Pick a flag/target suitable for mid irons (7,6,5). Work only on producing a low, mid and/or high shot. Hit 15 low, 15 mid and 15 high shots (one bucket of ~50 balls) using mid irons only. Switch between mid irons throughout the exercise.

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Pick flags/targets (one or more) suitable for long irons (4,3,2). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls to the picked flags, using long irons only. Treat each picked target as a separate PAR 3 hole – inside [6 y/m] is a birdie, inside cones at [10 y/m] is PAR, outside is bogey. Hit entire bucket to the selected flags and count the score relative to PAR. Randomly switch between flags and between long irons throughout the exercise. Challenge is a success if finished PAR or better.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for wedges (LW, SW, GW and/or PW). Create three landing zones [5 y/m apart] around the flag using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Hit 15 balls to each landing zone (one bucket of ~50 balls) using wedges only. Work on any ball flight. Randomly switch between landing zones. Switch between wedges throughout the exercise. Count total number of successful shots.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for mid irons (7,6,5). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using mid irons only. Create three-part ladder [6 y/m apart] short of the flag using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Land the ball in the first, second and third ladder, in a row. The ball must also stop inside [6 y/m] from the flag. Complete the ladder 'in a row' 3 times in total to complete the challenge. Hit all balls to the same flag. Switch between mid irons throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for short irons (9,8). Work only on producing a low, mid and/or high shot. Hit 15 low, 15 mid and 15 high shots (one bucket of ~50 balls) using short irons only. Switch between short irons throughout the exercise.

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Pick flags/targets (one or more) suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W,Driver). Create five targets around the flag – including the central target (flag) – at [5% of the total distance to the flag] using four cones or buckets (or use imagination). Hit 10 balls in a row with each club to one selected target – short, long, left, right, center – (one bucket of ~50 balls) using short irons only. Randomly switch between targets. Switch between woods throughout the exercise. Pay attention and discover tendencies when hitting the ball short, long, left, right or at the center.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for short irons (9,8). Create boundaries of a green around the flag at [5% of the total distance to the flag] using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Use 50 balls to simulate five rounds on the course. Start with 6 GIR, then 8,10,12 and finally 14 GIR’s (Green in Regulations) opportunities – in a given order. Work on any ball flight. Switch between short irons throughout the exercise. Count total number of greens hit.

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Approach #1 – in a row (harder). Pick a flag/target suitable for long irons (4,3,2). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using long irons only. To complete the challenge, hit 5 different shots in a row to the same flag: straight, draw, fade, pull-fade, push-draw. Switch between long irons throughout the exercise. Count total number of successful shots.

Approach #2 – until successful (easier). Pick a flag/target suitable for long irons (4,3,2). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using long irons only. Goal is to keep hitting one type of shot until successful (straight, draw, fade, pull-fade, push-draw) then hit a different type of shot to the same flag. Switch between long irons throughout the exercise. Count how many times it takes to hit a successful shot.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for short irons (9,8). Create inner [4 y/m] and outer bullseye radius of [7 y/m] around the flag using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using short irons only. Work on any ball flight. Goal is to score as low as possible – count the score relative to PAR. Inner radius is birdie, outer radius is PAR, mis-hit is a bogey. Switch between short irons throughout the exercise. Keep the score throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for driver. Create Y area [15 y/m wide] around the flag using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Hit 15 balls to each Y area (one bucket of ~50 balls) using driver only. Work on any ball flight. Randomly switch between Y areas. Count total number of successful shots.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for wedges (LW, SW, GW and/or PW). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using wedges only – focusing solely on downswing. Work on at most two downswing thoughts or tasks to produce any displayed ball flight. Switch between wedges throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for mid irons (7,6,5). Create boundaries of a green around the flag at [5% of the total distance to the flag] using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Use 50 balls to simulate five rounds on the course. Start with 6 GIR, then 8,10,12 and finally 14 GIR’s (Green in Regulations) opportunities – in a given order. Work on any ball flight. Switch between mid irons throughout the exercise. Count total number of greens hit.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using woods only – focusing solely on 'impact and follow through'. Work on at most two 'impact and follow through' thoughts or tasks to produce any displayed ball flight. Switch between woods throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for long irons (4,3,2). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using long irons only – focusing solely on downswing. Work on at most two downswing thoughts or tasks to produce any displayed ball flight. Switch between long irons throughout the exercise.

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Pick flags/targets (one or more) suitable for wedges (LW,SW,GW and/or PW). Two visual aids are needed – aim target and end target. Hit 15 balls with each wedge to various cones (one bucket of ~50 balls). Hit 15 balls with each club at the aim targets (cones). If the ball ends between the aim target (cone) and the flag (end target), the given shot/club is an opportunity worth exploiting further. Test various clubs and types of ball flights to discover which shot is an opportunity. For example, shot that curves towards the end target most often, is an opportunity likely to turn into strength. If the shot/club never curves or if it ends at the outside of the aim target (cone), it is a negative tendency better to avoid.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for long irons (4,3,2). Create three landing zones [10 y/m apart] around the flag using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Hit 15 balls to each landing zone (one bucket of ~50 balls) using long irons only. Work on any ball flight. Randomly switch between landing zones. Switch between long irons throughout the exercise. Count total number of successful shots.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for long irons (4,3,2). Create inner [5 y/m] and outer bullseye radius of [10 y/m] around the flag using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using long irons only. Work on any ball flight. Goal is to score as low as possible – count the score relative to PAR. Inner radius is birdie, outer radius is PAR, mis-hit is a bogey. Switch between long irons throughout the exercise. Keep the score throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W). Create three landing zones [12 y/m apart] around the flag using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Hit 15 balls to each landing zone (one bucket of ~50 balls) using woods only. Work on any ball flight. Randomly switch between landing zones. Switch between woods throughout the exercise. Count total number of successful shots.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for short irons (9,8). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using short irons only – focusing solely on backswing. Work on at most two backswing thoughts or tasks to produce any displayed ball flight. Switch between short irons throughout the exercise.

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Pick flags/targets (one or more) suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W,Driver). Two visual aids are needed – aim target and end target. Hit 15 balls with each wood to various cones (one bucket of ~50 balls). Hit 15 balls with each club at the aim targets (cones). If the ball ends between the aim target (cone) and the flag (end target), the given shot/club is an opportunity worth exploiting further. Test various clubs and types of ball flights to discover which shot is an opportunity. For example, shot that curves towards the end target most often, is an opportunity likely to turn into strength. If the shot/club never curves or if it ends at the outside of the aim target (cone), it is a negative tendency better to avoid.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for long irons (4,3,2). Create quadrants around the flag using four cones or buckets (or use imagination) – position cones at [5% of the total distance to the flag]. Hit 12 balls to each quadrant (one bucket of ~50 balls) using long irons only. Work on any ball flight. Randomly switch between quadrants. Switch between long irons throughout the exercise. Count total number of successful shots.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using woods only – focusing solely on takeaway. Work on at most two takeaway thoughts or tasks to produce any displayed ball flight. Switch between woods throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for mid irons (7,6,5). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using mid irons only – focusing solely on backswing. Work on at most two backswing thoughts or tasks to produce any displayed ball flight. Switch between mid irons throughout the exercise.

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As displayed, create 5 target cones [10 y/m apart] to test for distance and three corridors [12 y/m apart] to test for dispersion, anywhere from [220 to 300 y/m]. Hit 10 balls to each target cone (one bucket of ~50 balls). Test various types of shots. Randomly switch between target cones and between woods. Keep count of the differences in distance and dispersion for each target cone and each club. Draw conclusions about strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and tendencies, at the end of the discovery session.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for driver. Work only on producing a low, mid and/or high shot. Hit 15 low, 15 mid and 15 high shots (one bucket of ~50 balls) using driver only.

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Approach #1 – in a row (harder). Pick a flag/target suitable for driver. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using short irons only. To complete the challenge, hit 5 different shots in a row to the same flag: straight, draw, fade, pull-fade, push-draw. Count total number of successful shots.

Approach #2 – until successful (easier). Pick a flag/target suitable for driver. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using driver only. Goal is to keep hitting one type of shot until successful (straight, draw, fade, pull-fade, push-draw) then hit a different type of shot to the same flag. Count how many times it takes to hit a successful shot.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for wedges (LW,SW,GW,PW). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using wedges only. Create three-part ladder [4y/m apart] short of the flag using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Land the ball in the first, second and third ladder, in a row. The ball must also stop inside [4 y/m] from the flag. Complete the ladder 'in a row' 3 times in total to complete the challenge. Hit all balls to the same flag. Switch between wedges throughout the exercise.

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Pick flags/targets (one or more) suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W,Driver). Hit 15 balls with each wood (one bucket of ~50 balls) to one specific target – in an open field, without any visual aids around. Shots that most often end on the target are the shots worth sticking to – test various types of ball flights to further discover strengths – shots that often stray away or have a wide dispersion are not a strength. Switch between flags/targets and woods throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for wedges (LW, SW, GW and/or PW). Create nine targets around the flag at [5% of the total distance to the flag] using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Hit 5 balls to each target (one bucket of ~50 balls) using wedges only. Work on any ball flight. Randomly switch between targets. Switch between wedges throughout the exercise. Count total number of successful shots. Successful shot is anywhere in between the first two neighbouring cones.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for short irons (9,8). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using short irons only – focusing solely on takeaway. Work on at most two takeaway thoughts or tasks to produce any displayed ball flight. Switch between short irons throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for driver. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using driver only – focusing solely on 'impact and follow through'. Work on at most two 'impact and follow through' thoughts or tasks to produce any displayed ball flight.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W). Work only on producing a low, mid and/or high shot. Hit 15 low, 15 mid and 15 high shots (one bucket of ~50 balls) using woods only. Switch between woods throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for wedges (LW, SW, GW and/or PW). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using wedges only – focusing solely on takeaway. Work on at most two takeaway thoughts or tasks to produce any displayed ball flight. Switch between wedges throughout the exercise.

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Pick flags/targets (more than one) suitable for irons (9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using irons only. Progress through the flags on the DR, starting with shortest target (1) and progressing to the longest (3) (or however many flags you select). To complete the challenge, progress from the shortest to the longest flag in a row – 2 times. Switch between irons throughout the exercise.

Approach #2 – reverse progress. Progress through the flags on the DR, starting with farthest target (1) and progressing to the nearest (3)(or however many flags you select).

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Pick flags/targets (more than one) suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W,Driver). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using woods only. To complete the challenge, successfully land a shot inside [5% of the total distance to the flag] with each wood in the bag – 3 times. Keep hitting balls to the same flag until successful. Keep switching between the flags and switch between woods throughout the exercise. Count how many times it takes to hit a successful shot to a given target.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for long irons (4,3,2). Work only on producing a low, mid and/or high shot. Hit 15 low, 15 mid and 15 high shots (one bucket of ~50 balls) using long irons only. Switch between long irons throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for wedges (LW, SW, GW and/or PW). Create boundaries of a green around the flag at [5% of the total distance to the flag] using cones or buckets (or use imagination). Use 50 balls to simulate five rounds on the course. Start with 6 GIR, then 8,10,12 and finally 14 GIR’s (Green in Regulations) opportunities – in a given order. Work on any ball flight. Switch between wedges throughout the exercise. Count total number of greens hit.

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Pick flags/targets (one or more) suitable for wedges (LW,SW,GW and/or PW). Hit 15 balls with each wedge (one bucket of ~50 balls) to one specific target – in an open field, without any visual aids around. Shots that most often end on the target are the shots worth sticking to – test various types of ball flights to further discover strengths – shots that often stray away or have a wide dispersion are not a strength. Switch between flags/targets and wedges throughout the exercise.

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Pick a flag/target suitable for wedges (LW, SW, GW and/or PW). Create quadrants around the flag using four cones or buckets (or use imagination) – position cones at [5% of the total distance to the flag]. Hit 12 balls to each quadrant (one bucket of ~50 balls) using wedges only. Work on any ball flight. Randomly switch between quadrants. Switch between wedges throughout the exercise. Count total number of successful shots.

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Approach #1 – in a row (harder). Pick a flag/target suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using woods only. To complete the challenge, hit 5 different shots in a row to the same flag: straight, draw, fade, pull-fade, push-draw. Switch between woods throughout the exercise. Count total number of successful shots.

Approach #2 – until successful (easier). Pick a flag/target suitable for woods (Hy,5W,3W). Hit one bucket of ~50 balls using woods only. Goal is to keep hitting one type of shot until successful (straight, draw, fade, pull-fade, push-draw) then hit a different type of shot to the same flag. Switch between woods throughout the exercise. Count how many times it takes to hit a successful shot.

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