Bushy's stats for 2015 using GRGS

[BUSHY]

I'm a bit of a stats freak. Love them, I think they can help my game especially now that I have a second child and my practice time will be limited.

I've used golfshot, ShotsToHole.com, Excel spreadsheets and a plethora of other less adept apps but during 2015 I'm going to use GRGS- Get Real Golf Stats. An Australian developed program that uses an app for input and a simple to use website for looking at your data. Actually you could do it all on the app, the screenshots I'll add here are all from the app. They've just signed a deal with the LPGA and already have an affiliation with numerous golf programs in both Australia and the US. I got a Platinum subscription during the black Friday sales for something like $30.

I started 2014 playing off about 4-5 but I believed I was heading lower based the consistency of my game at the time. I changed irons to a chunkier head than I was used to (Covert Forged) thinking that some forgiveness would get me closer to scratch which was my initial goal. In reality I went the other direction (anchored on 10). I'm only thinking that the irons are the main reason for my slide because as soon as I went back to smaller headed 'unforgiving' irons my scores immediately dropped and I shot a 73, 74 and 75 in a two week period.

Anyway this isn't about blades v cavity backs but is more of a journal to try and quantify a change in my game. I'm going to read more classic golf books this year, plus read "Every Shot Counts" by Mark Broadie and see where I end up in 12 months time. I've got two competitive games left this year but to this point my stats are as follows.

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[Courty]

Looks pretty comprehensive. Do you have to enter the length of each putt manually?

[BUSHY]

Yeah. It's surprisingly easy once you get the hang of it. The app is like following the bouncing ball. Once you select where you took the shot from it just asks for the distance and the club. The distance is how far to the target. Really easy to follow and there is a free version too if you want to have a play with it. Below is the process.

[Courty]

OK, I might check it out. I don't suppose it does metric?

[BUSHY]

Certainly does. You can do metric full shots and feet on the green or whatever combo you want.

[Courty]

Certainly does. You can do metric full shots and feet on the green or whatever combo you want.

Sweet. Downloading now.

[jimandr]

Oh, Bushy. What have you started?

Obviously you need more rounds to make the data meaningful, but I foresee a need for a sub-forum just to cater for Ozgolfers who do their stats like this.

I'm not tech minded and I couldn't possibly do what you did, but my handicap is almost exactly the same as yours, so I might have a go at parts of this for the next six rounds just to see what comes out.

One thing that probably doesn't affect you, but it does affect me, is how a stats program would deal with par 4's that the player (me) cannot reach in two. Would it just record it as short? My other problem in that respect is that at my home course there is a hole where I cannot clear the front bunker and hold the green, so I often lay up to the front lefthand edge of that green. Doing things like that will surely affect the integrity of the information.

It all sounds like fun though.

[BUSHY]

Oh, Bushy. What have you started?

Obviously you need more rounds to make the data meaningful, but I foresee a need for a sub-forum just to cater for Ozgolfers who do their stats like this.

I'm not tech minded and I couldn't possibly do what you did, but my handicap is almost exactly the same as yours, so I might have a go at parts of this for the next six rounds just to see what comes out.

One thing that probably doesn't affect you, but it does affect me, is how a stats program would deal with par 4's that the player (me) cannot reach in two. Would it just record it as short? My other problem in that respect is that at my home course there is a hole where I cannot clear the front bunker and hold the green, so I often lay up to the front lefthand edge of that green. Doing things like that will surely affect the integrity of the information.

It all sounds like fun though.

Ok, definitely require more rounds to be as useful as it's intended. The best thing is you can create a stats log filtered to measure what you want. If you only want certain courses or certain pars courses that's fine. You can also filter it for conditions such as humid hot cold windy wet and also for the types of greens ie Bermuda, bent etc and speeds as in slow med fast very fast.
So if I want to see how I went at Cairns only on wet days when the greens were fast, it will let me filter that.

See below.



With regards to not reaching par 4's, when you input your shot for a lay up you simply select "Hit Fairway" which excludes the shot from GIR calculations. You can do that for 3's 4's and 5's.
So if your target is the green and you miss that's the square you input. If you lay up for the fairway and you hit it then you input "Hit Fairway", similarly if you lay up and miss the fairway you press that box.

Once you download and have a play at home just simulating a round you can see how quick and easy it is. Just follow the bouncing ball so to speak.

[BUSHY]

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[Courty]

I downloaded it and set it up but forgot all about it this morning. Probably not much point given the way I played.

[hippo10]

I downloaded it and set it up but forgot all about it this morning. Probably not much point given the way I played.

You must of hit a reasonable shot on 8 at least... Wasn't quite good enough tho as I managed sneak one in a little closer

[Courty]

You must of hit a reasonable shot on 8 at least... Wasn't quite good enough tho as I managed sneak one in a little closer

One of the few.

[hippo10]

Unfortunately, same for me too. Think that's about the only hole I did anything...

[BUSHY]

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The summary screen from yesterday. Had two bad holes, dbl on 12 and dbl on 4. Finished with 37 points. On 4 I actually made a very good downhill put to save a 6 for1 after hitting my drive in the junk on the right. Ended up in the right green side bunker and got up and down for a single point. On 12 I hit a nice big drive up 13 (my new favourite shortcut) and had a 5 iron into the green. A bit of a thin, bare lie and I chunked it into the water. Pitched it to within 6 ft and proceeded to 3 putt for a 7. Even with that wipe I came home in 20 points. My main concern is with my short game although from the fringe I've been doing well. Putting was good, I think my first sub 30 putt round for a while. More to come.
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[BUSHY]

The remaining stats for the day.

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[markTHEblake]

Does GRGS give stats per hole on a given course, so that we can see which hole we Solarman on the most?I just gave it a test run, with only one round recorded, seems it doesnt

[BUSHY]

I don't think it does. Golfshot used to do something like that but it was basic.

[Daves]

Does GRGS give stats per hole on a given course, so that we can see which hole we Solarman on the most?I just gave it a test run, with only one round recorded, seems it doesnt

Mscorecard gives you a course report that gives you best, worst and average scores on each hole for any time period.

[BUSHY]

It's probably easier to add the images via tapatalk. Looking at my up and down stats there are a few things that I'm taking away right now. My performance from the fringe is pretty good. I've actually be using an 8 or 9 iron to chip from the fringe and in the last two rounds I've been 100% from the fringe. I'm also hitting it closer with those clubs. Normally I'd take PW or gap wedge so there's something in learning.


My 2 iron is definitely a fairway finder. I missed one fairway left with it but in reality it was barely off and I had a great lie. The 15th at Cairns has a Bermuda triangle of trees that I somehow ALWAYS find and once you're in there you're dead most of the time. I hit the 2 straight up the middle and to my surprise had barely a 7 iron in, about 240m off the tee. I dare say I'll be hitting the two there more often if not always. The best thing is I can also hit it high off the tee when I need it.

[Hatchman]

It's probably easier to add the images via tapatalk. Looking at my up and down stats there are a few things that I'm taking away right now. My performance from the fringe is pretty good. I've actually be using an 8 or 9 iron to chip from the fringe and in the last two rounds I've been 100% from the fringe. I'm also hitting it closer with those clubs. Normally I'd take PW or gap wedge so there's something in learning.

There's a lesson in that for most if not all on here. Let the ball run on the green as much as possible.
Far too many amateurs using loft where it's not needed/required.

[BUSHY]

I downloaded it and set it up but forgot all about it this morning. Probably not much point given the way I played.

Off topic but what did you think of the 4th and 13th? I personally would've rather waited a few more weeks. However a bit of traffic on them will do them good.