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How Stats Transformed my Tournament
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I played a tournament earlier in the year. Having not played for a couple of weeks leading up to the event due to wintry conditions here in the UK, I took to my stats to try and figure out the best game plan that I could come up with to best represent my game. And using my shot scope data, I found that one of my main strengths in tournament golf is hitting greens in regulation. For me, and for most golfers, there is a direct correlation with shooting lower scores when you hit more greens in regulation. I went out with one game plan in mind whilst participating in the Skillest Proam in Dubai. Ignore the pin. Hit the middle of the green. It led to an opening round of 68 around the incredible Yas Links Golf Club, which is the host of the Abu Dhabi Championship on the DP World Tour. It could have been so much better because on holes 9 and 18, I made two ridiculous three-putts. But one thing that didn't waver for the whole day was my stubbornness to only attack the middle of the green from 1 to 18. Now, of course, I didn't hit the middle of the green. Sometimes I was long, sometimes short, sometimes left, sometimes right. And with those misses, sometimes I was closer to the pin than expected, and other times further away than expected. Not chasing flags and not chasing birdies took the pressure off my approach shots. But most importantly, help me score really well. The confidence from this first round meant I followed it up with rounds of 72 and 67. Only to fall short in the final round with a 77, but overall, an under-par week from a very simple strategy If you have a shotscope device, please feel free to add me as your coach. If you want to start working together, then this is definitely something we can analyze and come up with a good game plan together moving forwards. The best way to get started with me is to click the link, and I am happy to offer 50% off your first month's subscription using the code OFFER50 https://skillest.com/@andycarter You can also use my discount code for Shotscope Andycarter15 (I do not receive commission, the discount is all yours!)
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Andrew Carter Golf Coach
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