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Tracking my statistics to improve my scores
Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
Categories: Golf Instruction • Hackers • Instruction • Miscellaneous
Categories: Golf Instruction • Hackers • Instruction • Miscellaneous
Back in 2005 or so I wrote a little program to track my golf stats in PHP. It has morphed over the years and is now quite robust. I’ve implemented that program into the profile system at my other site The Golf Space. TGS’s FREE Golf Stats system allows me to track all of my game like driving stats, putting stats, bets won, etc. It crunches stats for the latest round as well as compiles stats and handicap for multiple rounds.
Anatomy of a 78
Yesterday I played a great course here called Hidden Valley. I putted fairly well and drove it well. I really worked hard to score a 78, a mediocre round for me. So why didn’t I do better? There are two blaring stats in the round, which show me what I need to work on.
| Ball Striking | Putting | Scoring: | |||
| Fairways Hit: | 9/14 | Total Putts: | 31 | Scoring Differential: |
5.4 |
| Fairway Percentage: | 64% | Putts Per Hole: | 1.72 | Pars: | 8 (44%) |
| Driving Distance: | 273.75 | Putts Per GIR: | 1.75 | Birdies: | 2 (11%) |
| Greens In Regulation | 8 | Zero Putts: | 0 (0%) | Eagles: | 0 (0%) |
| Regulation Percentage | 44% | One Putts: | 5 (28%) | Bogeys: | 8 (44%) |
| Two Putts: | 13 (72%) | Double Bogeys: | 0 (0%) | ||
| Three Putts: | 0 (0%) | Others: | 0 (0%) | ||
| Four Putts: | 0 (0%) | Saves | 2/10 (20%) | ||
| Hidden Valley Country Club – Lakes Valley Course – April 1, 2011 |
The good news is that like I mentioned, my putting and driving is decent. The really bad news, and I knew this already, is that my greens in regulation is poor and my short game is awful.
I missed 10 greens and of those 10 times I saved par twice for 20%. If I convert that 20% to 60% I shoot 74. If I convert it to 100% (not really likely on a daily basis), I shoot 70. I give away shots when I miss greens.
Knowing what to work on
Punching in my scores to a system like this is very useful, because it shows me what I need to work on. My work needs to be hitting more greens and especially short game. I need to get up and down more.
Spring Golf In Utah
I complain quite a bit about the winter here. But in the spring when you have images like this, you tend to forget about how cold it was a couple of months earlier.
Green foreground and snow capped mountains. It doesn't get any better. Click image for larger version.
This is the 7th hole at Hidden Valley Country Club’s “Lakes” nine. HVCC is my favorite course in Northern Utah.
Nike 20XI-X Golf Ball Review
Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, April 1st, 2011
Categories: Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Ball • Nike Golf
Categories: Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Ball • Nike Golf
Normally I like to get more holes under my belt with a golf ball before I review it. But by the first round I’ll almost always have reached my primary conclusions anyway. I’m speeding up the review process on the Nike 20XI-X golf ball because I can, and I want to beat everyone else to the scoop.
20XI-X Overview
The 20XI-X is one of two new balls Nike is releasing soon. The 20XI-X or what I call the “X” version, is the longer, distance ball. The 20XI-S (“S” version) is the spin/control version.
Movie – Scotland’s Caddies
Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, April 1st, 2011
Categories: Golf Videos • Miscellaneous • Reviews
Categories: Golf Videos • Miscellaneous • Reviews
Scotland’s Caddies DVD – Click to expand
You’ll hear more and more about this, but I’m going to St. Andrews in July! The timing could hardly be more appropriate that I had a cool DVD submitted for my review called Scotland’s Caddies.
A Film Celebrating Caddies and the Home of Golf
Scotland’s Caddies is film by Ron Colby. In the movie Ron treks around Scotland golf courses and sticks a camera into the mugs of the world’s coolest caddies.
There are some gems in this film, great quotes, great footage, great stories and of course many beautiful clips from some of the best courses in the world.
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