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    Score/stat tracking

    Does anyone keep their shot stats (yes that is a redundant ?).
    I would like some advice on good programs that keep fairways,greens,putts etc.
    thanks in advance

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    Golf Guru Nat Williams is on a distinguished road Nat Williams's Avatar
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    I use intelligolf ... a GREAT program... can be used as stand alone desktop app, or brough out onto the course w/ a palm pilot. Keeps detailed stats, and even has GPS for mapping courses
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    GStat, www.gstatpro.com, is a great product. Dan also has a database of most Ottawa courses that you can input.
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    I've always wondered a few things.

    Accuracy is just % of fairways hit.
    Driving accuracy is % of fairways hit with a driver.

    What is GIR? and when you count putts you don't count the ones that are off the fringe right? or when you putt out of the fairway?

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    GIR = green in regulation (i.e on in 1 on par 3, 2 on par 4, 3 on par 5)

    putts only get counted on the green
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    so if you hit a ball into a pod on a par 3 and then re-tee and then hit the green... how does that work into the equation? one in the missed and one in the hit??

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    no, your GIR would be missed. You are on in 3 (one shot to water, one penalty, 3 on)

    However, the stat for accuracy would reflect that you got 1/2 on the green from X yards w/ Y club.
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    Do any of you find that by keeping stats you have a better idea of what you need to work on? Do the stats tell you anything different then just playing the game and reflecting on your poor shots after the game?

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    Quote Originally Posted by thotho
    Do any of you find that by keeping stats you have a better idea of what you need to work on? Do the stats tell you anything different then just playing the game and reflecting on your poor shots after the game?
    Absolutely. If you use the shot charting features in GStat, you mark down what club you used from what distance, the shot type, hook, fade, etc, and where it went, right, left, long short, etc. The application will then let you know the club distances, and where you tend to miss. From there you know what to work on
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    the stats make a world of difference...in addition to telling me where I am losing strokes, I can also use the info to set attainable goals.

    ex. I never really thought much about stroke average per type of hole (par 3,4,5) but looking @ the stats last year I realized I played par 3's the orst (considerably worse) ... translation : par 3's are the only holes where i consistently have more than 8i into the hole (on average), so being that I rarel take mid to long irons into greens, I realized that i needed to spend time practicing them.
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    also depending on your level of detail, you can even determine if you conistently underread break, overread brewak, push and pull the putts etc etc...
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    SOLD! where do I sign up? I want to be as detailed as possible!

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    is there a better one that gstat?

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    I really like intelligolf

    haven't tried gStat though so I can't really comment on them as a comparison

    intelligolf does have a free trial though.

    really nice if you have a palm especially w/ GPS
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    how does that work? what would i need to buy to turn my palm into a sky caddy?

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    www.gstatpro.com You can enter 5 rounds before registering to check it out.
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    how does that work? what would i need to buy to turn my palm into a sky caddy?
    If you have a palm that does bluetooth, you can get almost any bluetooth gps unit (If you want info, pm me I picked up one that is great) .. If you don't have bluetooth you can get an attachable unit, like the Magellan (fits 505,515 models etc) ...

    either way it's about 100$ for a gps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Kilbank
    www.gstatpro.com You can enter 5 rounds before registering to check it out.
    Already downloaded and fully registered. Looks good, going to sit down later on tonight and mess around with it


    Back to the GPS, so I get a PDA with Bluetooth, no problem. I have one. If I get this GPS unit, how do I get it to help me with golf? Lets continue the rest via PM if thats ok with you

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    So for those of you who keep your stats and enter them in a software, what do you keep track of while at the course and how? Do you use one score card just to brak down your game for later entry? If so what are the parameters you enter onm what lines?
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    I use the palm pilot, in addition to not having to re-enter all your info when you get home, hooking it up to the gps allows you to measure every shot you take and keep averages
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    I still don't understand how this GPS works, wouldn't you need a course map? Also, does this cost anything other than the price of the hardware? If so, how much. You should write a tutorial for the site explaining exactly how to do this so others can give it a shot... if you have time that is

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    Quote Originally Posted by rezadue
    So for those of you who keep your stats and enter them in a software, what do you keep track of while at the course and how? Do you use one score card just to brak down your game for later entry? If so what are the parameters you enter onm what lines?
    In GStat, you print out a Score Tracking sheet for the course you are playing. Then all you do for each hole is write in the yardage, the club you are using and the ball flight when hit, i.e. long right, fade, hit tree, whatever detail you want. Putts are the same, distance, and result, which helps you know if you always miss right, stuff like that.

    Then you input into the software following the codes and information you filled into the tracking sheet. It really doesn't take much longer than writing your score on the card.
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    I still don't understand how this GPS works, wouldn't you need a course map? Also, does this cost anything other than the price of the hardware? If so, how much. You should write a tutorial for the site explaining exactly how to do this so others can give it a shot... if you have time that is
    The software has a set # of points available to it ... you have the teeboxes, and then 4 or 5 points of choice (like 150 marker, 200 marker, water or fairway bunker) and 3 green markers, front, center, back. On each hole you walk to the point where you want a gps point and set the point . Now the next time you come through it's ready to go...

    If we can get a couple people using intelligolf w/ gps it would be great b/c then we can share gps coordinate databases so that we won't have to individually map as many courses.

    I'll start a new thread later on today regarding all this stuff.
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    Just make sure that if you play in an event somewhere that that is allowed. The OVGA has announced that it is not allowed in their events, as has the OGA. No electronic measuring devices.
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    perfect, tell me exactly what I need to buy and I'll go get it. PDA phone with GPS I have already (p910i) so all I need is GPS and woftware. How much is this software? Anyway, looking forward your GPS club.. I nominate you as prez-o-dent

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