13/09/2022
Part 2/2 And it's another long one! 😂 Following on from yesterday's post, here are the numbers around approach play and why/how it's the meatiest metric one of the if not the most important in relation to how we score, and I'll tell how to improve it by doing only 1 thing! 🤓
It's a really good graphic, across the board as handicap gets higher the amount of greens in regulation goes down ⬇️....the more times you hit it on the green ⛳ the more chances you have for birdies and the less reliance there is on getting up and down ➡️ less bogeys.
So, how to get this number up... obviously accuracy and distance control are going to be your most important, however I can't help you with that....unless a poor pivot due to mobility restrictions is affecting your clubface control. So aside or alongside improving the above which is always a good idea....here are more time friendly ways with other benefits beyond golf that will help you hit more GIR guaranteed!
⚫ Get closer to the green off the tee - this is a biggy! As you can see from the aiding graphics the less club you have in you drastically improve your chances of hitting the green for e.g you are twice as likely to hit the green with a 9iron as opposed to a 6iron.
In handicap golfers strokes gained off the tee if the second furthest away from pros after approach.
⚪ Hit the ball further - this links directly into above aswell (strategy is the other). Increasing your speed will allow you to hit smaller clubs in from whatever yardage you have and therefore hit the green more often.
⚫ Combine the 2 points above 💪. By getting it closer to the green off the tee and being able to hit your irons further...let's go back to the previous example and say your now hitting a 9 iron into a hole you used to hit a 6 iron into, not only are you twice as likely to hit the green but more importantly if you look at the proximity graphics your going literally hit it almost twice as close on average leaving yourself 44ft instead of 67ft (check the last pic for a good visual).
⚪ The putting graphic explains why that proximity is so important! If we compare 44ft to 67ft you are 3x less likely to 3-putt, 2x more likely to make it and here's the big one...if we equate that strokes your saving 0.2 shots, 2.07 to get down from 44ft Vs 2.27 from 67ft. If your thinking 0.2 shots big wow, multiply it by 18 and you've saved yourself 3.6 shots! 👀
⚫ A few extra point relating to the above....
🔸The strokes gained model calculates gaining 20 yards will save you 4 strokes - that's 8mph...so easily achievable especially if your around 90 or less!
🔸Of course it's not as simple as multiplying your proximity strokes gained by 18 but these numbers are all averages across time and do add up.
🔸If 44ft doesn't sound that impressive, these numbers are average across all handicaps so 20-25 indexers will be more and 0-5 less etc. The best players in the world from 125-150 and 150-175 in 2022 are Hideki and Justin Thomas with ave. proximities of 19' and 23' so mainly wedges and 7-9 irons for reference 🤓
If you want save yourself 4 shots by doing nothing other than gaining 20 yards get in touch today and let's get started 🤝
