Course Program

Feel the green—leave every Bump'n'Run inside the safe zone

Control rollout, for a 23-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Peninsula Golf Course

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 23.33 drills74% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

23.3

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control22%
Precision20%
Aim17%
Dispersion17%
Alignment15%
Accuracy9%

Overview

Program Structure

Feel the green—leave every Bump'n'Run inside the safe zone. Control rollout and master touch. Focus on Distance Control, Precision, Aim. For a 23-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Bump'n'Run

What you will improve

  • Distance Control
  • Precision
  • Aim
  • Dispersion

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 | Scattered Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls next to the green (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls 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 | Scattered Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
1

Put 40 balls in 8 lines of 5 balls each around the green. Lines should be about 1 yard/meter apart and placed 1 to 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.

2

On the green, mark two circle zones around the hole: one with a 6-foot (2 meter) radius and another with a 15-foot (5 meter) radius.

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots—first 18 shots aiming for the small inner circle, then 18 shots aiming for the bigger outer circle.

4

Use any line of balls. Hit shots for the inner circle for 18 attempts, then switch to hitting shots for the outer circle for another 18 attempts. Change lines as wanted.

5

Count each ball that stops in the circle aimed for as a success.

6

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
02

Bump-n-Run | Parallel Piles | 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. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

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

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines. The lines are 3 yards/meters apart. Each pile in a line is 4 yards/meters apart.

2

Place the piles on grass 1 to 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.

3

Make 9 stop zones on the green with buckets, string, or tees. Number the zones 1 to

4

Divide 36 tries into 9 groups of 4 shots. Each group tries for a different stop zone.

5

For each set of 4 shots, choose any pile and hit shots to the chosen stop zone.

6

After 4 shots at one zone, go to the next stop zone and do the same. Do this for all 9 zones.

7

Count every shot that stops in the right zone as a success.

8

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
03

Bump-n-Run | Perpendicular Piles | 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. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

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

Place 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross like a plus sign. Each line has 5 piles, 3 yards/meters apart.

2

The piles should be 1 to 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.

3

Mark 9 stop zones on the green in a 3x3 grid, spaced to cover different parts.

4

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots, divided into 9 groups of 4 shots.

5

For each group, pick a stop zone and hit 4 shots from any piles.

6

A shot is successful if it stops in the target stop zone.

7

Repeat until 4 shots have been aimed at each stop zone.

8

Count how many shots stopped inside their target zones. Enter your total out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302826221713964

Next Step

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