5 Tips to Help Reduce your Handicap Quickly

Reduce handicap

Here are 5 tips to help you reduce your handicap and save strokes quickly on the course! Every golfer out there knows the frustration of being stuck in a rut with their handicap. They know the familiar disappointment of walking off the 18th green knowing how easy it could have been to knock a few […]

St. Rule Trophy 2022

Jen Saxton St. Rule Trophy

This article takes a dive into the Shot Scope data of the 2022 St. Rule Trophy winner Jen Saxton. The 54 hole St. Rule tournament was played at St. Andrews with 2 rounds played on the New Course on Saturday and the final round being played on the Old Course on Sunday. Jen won the […]

How to improve your iron play and hit more greens

Iron play approach shot

This article outlines 3 ways you can easily improve your approach play, without having to change your swing or technique. In other words, 3 easy ways to hit more greens. Each of the 3 points are backed up by data from Shot Scope. How to improve approach play: Approach play is the area of the […]

Putting make percentages by handicap – how do you compare?

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Is putting your strength or your weakness? See how your putting make percentage compares to your handicap category An often-heard phrase in clubhouses around the world, “Man, I didn’t hole a thing out there today!” Whilst it may feel like you didn’t hole any putts, the truth is you had to have holed enough putts […]

Amateurs vs LPGA golfers – avg. scores, driving distance & more

Amateurs vs LPGA players

How do Amateur Golfers compare to the LPGA Tour Professionals? This article looks at 12 key performance metrics to compare a scratch golfer against LPGA golfers. The data for the scratch golfer is from Shot Scope’s database of over 160 million shots hit by amateur golfers and the data for the LPGA golfers is taken […]

Data Analysis: How can Deborah improve and break 90?

Break 90 Case Study

Shot Scope user Deborah is actively trying to get her handicap down to 18. Currently a 26 index, Deborah scores consistently in the 90s but has never broken 90. We look at what she can do to break 90. The goal of this data analysis is to identify what Deborah does well, and highlight the […]

Understanding Strokes Gained: How it works

Strokes Gained

Strokes gained is a term being used more and more frequently within the golf industry. This article aims to help you understand strokes gained statistics and outline how you can use them to identify strengths, weaknesses and ultimately, improve your game.