Here is a question then for you. What is a bump and run golf shot? That’s a terminology that’s often used really in place of a chip shot or a pitch shot, but a bump and run golf shot is a fairly specific type of shot where we bump the ball forwards and then it runs out. So it’s not a golf shot that spends a lot of time in the air. And for that reason a lot of people don’t think it’s a particularly a nice looking shot, not a particularly glamorous shot from around the side of the green. They’d rather see the big open shouldered Phil Mickelson lob wedge shot that goes really high in the air and then lands and stops. But actually the little; bump and run golf shot for a lot of golfers is more efficient, it goes low and it rolls.

So think about the way you might throw the ball onto the green depending on how far away from the green you are and what’s in your way. If there is nothing in your way it might be nice and sensible just to roll the ball onto the putting surface. Flat smooth fairway, smart flat smooth green rolling up to the flag. But if it’s a bumpy surface and there’s a bunker in the way you would throw the ball higher. Now if you want to throw the ball low and roll it, then that is a bump and run and golf shot. Bump it forwards, get it on the floor, getting rolling. Generally played with a relatively low lofted club, maybe an eight; seven, even sometimes down to a three and four iron or even a hybrid club. So it not generally played with a lofted wedge but more of a mid to long iron. A little bump forwards and run it out to the flag.