Course Program

Save Par On Every Approach

Pitch from fairway, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at The Acorns

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.53 drills70% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

17.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Accuracy23%

Distance Control22%

Alignment17%

Aim14%

Precision11%

Dispersion8%

Scoring5%

Overview

Program Structure

Save Par On Every Approach. Save par on approaches and land 3-4 feet away. Focus on Accuracy, Distance Control, Alignment. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Accuracy
Distance Control
Alignment
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 | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway surface.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make 3 piles with 12 golf balls in each pile.

Mark 3 target zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart and about 2 feet wide.

Pitch all shots from 30 to 40 yards away on flat grass.

Use the first pile and hit balls at the first target zone.

Use the second pile and hit balls at the second target zone.

Use the last pile and hit balls at the third target zone.

Count the balls that land and stop in the target zone.

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

Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | 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. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Bullseye 2x

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other, with each pile about 3 yards/meters apart.

Place the piles 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole on similar grass.

Mark two circles on the green: a small 6-foot (2-meter) circle and a bigger 15-foot (5-meter) circle around the hole.

Take 36 shots: 18 try to land in the small circle, 18 try to land in the outer circle but not in the small circle.

Start with any pile and hit 18 shots for the small circle.

For the next 18 shots, try to land in the outer circle but not in the small circle.

Count a shot as a success if it lands in the circle you are aiming for.

After each shot, pick a different pile at random to hit from.

Count how many successful shots you made for each circle out of 36 attempts and enter your score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	22	18	14	10	7	5

Pitch | Parallel 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 at the end wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Make 10 piles of balls in two lines with 5 piles in each line. Lines should be 5 to 10 yards apart. Piles in each line are 4 yards apart.

Put the piles on grass between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 targets with flags or markers on the green so they are spaced out and easy to see.

Hit 36 pitch shots total, in 3 sets of 12 shots.

For each set, hit all 12 shots at the same target. Use Target 1 for the first set, Target 2 for the next, Target 3 for the last set.

For each shot, pick any pile you want, but try to land the ball close to the target.

After each shot, check if your ball stops inside the scoring zone around the target.

Count how many balls land inside the target zone.

After all 36 shots, add up your 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	25	21	16	12	9	6	3

Next Step

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