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The Average Golfer – Club selection options to use to get Up and Down One of the major keys to lower scoring is hitting greens in regulation, but this isn’t always easy. Inevitably, over the course of your round you will miss a few greens and need to get up and down to save your par, so which clubs should the average golfer use? We will look at up and down success, proximity to the hole, and shots to finish with wedges (GW, SW, LW) and then compare them with the clubs typically used for chip and runs (8i, 9i, PW). Having a dialed in short game is a great way to save strokes, and lower scores. With the averages for these clubs we will be able to see what club can give you the best chances of success around the green. Do these numbers surprise you? Or does it confirm what you already knew?
There is a time and place for every club in the bag and the beauty of short game is that we can be creative. However, the next time you are looking at a simple shot around the green perhaps less loft may help. A lot of amateurs are very quick to reach for loft when around the greens, we can see they are almost twice as likely to use a high lofted club. However, this may not be in their best interests when it comes to scoring. From the data shown, for the average golfer, on every measurement the lesser lofted option is better. Proximity to the hole is 6ft closer, this is significant in terms of putting make percentages. Likewise, the average golfer is 8% more likely to get up and down when using an 8i/9i/PW in comparison to a GW/SW/LW. This further emphasises the benefit of using less loft. Proximity to the hole is better and the likelihood of a successful up-and-down increases. With less loft in hand, the average golfer is likely to leave themselves within 6ft of the pin almost 1 in 3 times. As previously mentioned this helps with putting make percentages and is reflected in the shots to finish data. Still not convinced?Think about the last time you played. How many times do you thin or fat a wedge around the greens and cost yourself a shot that could be easily saved. The chip and run is a very reliable shot to have and potentially less damaging than using a wedge around the greens. When on the course, it is easy to try and replicate the shots that we see on the television, the only difference being that they are the top 1% of golfers in the world. So should we be trying to play like them? Probably not unfortunately. However, we can learn from them when it comes to scoring. As we saw with Brian Harman, short game and putting can transform an average score into a great score. Harman gained almost 12 strokes on the field at the 151st Open Championship and would go onto win the Claret Jug, his first Major. Remember – putt if you can, chip if you can’t putt, and pitch or use a lob hot only if you have to. How many greens do amateur golfers hit? It will come as no surprise that hitting more greens positively impacts your overall performance on the golf course – but just how many greens do amateur golfers hit? The above stat is the percentage of greens hit in regulation over the course of an 18 hole round of golf, are there any numbers in there that surprise you? This may upset some players, in fact, a lot potentially. Speaking to the masses here, the most common handicap in golf is somewhere between 10 and 15. Unfortunately, you guys do not hit as many greens in regulation as you might think. The typical 10 handicapper hits 6.3 greens per round and this drops to 4.14 for the 15 handicapper – this translates to about 1 every 3 holes for a 10hcp and 1 every 4 holes for a 15hcp. Golfers are eternally optimistic and this is by no means intended to dishearten anyone thinking of teeing it up at the weekend but instead to help with the mental side of the game. This helps to manage our expectations and should prevent us from being too tough on ourselves when we miss greens – easier said than done I know! What about everyone’s favourite benchmark number, the 100 yard shot? Often where players can be heard saying ‘I can’t believe I missed from there!’ 100 yard – Fairway – Green Hit% Does anything surprise you here? Again, an interesting stat that we can see, is once again the typical golfer, 10-15hcp, is still pretty close to a 50/50 chance of hitting the green from 100 yards in the fairway. The golfers / members, that play off scratch, misses 1/4 of attempts at this distance and at the opposite end of our handicap spectrum, the 25hcp golfer misses ⅔’s of their attempts. What does this mean for the amateur golfer ahead of their next game? Don’t be so hard on yourself! Missing the green is a lot more common than you think. The worst thing you can do is let a bad break or bad shot completely derail your game. We have all played with someone that seems to think every shot should be perfect and when they are not, things spiral out of control. So..... If you are the emotional type?! (Aren't we all???), Here is a summary of topics that could help you.
Missing the green forces us to try and convert an up and down attempt, which is not easy and often leads to dropped shots. Give yourself the best chance to successfully get up and down by reading this blog. Short game saves strokes when out of position and like a lot of things in golf, it isn’t that easy, the tips i share can and will help. Here is another perspective All credit goes to the Author. The following information is courtesy of ARCCOS. From what distance do you have a 50% chance of hitting the green?? But here’s the thing—when it comes to hitting greens, we often overestimate our range. (Don’t worry, you’re not alone.) According to Arccos, we now know the “magic number”—the distance from which different skill levels, on average, hit the green 50% of the time. And let’s just say, you might be reaching for a wedge more often than you think. What’s Your Magic Number: 20 Handicap: 50% of greens are hit from 92 yards. So, if you're a 20-handicapper, you're hitting the green half the time from inside 100 yards. (Which, by the way, isn’t bad at all!) 15 Handicap: You’ve got a 50/50 shot from 110 yards. It’s your sweet spot! Keep it dialed from 110 yards and in and slowly work your way back. 10 Handicap: From 129 yards, you're in the zone half the time. Time to become best friends with your wedges. 5 Handicap: 147 yards is your magic number, which means you’ve mastered those mid-irons. Keep doing you. Scratch Golfer: From 165 yards, you're hitting the green as much as the rest of us are from 100. That's wizard-level stuff. What Does This Actually Mean for Your Game though? Well every golfer’s game is unique. That’s why it’s so important to know your game, understand where you shine, and where you could use a little extra work.Golf can be a humbling game of unrealistic expectations. We’re all guilty of standing over a long distance approach shot (160~180yard), thinking we’ve got this, only to capitulate to the demands of this distance by sending it into the trees or worse, the water or OOB. So, armed with this new look, here’s how to sharpen up your course management: Play to your strengths: If your best shot at hitting the green is from 110 yards, then plan your game to get to that distance more often. Lay up when you need to, and stop chasing those miracle shots that rarely pay off. It’s the smarter play, and it’ll keep those big numbers off your scorecard. Practice where it counts: Rather than smashing drivers at the range, why not rearrange your practise schedule and start focusing on the shots that matter most? If you’re consistently better from 92 yards or 129 yards, dial in your practice sessions to fine-tune those distances. Those are the ones that can save your round. Learn from your own data: Have you ever noticed that certain shots just feel easier than others? That’s no accident—it’s often tied to your strengths at particular distances. Whether you’re tracking your performance with tech or just paying more attention, learning from your own tendencies will help you make smarter decisions on the course. Greens in Regulation by Handicap Greens hit from 100y by Handicap
Understanding wedge grinds can be a daunting task. We've compiled a list of every wedge grind worthwhile, from all the manufacturers we love and know, and placed them all in one easy place to digest and comprehend.
Wedge grinding is the process of removing material or reprofiling the shape of the sole of a wedge to improve or make more efficient, its interaction with various types of turf and swing characteristics. Choosing the correct grind on your wedges is essential for creating more consistency around the greens, as well as improving your capabilities to play those shots with the proper flight, spin and power placed upon the ball. Explained in depth below, different grinds are designed for specific types of swings, shot styles, and turf materials. Having the shot versatility and creativity available to you at all times is vital to shooting your lowest score out on the links. Wedge Grind TerminologyThere are a variety of different ways to remove material from the sole area of a wedge that allows for more improved performance from different lies and even different swing types. This makes selecting the correct wedge grind more important because each grind provides features that either excel or fight the type of shot you are trying to play as well as the type of swing you have. Here are some important terms to understand when reading through the information regarding specific types of wedge grinds that are built for different uses. Leading EdgeLeading edge relief on a sole generally means the front, lower edge of the face is cut in a way that makes it sharper. A sharper leading edge is designed ideally for cutting through thick rough, and fescue, where the club needs to fight through the material before striking the ball. Trailing EdgeOn wedges with trailing edge cuts, material from the back section of the sole is removed to allow the club to sit lower to the ground. This creates a grind that excels at sliding through, or along the ground, without losing as much clubhead speed. Trailing edge relief works by helping create more lifting force on the golf ball when opening the clubface while on firmer, drier turf styles. Heel ReliefRemoving material from the heel of a wedge allows the club to sit flatter on the ground while manipulating the clubface to be open. It reduces the heel interaction and slowing of the clubhead when interacting with the turf on open-face shots, providing more consistent distance and less effect on the direction of travel imparted on the ball. Sole DesignChanging the sole design of a wedge generally means manipulating the roundness of the sole itself. This changes the way the wedge sits on the ground. Wider, flatter soles usually provide golfers with increased forgiveness by reducing digging into the turf. Most golfers looking to improve their golf games are looking for one thing, consistency. The natural line of thinking goes, I will take a lesson and from that I will learn the proper way to swing the club with consistency. After the lesson I just need to take enough reps to build muscle memory. Once I have muscle memory I will hit the ball consistently forever. The issue with this thinking is that muscle memory is not a real thing, our muscles cannot remember how to move. Muscle memory might better be described as repetition leading to memory of how to signal your muscles to move, not your muscles knowing how to move. The way we know this is from a famous study conducted that showed the motor patterns are stored in our memories in a similar way to long-term memories. Understanding that motor pattern changes need to be stored like long-term memories can guide us to better practice by using learning strategies like those used in language and music learning.
One of the founding breakthroughs in the study of how we learn was research done on a man who had a piece of his brain removed in order to relieve him of constant seizures. The removal of his hippocampus from his brain provided some relief from seizures but the dramatic effect was his complete loss of short term memory. The patient, who was named H.M. to protect his identity, still had his long-term memory but could not remember anything as soon as he stopped focusing on it. There was no effect on his IQ or personality, it was just his short-term memory that was completely lost. H.M. could do the same puzzle over and over with the same enjoyment, he was able to remember vivid childhood memories but could not remember what he had for lunch that day. He was the unfortunate but perfect test subject to see how long-term memories can be etched into our brains. Brenda Milner and William Scoville began to meet and run tests on H.M. to better understand the role the hippocampus plays in our brain function. One of the most interesting tests was having H.M. learn to draw a five point star by watching his hand in a mirror. This new motor skill was practiced over a few days and although he could never remember the act of practicing, after a few days he was able to complete the task on his own without any guides. This breakthrough showed that motor skill learning happens in a much deeper part of the brain than short-term memory. This learning is a very different process than simple recall, it takes much more effort but it also sticks around much longer. The research done with Milner and Scoville can have a tremendous impact on how we teach and learn golf. In order to learn new motor skills we can see that it takes time and guided practice to ingrain a motor pattern into our long-term memory. Muscle memory is not built through simple mindless repetition, its more similar to learning a piece of music or a new language than remembering dates or elements on the periodic table. In order to learn a new song or language there are two main focuses, guided practice and repetition with spacing. The act of practicing with guardrails so you know when you are doing something correctly or incorrectly is how we maximize guided practice, it doesn’t mean another person has to be guiding you. When learning a new golf movement success and failure is not graded on proximity to the target but on how well the change was implemented into the swing. Once the change is implemented the new goal of practice can be proximity based. Most golfers look to make changes to their golf swing while grading their progress on proximity. The focus on something unrelated to the changes means we are not building the storage for this new movement in long-term memory, instead the movement is remembered in the short-term and lost shortly after. When practicing a new swing keep the changes as the priority of the practice, not the proximity of the shot. This means that a player needs to carefully lay out drills to create the correct motion, and also tell them when their motion is incorrect. A great example of this is placing a towel a few inches behind the ball to work on increasing angle of attack. This simple drill tells us when our attack angle is correct because we missed the towel or incorrect because the towel was hit. Once this drill becomes easy to complete then we can begin to measure success in proximity. Guided practice is like working with flashcards while learning Spanish, just because you know that biblioteca means library doesn’t mean you can speak Spanish; however it is a building block in learning the language. The more cards we learn individually can then be put together to build a phrase. The more key parts of the golf swing we can perfect the better we can build an entire swing. The often overlooked but most important part of building “muscle memory” is the time that is spent doing it. Not all time is equal when trying to build a new motor pattern, three hours straight of hitting golf balls is far less effective than three, one-hour practices, and even less effective than six thirty-minute sessions broken up over two weeks. Time spent performing as well as time spent between performances makes up how well the movement gets ingrained in our memory. Just like in studying for a test, cramming your golf practice into one long session can help your performance for a day or two but it doesn’t translate into long-term retention. Building a new motor pattern into our memory takes repetitions done over longer periods of time, therefore one of the most important things to do when making a swing change is small practice sessions over multiple days. Each time we restart the training sessions that motor pattern has to be recalled and it reinforces the motor pattern and becomes easier and easier to access. Eventually when we have recalled that pattern enough times the brain then knows that when we are swinging a club this is the motor pattern we are swinging with. Forcing the brain to recall the correct movement strengthens the connection between the muscles and the brain, building more and more “muscle memory”. Learning to play the guitar doesn’t happen from one practice a week, it happens by picking up the guitar every day and playing for a few minutes. You don’t change your golf swing after a one hour lesson, it takes multiple sessions to complete a swing change. Repetition over time and feedback are what makes Legends of the Links a powerful learning tool for all ages but especially for junior golfers. The trading cards are fantastic motivators to keep kids coming back week after week because of the collecting tradition built into the card game. Each week they come back and new cards get revealed and the kids love it. This inspiration to return over time allows coaches to build off of previous lessons and strengthens the players skills by constantly having to recall their golf skills week after week. The feedback in Legends of the Links comes from the skill game designs and the goals associated with these challenges. The games like putter gate challenge or aerial assault are built to give feedback on a very specific skill (center of face contact for the putter gate and loft control for aerial assault). Having a predetermined goal with these games allows players to know if their skill is at the appropriate level, therefore every time they play the game they are getting guided feedback on if they are performing as well as they should. This combination is what makes games such a powerful learning tool, and Legends of the Links attempt to leverage the game advantages to create the optimal learning environment for juniors to improve their golf games through optimal motor skill development. NEW Arccos Driver Distance Report 2023 Acknowledgement to Arccos as the owner of this information. Thank you Arccos NEW Arccos Driver Distance Report 2023 Ah, the driver. The “big stick.” The “sledgehammer.” The club that has more nicknames than your dog. We golfers only use this beauty, on average, 14 times (or less) per round, but somehow it steals all the spotlight. Maybe it's because it's usually the longest, loudest, and most attention-grabbing club in the bag. Or maybe it's because absolutely smashing a driver down the fairway feels like winning a mini-Olympics event. There’s no better feeling than launching one straight as an arrow, hitting it right on the sweet spot, and then casually pretending not to notice as you outdrive all your buddies. But we’ve all heard the chatter: “Did you hear about Jim? He got that new driver and picked up 15 yards!” Or “I just upgraded, and now I’m bombing it 10-15 yards further!” A pro once told me though, if I truly gained 10 to 15 yards every time he got a new driver, he should be hitting it 700 yards by now… somehow makes sense… but no one on tour is driving it that far! So, are we really gaining yardage? We’ll let you see for yourself. We’ve compiled the 2023 Driver Distance Report. Using over 1 billion shots tracked and 180 million of those being driver swings on par 4s and 5s, we can help answer the question: How far are we actually hitting the ball? So, How Far Are We Going? Looking at the data over the years, not much has changed in terms of distance for the average golfer. Today, the average male—regardless of age or handicap—is driving the ball around 225 yards. For the average female, that number is about 178 yards. “Wait,” you say, “I hit it 260 on average!” That’s awesome! We’d love to know your secret. But before you start strutting, let’s break it down based on age and skill. If you’re 26 years old, a scratch golfer, and driving the ball 260 yards, congrats—you’re right in line with other scratch golfers in their 20s. But if you’re 50 with a 2 handicap and bombing it 260, you’re killing it! The average 50-year-old 2 handicap is only driving it 241 yards, if that’s you you're doing better than great. See our Arccos Distance Report below to find how you stack up against golfers your age and skill level (you might be surprised!) Men's 2023 driving distance by age and handicap: Women's 2023 driving distance by age and handicap: Age and handicap go hand-in-hand when it comes to driver distance. Younger golfers and those with lower handicaps tend to hit it further (shocking, right? Must be those flexible, springy joints). But hey, if you’re still swinging the same driver you bought a decade ago or haven’t tracked your stats in years, maybe—just maybe—you’re genuinely picking up those extra 10-15 yards. Or, well... maybe Father Time has been sneaking a few yards away from you.
So, whether you’re bombing it past your buddies or thinking about finally upgrading that trusty old driver, the numbers don’t lie—age, skill, and a little tech may all play a part in how far we’re hitting the ball. But no matter where you stand on the distance spectrum, there’s always room to improve, and tracking your game is the key. So go ahead, give your driver a well-deserved pat, and maybe even treat yourself to some shiny new gear. Because at the end of the day, it’s not just about those 14 tee shots—there’s a whole lot more to the game beyond the big swings. バンカーからプラス2打で外に出してOKバンカー内にあったレーキを動かしたらボールも動いてしまった…罰打なしレーキ(バンカーをならす道具)は動かせる障害物なので、ペナルティはなく、元の場所にリプレース(戻す)してプレーを続けましょう。 バンカー内で素振りをし、クラブが砂についた…2罰打ハザードの状態をテストした、というルール違反に当たり、2罰打となります。 グッドマナーのためにワンモアアドバイスバンカーからプラス2打で外に出してOKバンカーの壁にボールが深く埋まってしまい、バンカーからの脱出が困難な状態のとき「アンプレヤブル」を宣言し、下記4パターンの救済が受けられます。
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