Crazyface
Tour Winner
Putting has never been my strong point and I now use a golf app to do my scoring and can now record my putts. I average at between 1.9 and 2.1 putts per hole. Is this ok?
Putting has never been my strong point and I now use a golf app to do my scoring and can now record my putts. I average at between 1.9 and 2.1 putts per hole. Is this ok?
You need to somehow factor in putting length. And if you are looking for areas to improve more you need to consider whether putts were from GiR or not (up&down count). Total length of putts made in a round is helpful too - as increasing that generally indicates improvement.Putting has never been my strong point and I now use a golf app to do my scoring and can now record my putts. I average at between 1.9 and 2.1 putts per hole. Is this ok?
That's quite a heavy amount of detail to chuck in on your weekly rounds though I'd say. You can enter number of putts quickly and easily on the app, but you should probably look at it alongside greens in reg for one (which my app does automatically based on shots minus putts).Putts per round is never a good measure. Today I had about 26 because I never hit any greens. Amount of feet putted is better imo
Totally agree on the true indication, but identifying areas of weakness can help to shoot better scores.I'm not a fan of these types of stats. Few putts often means crap iron play. Why think you're a good putter when in reality you're a crap iron player?
The only true indication of how good you are is the score you sign for.
Strokes gained is the most insightful imho.Would strokes gained not be a more accurate guide? If you chip close and two putt or hit a green and two put it's still the same number of putts per round but I assume if you chip close and two putt you'll lose on strokes gained and if you hit a GIR (especially on a longer par 4 as an example) there would be a chance of making on strokes gained. Is that how it works or have I misinterpreted
Is that provided you can memorise your distance from the hole on every green?Strokes gained is the most insightful imho.
There's a web page where you can enter your initial distance and number of putts and it works out it out based on standard stats.
Takes all of 5 minutes post round. Takes out all the factors which are (correctly) being highlighted with other methods.
Yep. I don't suppose the numbers are going to vary much if you're a couple of feet out. Or you could write it down on one of thise funny little rectangular cardboard things that are lieing around the clubhouse...Is that provided you can memorise your distance from the hole on every green?
I was just thinking aloud really. I'm bad at estimating distance let alone doing that from memory later on so I'd certainly have to write it as I go! For the record I'm interested in keeping stats, I record my scores in an Excel files to see how I tend to do on certain holes and whether a change in strategy is required - but when I'm out on the course I tend to completely forget about it and just focus on hitting the ball. For example, in my Hole 19 app you can log whether you hit the fairway or missed it left or right, I've recently started putting that info in, but I usually forget on a few holes so by the end of the round it says I hit one fairway and missed three and that's it.Yep. I don't suppose the numbers are going to vary much if you're a couple of feet out. Or you could write it down on one of thise funny little rectangular cardboard things that are lieing around the clubhouse...
In all seriousness, if you dont care enough about finding out how well you're putting to write down 18 numbers and enter them onto a webpage, I'm thinking you probably don't care enough to actually learn to putt better.
(That's the royal "you" btw, not throwing shade!)
I hasten to add that I'm very much in the "don't care enough" category... i was only offering it up as the OP (who might care enough) may not gave been aware of it.