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My 4 favorite irons drills

The range lets you hit the same 7 iron at the same flag twenty times. The course never does. These four put a new target and a score on every iron you hit.

Here's the first one, the drill from my video. Run it today, then grab the other 3 below.

01 · Irons

Green Finder

10 minRange or sim3 clubs, 10 balls

Ten approach shots at three greens, one club for each. One point for every green you hit.

Why this drill

Shot Scope's averages: a scratch golfer hits 59% of greens. A 20 handicap hits 14%.

Set it up

  1. 1Pick 3 clubs, like a 9 iron, a 7 iron and a 5 iron or hybrid.
  2. 2Pick a target for each club at its normal distance. A flag, a range green or a sign all work.
  3. 3Picture a green 30 yards across around each target. That's 15 yards on every side.

On a sim, play to the sim's greens, or count any shot that finishes within 15 yards of the pin.

Play it

  1. 1Rotate clubs every shot: 9 iron, 7 iron, 5 iron, then repeat.
  2. 2Aim at the middle of each green, not the flag.
  3. 3Full routine on every shot. 10 shots.

Score it

+1Lands on the green0Misses the green

Count your greens. Your score is out of 10. Higher is better.

Your target

Level 13 of 1030 yard green
Level 25 of 1030 yard green
Level 37 of 1030 yard green

Hit your target two sessions in a row, then move up a level.

After Level 3, make it harder

DiameterShrink each green to 25 yards across, then 20.

One change at a time. Drop back to the Level 2 target and climb again.

Every green you hit gives you a putt for birdie instead of a chip to save par.

Get the other 3

Send me the rest of the pack

02Miss Short CorrectionTen approach shots aimed at the back third of the green. A point for every ball that finishes on the green or long.
039-Iron to 5-Iron ClimbOne shot with each iron from your 9 up to your 5, then back down. Ten shots, ten different greens.
04Wedge MatrixFour wedges, three distances each, twelve shots in random order. A point for every ball inside 15 feet.

Each one comes with the setup, how to score it and three levels to climb.

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These are 4 of 119

These 4 are from the 119 drills in the Play Ready Golf app. Every one has the score and the levels built in, and the app builds your practice week around your biggest leak, then rebuilds it after every round you log.

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Data: Shot Scope greens hit and layup data. Arccos on where misses finish.