Understanding Strokes Gained Putting
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2017
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Imagine for a moment that you are the world’s Golf Dictator! Yours is the last word in golf and is played according to your wishes. However, you are a benevolent ruler and your subject’s love you.
Then, one day, you decide that all golf statistics are now illegal except for Strokes Gained. Strokes Gained?! Your loving subjects rebel! Has he gone mad? Nope! Not only are your benevolent, you are wise, for Strokes Gained might be the best way to understand performance and improve skill the game has ever known.
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In this article, I will explain Strokes Gained and the benefits it offers over traditional golf statistics. The majority of this material comes from the book Every Shot Counts by Mark Broadie.
Although it sounds obscure, Strokes Gained (SG) is actually a very easy concept.
Strokes Gained measures the progress to the hole in terms of the average number of strokes to hole out. It’s a simple calculation - just subtraction. And it is independent of your club selection.
EXAMPLE
Let’s imagine your ball is in the fairway where, according to historical data (based on both actual measurements and computer simulations), the average number of strokes to hole out is 3.5. You hit that shot and the ball ends up in a spot where now the historical average to hole out is 2.7 strokes. That shot would earn you a Strokes Gained of -0.2.
In other words, you used 1 stroke to advance the ball 0.8 strokes closer to the hole! The actual math is this: 3.5 - 2.7 - 1 = -0.2. Over time you will accumulate Strokes Gained values for a variety of shots.
Imagine your accumulated Tee Shot Strokes Gained is -0.5. That would mean, against your comparison group, you are losing 0.5 strokes for every tee shot on average. Driving the ball might be something to practice.
WHY MIGHT STROKES GAINED BE A BETTER STATISTIC?
1. Strokes Gained captures the quality of every shot
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Here's a calculator to help you figure out Strokes Gained Putting: www.golfrankingstats.com/strokes-gained-calculator/
Check out Mark Broadie's book "Every Shot Counts" to learn more on the topic as well!
Nice video! Keep it up!
What’s the formula/ math in calculating this? For the putting example.
Hi, Thankyou I enjoyed your video, Please forgive me for being dumb but wouldn't the expected Avg Putts be specific to the course? or is it that on any course a 5ft putt should take Avg 1.24?
Thankyou
Holly472 over all the courses it averages that...yes on any given day the field could be faced with a flat green and they all shoot slightly better averages because it was easier than "normal" but thats why we call them averages and not definites 👍
Adam....great answer...spot on!
Thankyou Adam, I have played 3 times now using the calculator, no idea why but my putting has improved, maybe just recording it has made me concentrate more, very happy
Holly472 yes that can happen...because you are now focused on what you are doing.
Keep it up 👍
I just tried a sample round with the calculator with a 15 handicap and it said the 'expected strokes' number was 40.11. Really?? 40 putts? I hardly ever get to 36 and am usually 28-32.
My wife just asked me why I'm in such a great mood tonight. I told her it was because Santa Claus came early. She said, "Huh?" I said, "A new Todd Kolb video showed up in my Subscription list a day early and it's as informative as all his others, so Santa has to be responsible!"
Ben....thanks!! Hope this info on strokes gained putting helped...the topic can be a little confusing but we did our best to keep it simple....more good info to come this summer
Stupid question of the day. How do I know the length of the putt. Sure I can guess an 8 footer but would probably have a tough time telling between a 23 and 27 footer.
Paul....great question and thanks for watching....our suggestion would be to walk the putt off from the ball to the cup...this is a general guide
This guy has horrible 2's.
Yes, I was wondering what 'ds' meant . . . . ! Turns out its '25'