A big thank you to our sponsors who keep this newsletter free to the reader:

This issue is brought to you by the JG Golf Fitness App.

The JG Golf Fitness App is like having your own golf fitness trainer in the palm of your hand. It is the culmination of years of training golfers, and is used by tour winners and amateur golfers worldwide.

The app contains hundreds of instructional videos, with both gym and at-home plans, all designed to help you move better, get stronger and swing faster!

Use code LOU15 for 15% off. Get started here.

How Often Should You Hit The Green?

Without a doubt, the most common question I get looks something like this:

• How often should I hit the green from “here”?

Of all the traditional golf stats, the one that is most valuable is greens in regulation per round. There is a very strong relationship between your handicap and how many greens you hit. I encourage golfers to pay attention to how often they are hitting the green.

The numbers below from the Arccos Golf database are the chances of hitting the green from a given yardage.

Side note: Arccos just announced that the PGA Tour headlined a strategic fundraising round and that Arccos is now “The Official Game Tracker of the PGA Tour”. Arccos is running a HUGE SALE to celebrate. Check it out here.

The Data

My Thoughts

Please note that the data above is from all shots across all situations. These numbers will be impacted by many things including, green size, wind strength, wind direction, elevation change, green firmness, hole location, quality of lie, etc…

Even though there are factors that will impact these numbers, the ones above are a great baseline. They should also help you to set reasonable expectations on your outcomes.

Should you try to hit every green from 100 yards? Absolutely. Will you? Nobody does. If you vary wildly from these numbers, you can use that to help identify areas of your approach play that might need some work. In a perfect world you are also using strokes gained to guide that understanding!

Finally...

• If you want to advertise your business to the 25,000+ readers of this newsletter, get more info here.

• Read all past newsletters here.

• Check out my podcast: Hack it Out Golf

  • Listen on Apple.

  • Listen on Spotify.

• If you have an idea for a future issue, or any feedback, submit it here.
  
  Have a great week!

Have a great week!