Course Program

Bump'n'Run 10–20 Yds

Save par consistently, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Rum Corps Barracks Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.83 drills43% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

8 to 25

Average HCP

16.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring42%
Green Reading20%
Accuracy20%
Distance Control12%
Dispersion7%

Overview

Program Structure

Bump'n'Run 10–20 Yds. Control the rollout distance and land near the pin. Focus on Scoring, Green Reading, Accuracy. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Bump'n'Run

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Green Reading
  • Accuracy
  • 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 | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop 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 stop bump-n-run shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.

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

Put 36 balls into 9 groups of 4 balls each around the green, spaced 1–10 yards from the edge and 5–30 yards from the hole.

2

Use string, tees, or markers to make 9 stop zones on the green, spread out as different landing spots.

3

Hit 4 bump-and-run shots at each stop zone, for a total of 36 shots.

4

Start at any group, aim at the first stop zone, hit 4 shots, then move to the next zone; repeat until all zones have been used.

5

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

6

Add up the number of successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3129272419151185
02

Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | 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 deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
1

Get 36 golf balls and split into 2 groups of 18 balls each.

2

Put one group of 18 balls on the uphill slope, close to the green.

3

Put the second group of 18 balls on the downhill slope, about 5 yards from the green.

4

On the green, set up 3 target zones in a line, about 6 feet apart.

5

From the uphill pile, hit 6 shots at each target zone (first at Zone 1, then Zone 2, then Zone 3).

6

From the downhill pile, hit 6 shots at each zone in the same order.

7

Ball counts as a success if it stays in the chosen target zone.

8

Count how many shots landed in the target zones out of 36, and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074
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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