Course Program

Save Par From Fringe

Land near the pin, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Proserpine Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.35 drills47% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

9 to 25

Average HCP

17.3

Duration (single session)

2 hr 10 min

or

1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring36%
Accuracy31%
Aim16%
Green Reading12%
Dispersion5%

Overview

Program Structure

Save Par From Fringe. Land near the pin and save par consistently. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Aim. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Bump'n'Run

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Accuracy
  • Aim
  • 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 | 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
02

Bump-n-Run | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

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 from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill
1

Make two piles of 18 balls each, one on an uphill slope, one on a downhill slope, both close to the green.

2

Mark three target zones on the green, each 4 feet wide and 6 feet apart. Label as Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots, 18 from uphill, 18 from downhill.

4

Split each group of 18 shots into three sets of

6

Try to land 6 balls in Zone 1, 6 in Zone 2, 6 in Zone 3, for each slope.

5

From the uphill pile, hit 6 shots at Zone 1, then 6 at Zone 2, then 6 at Zone

6

From the downhill pile, do the same: 6 shots at Zone 1, 6 at Zone 2, 6 at Zone

7

A shot counts if the ball stops inside the target zone.

8

Enter your number of successful shots in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score312926221713963
03

Bump-n-Run | Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a bump-n-run shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x
1

Arrange 10 piles of balls in two lines, with 5 piles in each line. Lines are 3 yards/meters apart; piles are 4 yards/meters apart in each line.

2

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

3

On the green, make two target circles with string or tees: an inner circle with a 6-foot/2-meter radius, and an outer circle with a 15-foot/5-meter radius.

4

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots: 18 shots at the inner circle, 18 shots at the outer circle.

5

Pick a ball pile and hit a bump-and-run shot to the target circle.

6

After 18 shots at one circle, switch and do 18 shots at the other circle.

7

Count every shot that stops inside the target circle as a success.

8

Add up your successful shots out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825221713964
04

Bump-n-Run | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit bump-n-run shot 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

Set up 3 target zones on the green, called Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone

3

Space them about 6 feet (2 meters) apart in a straight line.

2

Place your ball at the same spot on the fairway for every shot.

3

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots, with 12 shots aimed at each zone.

4

Hit 12 shots aiming for Zone

5

Hit 12 shots aiming for Zone

6

Hit 12 shots aiming for Zone

7

Each ball that stops inside the correct zone counts as a success.

8

When all shots are done, count how many were successful and enter your total number of successful shots out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074
05

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

Next Step

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