Course Program

Bump'n'Run 10–20 Yds

Land near the pin, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Petoskey Bay View Cc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.55 drills57% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

17.5

Duration (single session)

2 hr 10 min

or

1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring44%
Accuracy34%
Precision14%
Green Reading4%
Visualization4%

Overview

Program Structure

Bump'n'Run 10–20 Yds. Save par consistently and land near the pin. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Precision. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Bump'n'Run

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Accuracy
  • Precision
  • Green Reading

Program details

Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill per day
5 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 | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Fairway | Flat
1

Put 2 rows of 20 golf balls each on flat grass near the green, 5 yards apart.

2

Make sure both rows are between 5 and 30 yards from the hole, and keep all balls on the fairway, not on the green.

3

Split the 36 shots into 3 groups of

2

First 12 shots, try to land the ball within 5 feet left of the hole.

4

Next 12 shots, try to land the ball within 5 feet right of the hole.

5

Last 12 shots, aim to land the ball in a 5-foot circle around the hole.

6

Hit every third ball from each row: start with one row (balls 1, 4, 7, etc.), then switch to the other row, and keep going until all 36 shots are done.

7

Count each ball that stops in the right target area as a success for that group.

8

When all 36 tries are finished, add the successful shots and enter your score in the app, out of 36.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074
02

Bump-n-Run | Fairway | 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 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

Make two piles of 18 golf balls near the green: one pile has balls above foot level, one pile has balls below foot level.

2

Mark three landing zones in a line on the green's edge, about 5 feet apart (Zone A, Zone B, Zone C).

3

Hit 18 shots from the above-feet pile and 18 shots from the below-feet pile, for a total of 36 shots.

4

For each pile, hit 6 balls to Zone A, 6 balls to Zone B, and 6 balls to Zone C.

5

Count how many balls landed in the correct zone.

6

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252117141074
03

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
04

Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run 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, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

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

Set up two lines of balls next to the green on a slope. Each line has 18 balls, 5 yards apart, between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

2

One line has balls above foot level, the other line has balls below foot level.

3

There are two groups: 18 shots from balls above feet, and 18 shots from balls below feet.

4

For each group, hit every third ball in the line until you hit all

5

Aim each shot to land and stop in a target zone on the green, 5 to 10 yards from the hole.

6

First, hit all 18 balls from above feet, then all 18 from below feet.

7

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

8

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825201612853
05

Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run 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

Place two straight lines of 18 golf balls each on flat ground near the green.

2

Space the lines 5 yards apart and put them 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots.

4

In the first line, hit every third ball, skipping the two in between.

5

At the end of the first line, switch to the second line and do the same. Alternate lines until all 36 shots are hit.

6

Place three target zones on the green in a line.

7

For the first 12 shots, aim for the closest target zone.

8

For the next 12 shots, aim for the middle zone.

9

For the last 12 shots, aim for the farthest zone.

0

Count each shot that lands and stops in the correct zone as a success.

1

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074

Next Step

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