Course Program

Bump'n'Run 10–20 Yds

Land near the pin, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Willow Creek Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.57 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

17.5

Duration (single session)

3 hr 2 min

or

1 drill/day: 7 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring29%
Accuracy21%
Dispersion10%
Aim9%
Visualization8%
Distance Control8%
Green Reading6%
Precision6%
Trajectory3%

Overview

Program Structure

Bump'n'Run 10–20 Yds. Control the rollout distance and land near the pin. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Dispersion. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Bump'n'Run

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Accuracy
  • Dispersion
  • Aim

Program details

Sessions
7 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill per day
7 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 | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

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

Set up two rows of 20 golf balls each, 5 yards apart, on sloped rough near the green. One row is on uphill, one on downhill. Place rows 5–30 yards from the hole.

2

Take 36 shots total: 18 from uphill row, 18 from downhill row.

3

On the uphill row, hit every third ball until you take 18 shots.

4

On the downhill row, do the same: hit every third ball until you take 18 shots.

5

Only balls that land and stop in a 6-foot wide target area, 5–15 feet from the hole, count as a success. Same target for both rows.

6

Count all balls that stop in the target area.

7

Add up your total successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074
02

Bump-n-Run | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

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 hit-and-land bump-n-run shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones
1

Place two lines of 18 balls next to the green, 1 foot apart in each line, and 5 to 10 yards apart from each other.

2

Mark 3 landing zones at the edge of the green, each zone 6 feet apart in a straight line.

3

Hit 36 shots total, 12 shots aimed at each landing zone.

4

For each zone, hit 6 shots from the first line and 6 shots from the second line.

5

Do this for all three zones, switching lines after every 6 shots; always try to land in the target zone.

6

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

7

After 36 shots, add your total successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3129262218141064
03

Bump-n-Run | Rough | 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 rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

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

Make two piles of 18 balls: one on an uphill slope, one on a downhill slope, both between 0 and 5 yards from the green.

2

Mark three target zones on the green’s edge at 3 feet, 6 feet, and 9 feet from where the ball should land.

3

Split the 36 shots into 3 groups of 12 shots: 12 at the closest zone, 12 at the middle zone, and 12 at the farthest zone.

4

From the uphill pile, hit 6 shots to the closest zone, then 6 shots to the middle zone.

5

From the downhill pile, hit 6 shots to the farthest zone, then 6 shots to the closest zone.

6

Repeat as needed until all 36 shots are done: 12 to each zone using both piles.

7

Count the shots that stop inside the correct zone.

8

After all 36 shots, enter the number of successful shots in the app out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825211612963
04

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
05

Bump-n-Run | Parallel Piles | Quadrants

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a bump-n-run shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Bump-n-Run | Parallel Piles | Quadrants
1

Make 10 piles of balls in two lines, 5 piles in each line. The lines are 3 yards or meters apart, and each pile in a line has 4 yards or meters between them.

2

Put the piles between 1 and 10 yards/meters from the green and between 5 and 30 yards/meters from the hole.

3

On the green, mark 4 equal quadrants using string or tees. Each quadrant is about 6 feet or 2 meters in radius.

4

Do 36 bump-and-run shots in total. Divide them into 4 groups of 9 shots. For each group, aim for a single quadrant (Quadrant 1, then 2, 3, 4).

5

Start at any pile. Hit 9 balls trying to land in Quadrant

1

Then do the same for Quadrants 2, 3, and 4, hitting 9 shots for each quadrant.

6

Count each shot that lands in the correct quadrant as a point.

7

Add your total points out of 36 tries and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074
06

Bump-n-Run | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Hit bump-n-run 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

Set up two lines of 18 golf balls each on a sloped fairway near the green: one line on the uphill slope, one line on the downhill slope. Balls should be spaced 5 yards apart, between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

2

Place 3 target zones on the green in a row, 6 feet apart. Call them Zone 1 (closest), Zone 2 (middle), and Zone 3 (farthest).

3

Hit 36 total bump-and-run shots: 18 from the uphill line, 18 from the downhill line.

4

From the uphill line, hit 6 shots to each zone (6 to Zone 1, 6 to Zone 2, 6 to Zone 3). Always hit every third ball, skipping two balls between shots.

5

For the downhill line, repeat the process: 6 shots to each zone, using every third ball.

6

Count a success each time a ball stops inside the intended target zone.

7

When all 36 shots are done, record how many balls landed in the correct zone, out of 36 attempts, in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score312926221713963
07

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

Next Step

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