[Alice_Medichi34]

I always thought the bump and run, or the way I use it, is to deloft the club to get no air or just enough to reach the green and roll out. It's like using your irons to putt. I was taught to place the ball on the back toe and address the ball like a chip shot. Weight forward hands in front of the ball and make a putting stroke. A chip shot to me is figuring the ratio of air time to roll with the loft of the club. The bump and run over rides those ratios and gives the ball a short hop and really long roll. For instance say you are one foot in the long grass greenside and about 10 inches of fringe with 20 feet to the stick. You can take a 7i and deloft it, make a putting stroke, hop the weeds and the fringe, hit the green and roll to the pin. Or you can chip. It's just another short game choice in a situation. It's a solid shot but it takes lots of practice. I find it more accurate to be on line to the stick but...it usually, for me, comes out hot and runs way to far. I need to practice. I find that if I take the 5i and deloft it, the ball stays on the ground. You can actually "putt" it say...60 or 70 feet if the fairway in front of the green is mowed close. With practice you can get it real close and maybe even go in sometimes.