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I have observed the following (thanks to me geeky excel scoretracker!)

- I'm averaging 36% of FIR and 28% of GIR...Work needed there!

- Averaging 39.3 putts a round

- Average score is 94 gross

- Hole's two to six are where I seem to play most consistently as I've scored bogey's on all 5 holes in all three rounds.

- 3 rounds isn't enough. Roll on mid-week evening golf! :D

I'm sure none of you care about any of this, but just thought I'd share anyway. Beats getting ready for work!
 
Sounds great to help look at which aspects of your game need work and which are going along smoothly.

I could probably benefit from a stats analysis also.

OK if I message you with my email to steal a copy?
 
I personally believe tracking your own stats is a very good way to determine your strengths and weaknesses, it is a misunderstood method of improvement.

When I was playing Squash I kept a spreadsheet of each corner of the court and where I lost most points, I used this to focus on improving my forehand drop which is where I was weakest.
During my running days I tracked my split times against times of day and dates and then used that to train during low days and race on days I estimated to be my strongest.

At the moment I am tracking my drives trying to establish a solid consistent drive.

So keep track of those percentags they are more important than you think :)
 
Not geeky at all. Good way of thinking your way to better scores.

GIR isn't too bad imho. 4/5/6 GIRs should get you scoring in the mid/high 80's so you only need to be hitting a couple more regularly.

When you have a bit more data you can "drill down" as they say these days. When I was keeping stats I tried to spot the greens I was missing which I thought I should be hitting, and why, and thought about whether I needed a different strategy (e.g on one hole taking a 3 wood off the tee to avoid going in a fairway bunker but still only leaving a 6 rather than 8 iron to the green.)

I'd look at your putting. Putts need to be under 36. Are your greens a bit iffy at the moment? If so don't panic. But a regular session on the practice green could help. Remember that even if it's short putts that you are missing one way of dealing with this is to improve your lag putting so you don't leave yourself too many missable putts. Same for chipping. Taking three from just off the green can really be an easy way to leak shots (I should know :o )

Anyway good luck and keep it going. As a possessor of such fine irons there are certain expectations you know. ;)
 
Idont want to sound like a moaning old tosser "cos I am"
but my worst holes are the long 460ish par 4s,as you all
know by now Im no big hitter of the tees,so theres no chance
of me being on the green in two,and thats where I come
unstuck.bogeyed the last 4 holes today for an 86,72net.
and one of the holes was 525yards par 5 on the green in 3
then wasted the first putt ended up with a 6,but folks I did
strike it well.moan over
 
Not geeky at all. Good way of thinking your way to better scores.

GIR isn't too bad imho. 4/5/6 GIRs should get you scoring in the mid/high 80's so you only need to be hitting a couple more regularly.

When you have a bit more data you can "drill down" as they say these days. When I was keeping stats I tried to spot the greens I was missing which I thought I should be hitting, and why, and thought about whether I needed a different strategy (e.g on one hole taking a 3 wood off the tee to avoid going in a fairway bunker but still only leaving a 6 rather than 8 iron to the green.)

I'd look at your putting. Putts need to be under 36. Are your greens a bit iffy at the moment? If so don't panic. But a regular session on the practice green could help. Remember that even if it's short putts that you are missing one way of dealing with this is to improve your lag putting so you don't leave yourself too many missable putts. Same for chipping. Taking three from just off the green can really be an easy way to leak shots (I should know :o )

Anyway good luck and keep it going. As a possessor of such fine irons there are certain expectations you know. ;)
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Putting definitely needs work. It's always been a weak part of my game. It IS improved though, and I think it's a combination of new putter, new technique (thanks to the V-Easy) and just not having played much in 6 years.

Hickory (and anyone else) PM me with an email address and I'm happy to send the spreadsheet.
 
I've kept my stats on SS2 and can definitely see the areas that need work. GIR is a miserly 18% and par scrambles down at 13%. Now that I've had my short game lesson and I'm getting to grips with the Linear technique (or Lineker as I keep mis-pronouncing it - damn your hide you jug eared buffon) I'm hoping to start getting up and down more often.

The problem is missing the greens. I've hit 42% of fairways (compred to my handicap average of 48%) so I'm not doing too badly (although could do better). Clearly I'm missing too many approach shots. Granted these include fairway woods etc into the longer par 4's and long irons on holes where the drive isn't great but I'm also standing there with shorter irons too. The biggest problem is the par 3's where I seem to miss most of the greens most of the time.

At least I know where the work needs doing and I'm hoping that the more I play and the more the swing is grooved with evening golf these numbers will improve anyway.
 
I have observed the following (thanks to me geeky excel scoretracker!)

- I'm averaging 36% of FIR and 28% of GIR...Work needed there!

- Averaging 39.3 putts a round

- Average score is 94 gross

- Hole's two to six are where I seem to play most consistently as I've scored bogey's on all 5 holes in all three rounds.

- 3 rounds isn't enough. Roll on mid-week evening golf! :D

I'm sure none of you care about any of this, but just thought I'd share anyway. Beats getting ready for work!
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There's always work needed everywhere, but I wouldn't say 28% GIR requires immediate attention. That's 5 per round. If the other 13 are somewhere near the green you've only got to get up and down about 20% of the time, 2 putt the greens you hit and you're going round in the low 80's.

Either chipping or putting has to be bad. 39 putts is unnecessary.
 
I have observed the following (thanks to me geeky excel scoretracker!)

- I'm averaging 36% of FIR and 28% of GIR...Work needed there!

- Averaging 39.3 putts a round

- Average score is 94 gross

- Hole's two to six are where I seem to play most consistently as I've scored bogey's on all 5 holes in all three rounds.

- 3 rounds isn't enough. Roll on mid-week evening golf! :D

I'm sure none of you care about any of this, but just thought I'd share anyway. Beats getting ready for work!
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There's always work needed everywhere, but I wouldn't say 28% GIR requires immediate attention. That's 5 per round. If the other 13 are somewhere near the green you've only got to get up and down about 20% of the time, 2 putt the greens you hit and you're going round in the low 80's.

Either chipping or putting has to be bad. 39 putts is unnecessary.
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Columbo? Is that you? :D ;)

I'm not too worried yet...I'd played no regular golf for over 6 years until the beginning of March, since then I've played 4 rounds and I've been trying to bed a new swing.

Both putting and chipping are below average, but mostly just need practice (winter has been strictly range work)

If the 39 putt average hasn't come down by the end of the month, I'll start to worry. But I have a few weeks and 3 or 4 evening practice rounds to sort stuff out.
 
Columbo? Is that you? :D ;)

I'm not too worried yet...I'd played no regular golf for over 6 years until the beginning of March, since then I've played 4 rounds and I've been trying to bed a new swing.

Both putting and chipping are below average, but mostly just need practice (winter has been strictly range work)

If the 39 putt average hasn't come down by the end of the month, I'll start to worry. But I have a few weeks and 3 or 4 evening practice rounds to sort stuff out.
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You obviously know where the work wants to be done.

The main point of my post was to say 28% GIR isn't bad.

Do you keep stats on how often your tee shot gives you zero chance of a GIR, and how often you hit the green given a fair shot at it?
 
Columbo? Is that you? :D ;)

I'm not too worried yet...I'd played no regular golf for over 6 years until the beginning of March, since then I've played 4 rounds and I've been trying to bed a new swing.

Both putting and chipping are below average, but mostly just need practice (winter has been strictly range work)

If the 39 putt average hasn't come down by the end of the month, I'll start to worry. But I have a few weeks and 3 or 4 evening practice rounds to sort stuff out.
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You obviously know where the work wants to be done.

The main point of my post was to say 28% GIR isn't bad.

Do you keep stats on how often your tee shot gives you zero chance of a GIR, and how often you hit the green given a fair shot at it?
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No, but only because I have enough trouble marking down GIR, FIR, number of putts and the score for each hole! :D

I would agree that 28% of GIR isn't bad. I missed the green *just* left/right or short quite often at the weekend so although it's not a GIR it's there or there abouts and I would leave myself a fairly easy up and down. The fact I couldn't convert alot of the time is because my putting wasn't behaving! Just practice though I think. Hoping to squeeze in an after work round this week before my 2nd handicap card on Sunday. Might just do 9 and spend time at each green chipping 3 or 4 balls if there's no on course traffic.
 
According to Golfshot GPS

Since Feb

FIR 77.7%
GIR 8.9%

Putting average per hole 1.96

I need to work on my 2nd shot!
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Do you normally get close to the green with your second shot?

Nice FIR number though. I can only dream of that!
 
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