| Which Golf Stats to Collect? | | | | you have that putting day, with 25 putts and you |
| We have all heard that if we want to improve | | | | only hit 5 GIR. Sounds to me like you got up and |
| our golf games, we need to be collecting our | | | | down quite a bit that day. You were chipping the |
| stats. You know GIR, putting, fairways, etc. I | | | | ball close, and making the short putts. Maybe they |
| have done it for years and it does show you | | | | were even tap in's. |
| what area's that you need to be working and | | | | So is this putting information of 25 putts any |
| concentrating on. Most stats are good information, | | | | good? Well not really. You had a bad day hitting |
| except one, and that is putting. I will explain why | | | | the greens and your chipping was red hot. Well |
| the putting stat does nothing for you, but I am | | | | you don't have to work on your chipping, that's |
| going to tell you how to make a new putting stat | | | | for sure. But you may want to work on your iron |
| that will help you.If you are having 9 GIR, I would | | | | play attacking the greens. You have no way to |
| think that you should be working on your irons | | | | know with this information if you need to improve |
| that you are hitting into the greens. If you are | | | | your putting. I hope you see what I mean here. |
| hitting 4 fairways, then I would suggest that you | | | | The Secret to Collecting the Right Putting Stat |
| start working on your driver some more and get | | | | Here is a great putting tip and this is going to let |
| that number up to 11-13 if you can. Using the | | | | you know if you need some putting instruction. |
| above information, your putting that day is 25 | | | | So what putting stat is a good putting stat? Now |
| putts. Can you use this putting information, I will | | | | that is the real question and I have the answer |
| tell you why not in just a minute.So as you can | | | | for you. |
| see there is a purpose for collecting your stats. | | | | You want to count your putts on the greens that |
| Now I do things a bit different. Not only do I | | | | you hit in regulation.What do I mean? Let's use |
| collect the main stats, I also and suggest you do | | | | the above example of hitting 5 greens in |
| the same is to break them down even more. | | | | regulation. Even though the GIR stat stinks and |
| What do I mean by this? Let me show you. | | | | can be improved upon, you can still use it for |
| More Than Just The Basic's | | | | something.However many GIR you have note |
| If I am looking for GIR, I also collect if I missed | | | | how many putts you had on that hole specifically. |
| the green short, long, left and right. See how I am | | | | So for example, 5 GIR and you had 11 putts. This |
| getting a lot more information than the basic stat | | | | stat is a little worse than average. If you had 9 |
| of GIR. Now I can tell where I am missing the | | | | putts, that would be much better. You had a 1 |
| green. Pulling the shots, pushing the shots, etc. I | | | | putt and the rest of the other 4 holes you two |
| also note what club that I hit into the green. I put | | | | putt. Now this is a stat that you can really use |
| all of this information into an excel program and | | | | and track. |
| then graph it. This is very helpful.The same thing | | | | In Conclusion |
| goes for fairways. Did I miss the fairway to the | | | | Number of putts on the greens in regulation. |
| left or to the right. | | | | This is really going to tell you how good you are |
| Again I can see what I am doing by pulling or | | | | putting. And if you are working on your putting, |
| pushing. Here is a big clue. Let's say that I am | | | | this stat is going to really tell you if you are |
| mainly missing the fairways to the left. Ok, not a | | | | improving or if you should continue to work hard |
| big deal, but I look at the GIR and the same thing, | | | | on your putting. I want to say it again...Number of |
| missing to the left. I have some great data here. | | | | putts for the greens you hit in regulation. Now this |
| Is there a problem with the swing plane or | | | | number cannot be skewed. It is straight forward |
| something simple like alignment. But the data is | | | | and can be used to evaluate how good your |
| telling me good information. | | | | putting really is. So, forget about that overall |
| Drive For Show, Putt For Dough | | | | putting stat. |
| Now there is another stat that people seem to | | | | Not any good and can be skewed. Putts/GIR that |
| really focus on. What is it? Putts. Now that is a big | | | | is the one you want to make sure you are |
| one, putts. | | | | tracking. 10putts/5GIR average, 8putts/5GIR you |
| You always hear people talking about their putting. | | | | are definitely getting better.Track this stat, |
| How many putts they had in their round. I had 35 | | | | monitor this stat and you are going to really know |
| putts. Boy I had a bad putting day today I had 40 | | | | how good or bad your putting really is. If you |
| putts. Again, this is some good information, but is | | | | would like a copy of the stat sheet that I use, go |
| it... Do you want to improve your putting, keep | | | | to my website and send me an email and I will |
| reading.Putting is one of those stats that can be | | | | send it to you, free. You will also find putting tips |
| very misleading. One day you have 26 putts and | | | | at the site plus much more. You can then make |
| another day you have 36 putts. Not too much | | | | copies of it and start tracking your stats and |
| good information there. The information on putting | | | | watch your game start to improve. |
| can get very skewed. Why? GIR is the key.So | | | | |