There are many different statistics that a golfer can track. Personally, I think greens in regulation (GIR) is the most important. After that there are many different stats that rise and fall in importance depending on how my game is on any given day. Whether the stat is focused on putting, hitting fairways, or sand saves (for examples) there is one other stat that stands out as very important to lower golf scores. That stat is our scramble percentage.
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Gaining Strokes On The Field
This relatively new way of recording stats in golf deals with gaining strokes on the field. It is a interesting way to see how a player is fairing against the field. I am not sure as an amateur how this would help our game because it would be almost impossible to track, but as a professional I can see how it would help. For example, Cameron Smith gained 11.5 strokes will putting at last weekends Players Championship. I think with this stat alone it shows why he won. Knowing this, what really is gaining strokes on the field in golf?
Continue readingKeeping Stats in Golf
Yesterday I mentioned I would show you how I keep my stats when I play. There is nothing spectacular or earth shattering about my process, but the simplicity of my method might be helpful. I try to keep these stats during every round because (good or bad) it will help me focus on specifics during my training regime.
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The Grateful Golfer 