Nine Windows
Why this drill
The complete ball-flight matrix: draw, straight, and fade, each flown low, medium, and high. For the single-digit player this is the graduation exam of range practice — it proves you own the clubface and the flight, not just a stock shot that behaves on good days.
Setup
A 6- or 7-iron, one target flag, and a scorecard or phone note drawn as a three-by-three grid: draw/straight/fade across, low/medium/high down.
The drill
Work through all nine flights in order, one ball per window, calling each shot aloud before you swing — "high fade" — with a full routine. A shot counts only if it launches in the called window and curves the called direction; grade honestly and mark the grid. Two passes through the grid, eighteen balls. Score out of eighteen. Most low-handicap players pass six of nine windows and discover two they cannot buy; those two windows are your next month of block practice.
One thought to take with you
Call the shot out loud first — a named flight is a committed flight.