets on the green, at least 10 yards apart from each other.

From the first line, pitch 6 balls to each target (18 shots total).

From the second line, pitch 6 balls to each target (18 shots total).

A shot counts as a success if it stops within 10 feet (3 meters) of the target.

Count how many balls stopped within 10 feet of each target, and add all successes together.

Record your total 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	18	14	10	6	3

Next Step

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