Setup Gate
Lay an alignment stick along your toe line, build a gate from two markers ahead of the ball, and check grip, ball position and aim before every swing. Rotate clubs — a setup that only works with one club is not a setup you own.
Approach Beginner ~15 min 4 difficulty levelsDifficulty levels
Setup & execution
Lay one alignment stick along your toe line, pointing parallel to your target line. Place two markers 6 yd ahead of the ball, 1.6 yd apart, straddling the target line. Run the three-point check before every swing: grip, ball position, aim. Use 3 clubs — a wedge, a mid iron and a long iron or hybrid — 5 balls each. Record each ball as through the gate, left of it, or right of it.
Goal
Get 9 of 15 through the gate, with no more than 4 misses to the same side.
Tour context
Rotating clubs is the real test. Ball position and shoulder alignment have to change slightly from wedge to long iron; a player who only ever rehearses one club usually has one setup that happens to suit it.
Scoring options
Pick how you are rewarded. Each option records different outcomes and feeds different insights.
Classic
Through the gate or not. A miss costs you nothing.
Points
Through the gate pays triple; every miss costs you a point.
Pro
Every miss costs you, whichever side you clip.
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