Compound Scoring
Saturday/December/09 2023
If you look at the key data at professional level, the key yardage of approach shots are 125 yards to 170 yards (115m to a 160m). This is from where tour professionals play most of their approach shots and I label this as the YELLOW ZONE. Next you have the key data on mostly par 3’s which are played from 180 yards to 225 yards (165m to 205m) and I describe between 120 yards to 60 or 70 yards (110m to 60m) as the GREEN ZONE
This is where tour professionals achieve more opportunities of making birdies. If we look at a round of golf consisting of four pars 5’s. At tour level your efforts require birdies on 2 out of 4. This provides the shorter ball strikers with 2 under on the par 5’s taking 3 shots to reach the pin.
This is where tour professionals achieve more opportunities of making birdies. If we look at a round of golf consisting of four pars 5’s. At tour level your efforts require birdies on 2 out of 4. This provides the shorter ball strikers with 2 under on the par 5’s taking 3 shots to reach the pin.
If you look at the key data at professional level, the key yardage of approach shots are 125 yards to 170 yards (115m to a 160m). This is from where tour professionals play most of their approach shots and I label this as the YELLOW ZONE. Next you have the key data on mostly par 3’s which are played from 180 yards to 225 yards (165m to 205m) and I describe between 120 yards to 60 or 70 yards (110m to 60m) as the GREEN ZONE
This is where tour professionals achieve more opportunities of making birdies. If we look at a round of golf consisting of four pars 5’s. At tour level your efforts require birdies on 2 out of 4. This provides the shorter ball strikers with 2 under on the par 5’s taking 3 shots to reach the pin.
Next, there are four pars 3’s. With the strategy of achieving middle green, an average score of 3 you will have gained strokes on the field.
Finally the remaining par 4’s. With fairways hit at an average length of 214 yards (196m) you will be left with distances between 175 yards and 125 yards (160m -115m). If 50% of the approaches are unreachable due to slope or wind then with the decision to layup to leave a yardage which 70% you are within 3-4m, you are providing yourself with a 50% chance of holing the putt.
In order to discover your high percentage approach shots you will need to create a wedge matrix chart with proximity averages and also full iron shot proximity averages.
The remaining par 4’s which are reachable in two shots with the approach distance calculated based upon your percentage rating on full iron shots will determine the precise distance you will need to hit the tee shot.
COMPOUNDING SCORES !1
This offers you the certainty of making all pars or potentially several birdies. The outcome is on a B game day you will be able to score level par and on an A game day with putts be holed, a certain low under par score.
Key info: Part of my work with you is to make you understand the discipline nature of what it takes to compound golf scores.
On days when the strategy is the same yet you are unable to hit it close you will always be around par. The discipline is in hitting the right places over and over and strengthening this concept. Tour players have to commit to be disciplined enough to understand this and do it.
One very important point is that tour players who are not swinging well are still able to manage their strategy to score. Realising that they are struggling they accept and adapt the strategy in order to salvage a score.
This is where tour professionals achieve more opportunities of making birdies. If we look at a round of golf consisting of four pars 5’s. At tour level your efforts require birdies on 2 out of 4. This provides the shorter ball strikers with 2 under on the par 5’s taking 3 shots to reach the pin.
Next, there are four pars 3’s. With the strategy of achieving middle green, an average score of 3 you will have gained strokes on the field.
Finally the remaining par 4’s. With fairways hit at an average length of 214 yards (196m) you will be left with distances between 175 yards and 125 yards (160m -115m). If 50% of the approaches are unreachable due to slope or wind then with the decision to layup to leave a yardage which 70% you are within 3-4m, you are providing yourself with a 50% chance of holing the putt.
In order to discover your high percentage approach shots you will need to create a wedge matrix chart with proximity averages and also full iron shot proximity averages.
The remaining par 4’s which are reachable in two shots with the approach distance calculated based upon your percentage rating on full iron shots will determine the precise distance you will need to hit the tee shot.
COMPOUNDING SCORES !1
This offers you the certainty of making all pars or potentially several birdies. The outcome is on a B game day you will be able to score level par and on an A game day with putts be holed, a certain low under par score.
Key info: Part of my work with you is to make you understand the discipline nature of what it takes to compound golf scores.
On days when the strategy is the same yet you are unable to hit it close you will always be around par. The discipline is in hitting the right places over and over and strengthening this concept. Tour players have to commit to be disciplined enough to understand this and do it.
One very important point is that tour players who are not swinging well are still able to manage their strategy to score. Realising that they are struggling they accept and adapt the strategy in order to salvage a score.