May stats

This month saw the continuation of my flirtation with the wood family of clubs. The 3 Wood has now arrived in the bag and hopefully it will boost my performance from the tee and reduce my scores further. As a result I expect a little more time with the 3 Wood next month as hopefully we sow the seeds of a long, loving relationship!

What has been most pleasing however has been the significant improvement in my short game. Having spent large proportions of my practice time focussing on chips and pitches my performance when I miss the greens is starting to noticeably improve.

Practice
This month saw a return to prioritising my short game in my available practice time.

Distance	Time (minutes)	% of practice time
Driver	45	7%
Other Woods	30	5%
200 - 250 yards	15	2%
150 – 200 yards	25	4%
100 – 150 yards	55	9%
Short Approach	275	45%
Bunker Play	30	5%
Putting	142	23%
Total	617	100%

So just over 10 hours practice last month, approximately 2.5 hours a week alongside at least a round per week. Obviously I'd love to play and practice more frequently but I'm satisfied with the amount of golf I'm currently cramming in to my hectic life.

Rounds
Interestingly my scoring ability is starting to improve despite a drop in my FIR performance. This owes mainly to improve scrambling performance and a greater number of GIR. As you would expect my improved performance in GIR had a negative impact on my putts per round.

Statistic	Performance	SS2 Handicap level
Fairways in Regulation	31%	21
Greens in Regulation	10%	21
Putts per Round	37.07	23
Birdie Conversion	0%	28+
Par Scrambles	12%	23
Sand Saves	11%	15
Penalties per Round	3.49	28+

The SS2 handicap level is a calculation made indicating your performance on different facets of your game.

The key area for improvement next month is my performance from the tee. This is where I am picking up the majority of penalties and a reduction in the number of penalties and a higher percentage of FIR is a main objective. If I can then maintain my performance into and around the greens I'll hopefully see my scores start to tumble.