Course Program

Turn Tough Lies into Easy Pars

Save par, for a 23-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Aspen Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 23.29 drills47% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

9 to 45

Average HCP

23.2

Duration (single session)

3 hr 54 min

or

1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring42%
Accuracy21%
Aim10%
Alignment8%
Visualization6%
Precision6%
Green Reading4%
Dispersion3%

Overview

Program Structure

Turn Tough Lies into Easy Pars. Save par and turn lies into pars. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Aim. For a 23-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Scoring

Shot

Bump'n'Run

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Accuracy
  • Aim
  • Alignment

Program details

Sessions
9 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill per day
9 days · 26 min/day

Drill Framework

Program breakdown

Each drill is designed to prepare you for the course. Follow the program or repeat the drills to improve key areas of your game.

01

Bump-n-Run | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill
1

Set up two lines of 18 golf balls each on a sloped fairway near the green: one line on the uphill slope, one line on the downhill slope. Balls should be spaced 5 yards apart, between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

2

Place 3 target zones on the green in a row, 6 feet apart. Call them Zone 1 (closest), Zone 2 (middle), and Zone 3 (farthest).

3

Hit 36 total bump-and-run shots: 18 from the uphill line, 18 from the downhill line.

4

From the uphill line, hit 6 shots to each zone (6 to Zone 1, 6 to Zone 2, 6 to Zone 3). Always hit every third ball, skipping two balls between shots.

5

For the downhill line, repeat the process: 6 shots to each zone, using every third ball.

6

Count a success each time a ball stops inside the intended target zone.

7

When all 36 shots are done, record how many balls landed in the correct zone, out of 36 attempts, in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score312926221713963
02

Bump-n-Run | Rough | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit bump-n-run shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Rough | Flat
1

Put 36 golf balls into 2 piles of 18 balls each. One pile goes next to the edge of the green, and the other pile goes 5 yards/meters from the edge.

2

Mark 3 target zones on the green in a line. Each zone is about 4 feet wide, and the zones are 4 feet apart.

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots total. Aim 12 shots for each target zone, one zone at a time.

4

Start with the pile closest to the green. Hit 12 shots at Zone 1, then 6 shots at Zone

5

Go to the pile 5 yards/meters away. Hit 6 more shots at Zone 2, then 12 shots at Zone

6

Count each ball that lands and stops inside the correct zone as a success.

7

Add up the number of successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825211713963
03

Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit bump-n-run shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
1

Divide 36 golf balls into 3 groups of 12 balls. Put each group in the rough near the green.

2

On the green, mark 3 target zones about 15 feet from the rough.

3

Hit bump-and-run shots, aiming for each of the 3 zones in order. Hit 12 shots at zone 1, 12 at zone 2, and 12 at zone

4

Each ball that lands and stops inside its target zone counts as a success.

5

Keep your stance and ball position the same for every shot.

6

After all 36 shots, count how many landed in the correct zones and enter the total score out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3129272420151174
04

Bump-n-Run | Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls next to the green and stop bump-n-run shots inside Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x
1

Arrange 40 balls into 10 piles of 4 balls each. Place the piles in two parallel lines, 5 to 10 yards apart, with each pile in a line about 2 yards apart.

2

On the green, mark two target zones: an inner circle with a 6-foot radius and an outer circle with a 15-foot radius.

3

Hit 36 shots: 18 to the inner circle, 18 to the outer circle.

4

Hit shots from any pile, switch between piles and lines.

5

Count a shot as a success if it stops in the target zone.

6

After 36 shots, add up successful shots and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
05

Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
1

Set up 3 targets on the green in a straight line, about 6 feet apart.

2

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots, 12 to each target.

3

Place the ball in thick grass, 5 to 20 yards from the hole, and keep setup the same for every shot.

4

Hit 12 shots at Target

5

Hit 12 shots at Target

6

Hit 12 shots at Target

7

Count a successful shot if it stops within 3 feet of the target.

8

After all 36 shots, record the number of successful shots out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074
06

Bump-n-Run | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
1

Set up two rows of 20 golf balls each, 5 yards apart, on sloped rough near the green. One row is on uphill, one on downhill. Place rows 5–30 yards from the hole.

2

Take 36 shots total: 18 from uphill row, 18 from downhill row.

3

On the uphill row, hit every third ball until you take 18 shots.

4

On the downhill row, do the same: hit every third ball until you take 18 shots.

5

Only balls that land and stop in a 6-foot wide target area, 5–15 feet from the hole, count as a success. Same target for both rows.

6

Count all balls that stop in the target area.

7

Add up your total successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074
07

Bump-n-Run | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
1

Put two markers on the green about 6 feet apart as targets.

2

Place the balls in the downhill rough, 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

3

Hit 18 bump-and-run shots from downhill, aiming for Target 1 for 9 shots, then Target 2 for 9 shots.

4

Move to the uphill rough on the opposite side, same distance from the hole.

5

Hit 18 bump-and-run shots from uphill, aiming for Target 1 for 9 shots, then Target 2 for 9 shots.

6

A shot is successful if the ball stops within 3 feet of the target.

7

Count total successful shots out of 36 and enter that number in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3129272318141074
08

Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
1

Place two straight lines of 18 golf balls each on flat ground near the green.

2

Space the lines 5 yards apart and put them 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots.

4

In the first line, hit every third ball, skipping the two in between.

5

At the end of the first line, switch to the second line and do the same. Alternate lines until all 36 shots are hit.

6

Place three target zones on the green in a line.

7

For the first 12 shots, aim for the closest target zone.

8

For the next 12 shots, aim for the middle zone.

9

For the last 12 shots, aim for the farthest zone.

0

Count each shot that lands and stops in the correct zone as a success.

1

After 36 shots, total your number of successful shots out of 36 and enter your score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074
09

Bump-n-Run | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls next to the green (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop bump-n-run shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants
1

Place two rows of 18 balls each next to the green. Space the rows 5 to 10 yards apart. Balls in each row are 1 foot apart.

2

On the green, use strings or tees to mark 4 equal quadrants in a 6-foot circle.

3

Hit 36 bump-n-run shots, aiming 9 shots at each quadrant.

4

Hit 3 shots from the first row at Quadrant

1

Switch to the second row and hit 3 shots at Quadrant

5

Keep switching rows every 3 shots. Next aim at Quadrant 3 from the first row, then Quadrant 4 from the second row, until each quadrant has 9 shots.

6

Count each shot that stops inside the correct quadrant as a success.

7

Add up total successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074

Next Step

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