Ohio Golf Journal November 2019

4HE GOLÚNG NEWS HAS BEEN A BUZZ ABOUT STAT TRACKING SOFTWARE TO HELP GOLFERS HONE PERFORMANCE AND LOWER HANDICAPS $O THEY REALLY WORK 4HE EMPIRICAL DATA PROVIDED BY THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE PERSONAL CLUB DISTANCES SHOT SHAPES AND LENGTH FROM DESIRED TARGETS AMONG MANY OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION /NE SUCH STAT TRACKING COMPANY IS 3HOT 3COPE WHICH WILL GREATLY HELP AN INDIVIDUAL GOLFER MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ABOUT CLUB SELECTION ON THE COURSE -OST GOLFERS THINK THEY KNOW THE DISTANCE EACH CLUB TRAVELS EXACT STATS HOWEVER OFTEN POINT OUT THAT MOST GOLFERS DO NOT HIT THE GOLF BALL AS FAR AS THEY THINK +NOWING AN APPROXIMATE DISTANCE IS OK BUT HAVING THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM DISTANCES IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO AVOID TROUBLE OR STICK IT ON A SMALL GREEN 4HE RESULTS CAN ALSO POINT OUT TENDENCIES IN YOUR GAME +NOWING THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF SHOTS END UP SHORT AND RIGHT ! PLAYER CAN MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE COURSE TO AIM SLIGHTLY LONGER TO THE BACK LEFT OF THE GREEN INSTEAD OF THE CENTER WHICH MAY INCREASE THE ALL IMPORTANT GREENS IN REGULATION STAT 7HEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ROUNDS ARE POOLED TOGETHER AND ANALYZED IN DIFFERENT WAYS MANY WELL KNOWN GOLF STRATEGIC THEORIES ARE FOUND TO BE INCORRECT AND NEW PARADIGMS ARE PRESENTED THAT OFFER DIFFERING WAYS TO LOWER SCORES &OR EXAMPLE MANY GOLFERS GRAB A THREE IRON OR FAIRWAY WOOD FOR THE TEE SHOT RATHER THAN USE A DRIVER IN HOPES TO HIT THE FAIRWAY AND SCORE LOWER 7HEN IN FACT STATISTICAL DATA PROVES THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY ÚND THE ROUGH WITH YOUR DRIVE THE SHORTER IRON INTO THE GREEN PRODUCES LOWER SCORES )T IS A FACT THAT ANY PUTT THAT DOESNmT REACH THE HOLE WILL NOT FALL IN 7HEN THE DATA IS PRESENTED THAT NEARLY OF ALL PUTTS FROM FEET AND LONGER ARE LEFT SHORT YOU HAVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING THAT ADDITIONAL PACE MUST BE APPLIED TO EVERY PUTT %VERYONE KNOWS THAT DROPPING A FEW MORE PUTTS PER ROUND HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON OVERALL SCORE Rumors, Facts, and Golf By Richard Todd Ohio Golf Journal NEOH Golf News