Course Program

Turn Tough Lies into Easy Pars

Turn lies into pars, for a 25-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Canewood Golf Course

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 24.77 drills60% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

8 to 45

Average HCP

24.7

Duration (single session)

3 hr 2 min

or

1 drill/day: 7 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring44%
Accuracy15%
Distance Control11%
Alignment10%
Aim6%
Precision4%
Visualization4%
Green Reading3%
Dispersion3%

Overview

Program Structure

Turn Tough Lies into Easy Pars. Turn lies into pars and save par. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Distance Control. For a 25-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Scoring

Shot

Bump'n'Run

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Accuracy
  • Distance Control
  • Alignment

Program details

Sessions
7 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill per day
7 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 | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
1

Place 36 balls into 6 groups of 6 balls.

2

Mark 3 target pins on the green, 6 feet apart in a line or arc.

3

From above feet, hit 18 shots, 6 at each pin in order.

4

From below feet, hit 18 shots, 6 at each pin in order.

5

Keep the same ball setup and lie each time. Only change slope.

6

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

7

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282420161285
02

Bump-n-Run | Rough | Flat

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run 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 two rows of 18 balls each on grass near the green. Keep the rows 5 yards apart.

2

Put both rows about 10 yards from the hole.

3

Make three target zones on the green: Left, Center, and Right. Each is about 4 feet wide.

4

There will be 36 bump-and-run shots: 12 for each zone.

5

From the first row, hit every third ball to the Left zone (12 shots).

6

From the second row, hit every third ball to the Center zone (12 shots).

7

Go back to the first row. Hit every third ball to the Right zone (12 shots).

8

Count the shots that stop inside the target zone.

9

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
03

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

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit bump-n-run shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

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

Make two piles of 18 golf balls each (36 balls total). Keep the balls in the same spot for every shot.

2

Put three markers on the green to make three target zones. Space them about 5 feet apart, in a straight line.

3

Hit 36 shots in total—12 shots to each target zone.

4

First, hit 12 shots at Zone 1, then 12 at Zone 2, then 12 at Zone

5

Switch between piles (above feet and below feet shots) for each group if possible, or finish one slope for all zones, then switch to the other.

6

Count every shot that stops inside the correct zone as a success.

7

After all shots, enter total successful shots in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3129262318141074
04

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
05

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

Short Game

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

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

Set up two lines of balls (18 balls in each line) next to the green on sloped rough. One line is above feet level and one is below feet level.

2

Set each line 5 yards apart. Balls should be between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

3

Hit 18 bump-and-run shots from the above feet line and 18 from the below feet line (36 total shots).

4

For each line, hit every third ball (leave two balls between each shot). Finish all shots in one line, then switch to the other.

5

Try to land and stop the ball inside a 6-foot circle around the hole.

6

Count a success for every ball that stays inside the target circle.

7

Add up all your shots that stopped inside the target circle, then enter your total score out of 36 shots in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074
06

Bump-n-Run | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) next to the green. Scatter into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop bump-n-run shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets
1

Scatter 40 balls into 8 piles of 5 balls each, between 1 and 10 yards from the green and 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

2

Mark 3 targets on the green, about 6 feet apart in a line.

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots.

4

Aim 12 shots at each of the 3 targets.

5

Hit 12 shots at the first target, then 12 at the second, then 12 at the third.

6

Count shots that stop inside 10 feet of the target as successful.

7

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
07

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

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) next to the green. Scatter into 8 equal piles of 5 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 | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones
1

Put 36 balls into 9 groups of 4 balls each around the green, spaced 1–10 yards from the edge and 5–30 yards from the hole.

2

Use string, tees, or markers to make 9 stop zones on the green, spread out as different landing spots.

3

Hit 4 bump-and-run shots at each stop zone, for a total of 36 shots.

4

Start at any group, aim at the first stop zone, hit 4 shots, then move to the next zone; repeat until all zones have been used.

5

Count each ball that stops inside the target zone as a success.

6

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3129272419151185

Next Step

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