Strokes Gained 101: Fast Track to Improving Your Golf Game | Learning Lab | Titleist

Every golfer wants to get better, but improvement starts with understanding where strokes are actually being gained and lost. That is why Strokes Gained has become one of the most important performance metrics in modern golf. Learn the fundamentals of Strokes Gained, how the system works, and how you can use it to make more informed decisions about your practice and equipment.

Developed by Columbia Business School professor Mark Broadie, Strokes Gained has changed the way players, coaches and analysts evaluate performance. Instead of relying only on traditional statistics such as fairways hit, greens in regulation or putts per round, it measures the value of each shot against a chosen benchmark.

The data can reveal which parts of your game are helping your score, where strokes are being lost and which areas deserve more attention during practice. A golfer might believe putting is the biggest weakness, only to find that approach shots, pitching or equipment are having a greater impact.

Learn how the four Strokes Gained categories work, why traditional golf statistics can sometimes be misleading and how shot-level data can help you make better decisions about your practice and equipment.

Chapters:
00:00 - What Is Strokes Gained?
00:43 - How Strokes Gained Measures Every Shot
01:46 - The Four Strokes Gained Categories
02:27 - Why Traditional Golf Stats Can Be Misleading
03:14 - Using Strokes Gained to Practice Smarter
04:20 - Identifying Equipment Issues
04:45 - Building a Personalized Practice Plan

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