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**VonErmad4** · 02-17-2010, 10:19 PM

I recently adopted a new (home made) score card that I use. It gives yardage needed, club selection, and out come of the shot. This for each shot into the green. Once on the green, it gives me distance in "feet", (P)utter, and out come of the putt. Some days I hit the ball farther than others, for what ever reason. Some days I putt the ball shorter than others, again for what ever reasons. Usually course conditions, and weather dictate what my distances are. After two or three holes, I pretty much know where I am for the day as far as distance is concerned, just by referring back. Even if I have not hit a specific club yet, I can still factor in any distance issue, because my club distance separation is pretty consistent.

That sounds like a good idea and if it works for you then you're all set.

As far as "day-to-day" stuff goes, you're right in stating that you don't generally hit the ball the same way every day (most people don't, not even the pro's).

That's why I always warm up before a round. What I specifically look for is shot shape (what my tendencies are that day) and most importantly, distance. My "150 club" is usually my 8-iron, but some days, when warming up, I find that I'm coming up short of the 150 target while on other days I may be hitting longer than 150.

I make a note of that and try to assign a rough percentage to that and I club accordingly out on the course. For example, if my 8-irons during my warmup are consistently landing, say, five yards short of the marker, then I'll know to either club up when faced with that yardage or remind myself to use my 100% swing if I choose to stick with the 8-iron.

I think many people can get "stuck" on a yardage and it becomes their "always" yardage when in fact, as you pointed out, it can vary from day to day.

-JP

02-17-2010, 10:19 PM	#19
VonErmad4 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 543 Senior Member	I recently adopted a new (home made) score card that I use. It gives yardage needed, club selection, and out come of the shot. This for each shot into the green. Once on the green, it gives me distance in "feet", (P)utter, and out come of the putt. Some days I hit the ball farther than others, for what ever reason. Some days I putt the ball shorter than others, again for what ever reasons. Usually course conditions, and weather dictate what my distances are. After two or three holes, I pretty much know where I am for the day as far as distance is concerned, just by referring back. Even if I have not hit a specific club yet, I can still factor in any distance issue, because my club distance separation is pretty consistent. That sounds like a good idea and if it works for you then you're all set. As far as "day-to-day" stuff goes, you're right in stating that you don't generally hit the ball the same way every day (most people don't, not even the pro's). That's why I always warm up before a round. What I specifically look for is shot shape (what my tendencies are that day) and most importantly, distance. My "150 club" is usually my 8-iron, but some days, when warming up, I find that I'm coming up short of the 150 target while on other days I may be hitting longer than 150. I make a note of that and try to assign a rough percentage to that and I club accordingly out on the course. For example, if my 8-irons during my warmup are consistently landing, say, five yards short of the marker, then I'll know to either club up when faced with that yardage or remind myself to use my 100% swing if I choose to stick with the 8-iron. I think many people can get "stuck" on a yardage and it becomes their "always" yardage when in fact, as you pointed out, it can vary from day to day. -JP
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