Tracking
 

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Tom had a sheet called The Analyzer.

Greens hit. Greens missed-- left, right, short, long
Fairways hit. Fairways missed-- left, right
Quality of each shot-- straight, slice, toe, heel, etc.
Putts-- Putts made. Putts missed-- short, long, etc.

Seems like there were some other things on there also--weather that day, course conditions, etc..A player can see after several rounds the patterns that may develop. On long par 3's, for example, one may notice that nearly all misses are short, right.

Tom's tour players used these sheets. They then knew better how to practice, i.e., what they needed to work on. Most people tend to practice, it seems, what they are already good at... most of the time.

:smile: Fasinating Insight Yoda : Thanks for Sharing

Thanks Lagster...I believe club selection was part of the analysis too. If someone has a copy of the Analyzer sheet...how about scanning it and posting it on line.

There was a copy of Jodie Mudd's record breaking final round scorecard from (record score of 63) the 1991 British Open on the internet at one point that had markings on it that were in line with the above "Analyzer" analysis. Hmmmm...another opportunity for spreadsheet analysis!!!

DG

Stats ar stats
 

And Brian's stats for last four weeks are not great....wondered what happened?

Work In Progress
 

Brian called and told me he hadn't been hitting the ball quite as well in Florida as he did on the West Coast swing. We got together on Wednesday of the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta and worked on the basics. He went on that week to hit 72.2 percent of the greens -- above the TOUR average -- and finished T-19, his best tournament of the year.

It takes time.

Yoda,
What did you adjust to clear the fog?

Thx

Ten-Under And Counting
 

Nothing but the fundamentals. The Hands and their Clubhead Lag, Plane Line Tracing and Hinge Action. Also, the Address Routine, Power Package alignments and Execution. With lots of video to reinforce the points.

Meanwhile, Brian continues on his tear...

...with a 5-under-par 66 in today's first round of the Verizon Heritage. On the demanding Harbor Town Golf Links and in a 144-man field of the best players in the world, he is tied for 6th. Together with his final round 67 at the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta, that puts him 10-under in his last two rounds.

Not too shabby!

It takes longer for some than for others.

Surprise Party
 

Brian Gay just finished his second round of the Heritage Classic with a 4-under-par 67. The round included five birdies and a lone bogey (on the tough par four 4th, ranked second-toughest on the course) and birdies on the closing hole of each nine. As I write, his two day total of 66-67=133 puts him in a tie for second.

I remember talking with him in Atlanta and mentioning that he should do well at Hilton Head.

"Harbour Town's a tough course," said I, "but not too long, and the winning score is usually one of the higher numbers on TOUR."

"Yeah, that's what my friends have always told me. But I play there every year, and I've only made the cut once."

"That was the old Brian. This is the new Brian. I think you might surprise a few people this time 'round. Maybe even yourself."

And now on this Friday afternoon he sits high atop the Leader Board at nine-under. Which, I'm sure, really is a surprise to some people. But not to me. No sir, ol' Yoda isn't surprised at all...

Not one bit.