Golf Lessons

Let me show you why keeping a few key stats on your game is critical to playing better golf. I’ll be sharing some of my personal stats from last year and how it helps me prepare for this upcoming season. We’ll be comparing averages from every round I played to averages from my 5 best rounds. Then we’ll talk about what it all means.

What Does It All Mean?

Here is what I think it means: FOCUS IS THE KEY!!

It doesn’t take much to get my average score down by 4.28 strokes per round. Watch this…

Total Putts: 1.08 is not a huge difference. Probably accounted for in the occasional long one that goes in or it’s another make from inside 10 feet.

%GIR: We’re looking at a 4.67% improvement.   4.67% of 18 total greens is .84 which is not even 1 more green per round hit in regulation. We’ll round up.

Putts/GIR: Basically the same.

%Fwys: I hit 11.06% more fairways when I shoot my best scores.    11.06% of 14 possible fairways is 1.55 which means I need to hit 1 or 2 more fairways per round.

%Birdies: 5.35% of 18 holes is .96 which is again shy of 1.

Here is my conclusion again: FOCUS IS KEY!

The difference between me shooting an average round and one of my best rounds is:

   – 1 overall putt
   - 1 more green in regulation
   – 1 to 2 more fairways
   – 1 more birdie

Do you see why focus is so important? It’s not huge steps that will get my scores down. It’s the little things that are easy to overlook. Obviously when the little things get added up, they make all the difference in the world.

Track your stats this year and you too will have interesting numbers to review. It’s very simple to do. I track them on my score card and then input them into an on-line handicap tracker that computes the percentages for me.

Now get out there, stay focused and get those scores down. I hope this has been a helpful golf lesson once again on the mental side of the game. When your mind is right, your game truly will follow!

See you again soon,

Mike

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