Course Program

Dial in your aim: pitch to a tight pin

Hit intended line, for a 19-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Willow Oaks Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 18.53 drills75% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 44

Average HCP

18.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring28%

Distance Control27%

Aim26%

Trajectory10%

Dispersion9%

Overview

Program Structure

Dial in your aim: pitch to a tight pin. Dial in aim and hit intended line. Focus on Scoring, Distance Control, Aim. For a 19-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Aim

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Scoring
Distance Control
Aim
Trajectory

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 | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the landing zone(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 | 3 Landing Zones

Place 4 lines of 5 balls. Balls in each line are 1 foot apart. Lines are 5 yards apart and 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 landing zones on the green, each 6 feet apart.

Hit 36 pitch shots, 12 shots at each landing zone.

Use one line for 12 shots at the first zone, another line for 12 shots at the second zone, and the last line for 12 shots at the third zone.

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

Add up successful shots and enter the number 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

Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants

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 quadrants. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants

Arrange 40 balls in 2 lines of 20 balls each, 5 to 10 yards apart, with 1 foot between each ball.

Set up a 15-foot circle on the green, and divide it into 4 equal quadrants using string or tees.

Hit 36 pitch shots: 18 from the first line and 18 from the second line.

Hit 9 shots at each quadrant, for 4 groups of 9 shots.

Hit 9 shots from the first line to the first quadrant.

Hit 9 shots from the second line to the second quadrant.

Hit 9 shots from the first line to the third quadrant.

Hit 9 shots from the second line to the fourth quadrant. 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	18	13	9	6	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

Next Step

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