FORGE Drill 1 of 5
Ryp Driving Index™
Driving Challenge™
Tee performance — driving distance + directional accuracy, weighted by miss severity.
Equipment Required
Physical ball abacus — 5 on-ground columns Two pairs of landmarks downrange defining fairway (30 yards wide) and bad miss boundary The Abacus Grid
5 columns on the ground. Sort each ball after impact. No pencil, no app, no math mid-session.
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
BAD MISS LEFT
Good Miss Left
FAIRWAY HIT
Good Miss Right
BAD MISS RIGHT
Double (+2)
Par (0)
Birdie (−1)
Par (0)
Double (+2)
Protocol: Hit. Look. Sort. No pencil. No app. No math mid-session.
Shape Prescription
Four prescribed shots across the 20-ball session. All others are player's choice.
Baseline Handicap — Men's
Average Distance
Baseline Handicap
Baseline Handicap — Women's
Average Distance
Baseline Handicap
Calculation
Running Total = (Fairway balls × −1) + (Bad Miss balls × +2)
Ryp Driving Index™ = Baseline Handicap + Running Total
Worked Example
Golfer averaging 240 yards → Baseline: 10
12 fairways, 4 good misses, 4 bad misses
Running Total: (12 × −1) + (4 × +2) = −4
Final Index: 10 + (−4) = 6
Index Interpretation
15 to 23
Developing Driver
Challenge Version
No fixed shot count. Play until −5 (win) or +5 (lose). The exit criteria are the structure.
Level Progression
Bad miss boundary tightens as level increases.
Level
Bad Miss Boundary
Good Miss Score
Level 1
40 yards from fairway edge
Par (0)
Level 2
30 yards from fairway edge
Par (0)
Level 3
20 yards from fairway edge
Par (0)
Level 4
10 yards from fairway edge
Bogey (+1)