[fujitsusi]

Stats are fine for those who want to keep them. I use to do it myself. Not anymore since I learned that my eventual score pretty much tells me how many of this, or that I hit during a round of golf. Plus i don't want to be reminding myself of the misses during the round. When I speak of information, I'm talking about such things a s ball placement due to a certain type of lie condition. What club I might use for a certain situation, for a given distance. How I might need to set up to work the ball for a certain shot. What the ball will do from different parts of the green to various hole locations. Maybe some info on a course, that I have not played in long time. Probably the most important piece of info for me is the "carry" info I keep for each club/swing. Now I don't use this book all the time, but during an important round, it's in my bag if I need it.

I do keep one stat. That being what my first putt is for. Eagle, birdie, par, bogey, or worse. What ever it may be for, that first putt tells me all I need to know about the previous shots on that hole. For me, keeping too many stats during a round of golf messes with the mental aspect of my game. Plus, I now tend to be lazy on the golf course.

Suprisingly, I actually have one of those books that I carry around with me. I even keep track of my stats (fairways hit, GIR, # of putts, ups/downs). But at this point, everything needs work