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Struggling to get the ball close from just off the green? Golf coach Coach Shayain breaks down the bump-and-run technique, showing you exactly which club to use and how to execute the shot with confidence — even from thick, wet rough.
Coach Shayain – Short Game
In this lesson, Coach Shayain walks through her BLT method — ball back, lean left, tick-tuck — applied across three different clubs: a hybrid, a pitching wedge, and a seven iron. The focus is on simplifying club selection around the green by pacing out the distance and matching it to the right club. Whether you’ve been reaching for your lob wedge out of habit or simply avoiding this shot altogether, this lesson offers a straightforward framework to follow.
Key Takeaways
Use your hybrid for longer bump-and-runs
Use your hybrid for longer bump-and-runs
Stand closer than feels natural, lift the heel off the ground, and use a putting stroke — the hybrid generates more roll than most players expect, making it ideal when you have plenty of green to work with.
Match your club to the distance
Pace out the gap between your ball and the hole — around 10 paces calls for a pitching wedge, while 20 paces suits a seven iron — and apply the same BLT setup (ball back, lean left, tick-tuck) with each club.
Practise with the towel drill
Place a towel as a target landing spot and focus on getting the ball to land just short of it before rolling out, helping you calibrate how far each club carries and rolls with a putting-length stroke.
Take these three clubs to the chipping area, pace out a few distances, and work through the BLT technique until you have a feel for how far each one rolls. This lesson is ideally suited to golfers who are still building confidence around the greens and want a practical, repeatable method they can actually use on the course.
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