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Tips For Recording Statistics While You Play
Whenever I play golf, I always track the same basic statistical information. For me, this serves two purposes. First, it lets me know how I am doing, both in the short term and long term, in areas that I feel are important to my game. Second, and maybe even more importantly, tracking this information has a way of keeping me focused on my general game plan.
On the two cards below, you will see that I use the same routine in recording not only the score, but also the putts for each hole, greens in regulation and fairways hit. I also total these after nine and eighteen holes. Typically, I mark GIR and putts in the same box and put a stroke through the handicap holes figure to indicate a fairway hit (see lower Fredericton Golf Club card). This varies, of course, according to the design of the card and my inclination that day but it generally follows this form. I also try to put an asterisk next to the tees I played (see upper Kingswood Park card) because I transfer this data to a program at home later on and it is sometimes hard to remember after a day or two.
This data serves my needs well, but other golfers might track different data depending on their skill level and individual needs. Maybe up-and-down or sand save percentages are important to you, for example. I would caution against too much data tracking, however, because the real game is on the course, not in a computer. I feel that keeping only the most important stats helps me focus on what I want to accomplish. I hope this will help you, too.