Do I Really Need To Keep A Golf Journal?

My golf instructor is trying to get me to carry a small golf journal while I play a round of golf. Is it really needed?

It sounds like you have a good golf instructor. Whether you take golf lessons or not, it is important to keep a golf journal or a small notebook (less than a dollar) with you when you practice or play. It is important to note the flight of the golf balls. Do they start by flying to the left or right? Once they get to the top of their flight do they topple forward or to the left or right? What about the trajectory of your golf shots? Are they too low, or too high? Eventually after a couple of rounds of golf, you will start to see tendencies. If you do take lessons, this will be valuable information for your professional. As we all know, the golf ball sometimes tends to fly differently once we are on the golf course.

You will also want to begin keeping simple stats in your golf journal. I do this a lot by using an extra scorecard (free) and using each line for a separate statistic. You will want to keep fairways hit or missed, greens hit or missed, up and downs that are converted and the number of putts that you take on each hole. Again, you will begin to see tendencies form and you will be able where to split up your practice time to improve your scores. In addition, your instructor may find something in your stats that simply is not happening during your golf lessons.

By keeping a simple golf journal with some of these easy suggestions along with others that you will come up with in your own, you will begin to see good and bad patterns forming. With this information, you can improve your weaknesses and lower your handicap.

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