Course Program

Pinpoint accuracy: leave yourself a tap-in from anywhere

Thread the gap, for a 19-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Fairview

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 18.66 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

18.6

Duration (single session)

2 hr 36 min

or

1 drill/day: 6 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control31%
Precision26%
Scoring13%
Dispersion12%
Trajectory8%
Accuracy7%
Alignment3%

Overview

Program Structure

Pinpoint accuracy: leave yourself a tap-in from anywhere. Thread the gap and challenge limits. Focus on Distance Control, Precision, Scoring. For a 19-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Precision

Shot

Bump'n'Run

What you will improve

  • Distance Control
  • Precision
  • Scoring
  • Dispersion

Program details

Sessions
6 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 36 min
or
1 drill per day
6 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 | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a bump-n-run shot in the stop zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
1

Set up 4 lines of 9 balls, each ball 1 foot apart. Lines are 5 yards apart. Place lines 1 to 10 yards from the green and 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

2

On the green, make 9 stop zones with buckets, string, or tees. Arrange the zones in a grid, 3 rows of

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots in total. Hit 4 balls to each stop zone.

4

Hit 4 shots to the first zone, then move to the next. Do this until all 9 zones have 4 shots.

5

Count balls that stop inside the target zone as a success.

6

Add up the number of successes out of 36 and enter your score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score312926221713963
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 | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing 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 hit-and-land bump-n-run shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones
1

Put 36 golf balls into 3 groups of 12 balls. Spread the groups around the green between 1 and 10 yards from the edge and 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

2

Mark 3 landing zones in a straight line at the edge of the green, each 6 feet (2 meters) apart.

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots: 12 to zone 1, 12 to zone 2, 12 to zone

4

Use the first set of 12 balls for zone 1, the second set for zone 2, and the last set for zone

5

Keep ball positions and distances the same for the whole test.

6

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

7

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
04

Bump-n-Run | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Short Game

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

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
1

Put 36 balls in 2 lines near the green. Each line has 18 balls about 1 foot apart.

2

Place the 2 lines so they cross each other like a plus sign, 5 to 10 yards apart.

3

Put 3 targets about 6 feet apart on the green.

4

Hit 12 shots at each target, for a total of 36 shots.

5

Start with one line and hit 12 shots trying to stop the ball within 10 feet of the first target.

6

Use the other line and hit 12 shots at the second target, same goal.

7

Hit 12 shots at the third target from either line, trying to keep within 10 feet.

8

Count each shot that stops within 10 feet of the target.

9

After 36 shots, write down your number of successful shots out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074
05

Bump-n-Run | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls next to the green (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line 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 Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
1

Place two lines of 18 balls each next to the green, 1 foot apart. Lines are at right angles, 5 to 10 yards apart.

2

Mark 9 stop zones on the green using buckets, tees, or string. Make 3 groups with 3 zones each, spaced evenly.

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots: 12 at each group of 3 zones (4 shots per zone).

4

From the first line, hit 12 shots at the first group of 3 zones (4 shots per zone).

5

Move to the second line, hit 12 shots at the second group of 3 zones (4 shots per zone).

6

Go back to the first line and hit 12 shots at the third group of 3 zones (4 shots per zone). Enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

7

Count each success where the ball stops in the target zone. Add all successes for your score.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score2927252218141074
06

Bump-n-Run | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a bump-n-run shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. 25 balls per player are needed.

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

Set up 4 rows of 9 balls each, spaced 1 foot apart. Each row is 3 yards apart.

2

On the green, use strings or tees to mark 4 circles, each 6 feet wide.

3

Hit 9 balls at each circle, for a total of 36 shots.

4

Start at any row. Hit 9 balls at the first circle, then the next 9 at the second, and so on for all circles.

5

Keep the balls in the same place and aim at the target circle each time.

6

Count how many balls stop inside each circle after 9 shots.

7

Add up the number of balls that stopped inside the target circles out of 36, and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074

Next Step

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