Course Program

Bump'n'Run 10–20 Yds

Save par consistently, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Big Boulder Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.84 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

8 to 25

Average HCP

16.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

or

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring34%
Accuracy19%
Dispersion15%
Distance Control13%
Aim9%
Visualization6%
Green Reading5%

Overview

Program Structure

Bump'n'Run 10–20 Yds. Control the rollout distance and land near the pin. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Dispersion. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Bump'n'Run

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Accuracy
  • Dispersion
  • Distance Control

Program details

Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 44 min
or
1 drill per day
4 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 | 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
02

Bump-n-Run | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Fairway | Above/Below Feet
1

Place 18 balls in a row on the fairway. Place another 18 balls in a row 5 yards away from the first row.

2

Label one row “Above Feet” and the other row “Below Feet” according to the slope.

3

Divide each row into 3 zones by distance: Zone 1 (5–13 yards), Zone 2 (14–21 yards), Zone 3 (22–30 yards), with 6 balls in each zone.

4

Hit all 36 balls: start with all balls in Zone 1, then all balls in Zone 2, then all balls in Zone

5

Take turns hitting every third ball from one row, then switch to the other row and do the same.

6

Try to stop each ball as close as possible to the hole.

7

Count each ball that stops within 3 feet of the hole as a success.

8

When finished with all 36 shots, record the number of successful shots out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score312926221713963
03

Bump-n-Run | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls next to the green (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal perpendicular piles of 4 balls and stop bump-n-run shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones
1

Set up 36 balls in 9 piles of 4 balls each, in lines 5 to 10 yards apart next to the green.

2

Mark 9 stop zones on the green with buckets, string, or tees, in a line or grid.

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots, 4 shots to each stop zone.

4

Keep piles in place and take turns hitting from different piles to each stop zone in order.

5

Count a success each time the ball stops in the right zone.

6

When all 36 shots are done, add up successful shots and enter the score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3129272318141074
04

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

Next Step

Ready to start this program?

Start the drills at your own pace or work with a coach to inside drills.golf.

Bump'n'Run 10–20 Yds | Big Boulder Gc