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**Adeniinteme** · 01-16-2010, 04:03 AM

I like this idea but I am curious, does writing all this down actually help improve your game? If so how?

I have my own system where I record two pieces of data (optional 3rd) for each shot. This is distance from the pin and club used. The optional piece of data is 'anything funny going on' (like in a bunker, bad lie, behind a tree or something like that).

So a well-played par 4 might read

D,7i-147;28,2

I hit a driver off the tee (yardage from the card), I then hit a 7i from a good lie from 147 yards, and two putt from 28'. That hole played badly might read

D,5i-160-O,SW-22-B;55,4,1

Driver off the tee and my 5i was obstructed in some way (the "O"). I then hit a SW from a bunker ("B") and 3 putted from 55' - not that I would ever do such a thing, of course.

This then gets dumped into a database for whatever kind of analysis that I want to do. This stuff gets recorded on a separate card and takes virtually no time. I freely estimate distances that I can't get conveniently.

I can't say that it has turned my game around, or anything like that. But I find the analysis that I do helpful in understanding my game, figuring out what to work on, equipment selection, etc.

dave

01-16-2010, 04:03 AM	#8
Adeniinteme Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 591 Senior Member	I like this idea but I am curious, does writing all this down actually help improve your game? If so how? I have my own system where I record two pieces of data (optional 3rd) for each shot. This is distance from the pin and club used. The optional piece of data is 'anything funny going on' (like in a bunker, bad lie, behind a tree or something like that). So a well-played par 4 might read D,7i-147;28,2 I hit a driver off the tee (yardage from the card), I then hit a 7i from a good lie from 147 yards, and two putt from 28'. That hole played badly might read D,5i-160-O,SW-22-B;55,4,1 Driver off the tee and my 5i was obstructed in some way (the "O"). I then hit a SW from a bunker ("B") and 3 putted from 55' - not that I would ever do such a thing, of course. This then gets dumped into a database for whatever kind of analysis that I want to do. This stuff gets recorded on a separate card and takes virtually no time. I freely estimate distances that I can't get conveniently. I can't say that it has turned my game around, or anything like that. But I find the analysis that I do helpful in understanding my game, figuring out what to work on, equipment selection, etc. dave
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