Course Program

Turn Tough Lies into Easy Pars

Beat streaks, for a 23-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Masters

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 233 drills53% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

9 to 45

Average HCP

23

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring39%
Accuracy20%
Aim12%
Distance Control10%
Dispersion8%
Green Reading7%
Alignment5%

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
  • Distance Control

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 18 min
or
1 drill per day
3 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 | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x

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 Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
1

Place a bucket of balls next to the green with 2 straight lines of 20 balls arranged perpendicular to each other.

2

Space the lines 5 to 10 yards/meters apart, with each ball about 1 foot (30 cm) apart in each line.

3

Mark two circles on the green: an inner circle with a 6-foot (2 m) radius and an outer circle with a 15-foot (5 m) radius around the hole.

4

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots in 2 sets of 18 shots, switching between the two lines.

5

Hit 3 to 5 shots from one line, then switch to the other line, until all 36 balls are played.

6

Try to land balls in the circles: inside the inner circle is best, inside the outer circle is okay.

7

Count how many balls stopped inside the outer circle (including the inner circle), and enter your score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825201512964
02

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
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

Next Step

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