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Strokes gained, explained for amateurs. Short on fluff, long on actual numbers.
300-yard fairway drive vs. sinking every putt inside 10 feet
August 2026 · 9 min read
We simulated both superpowers over 1,000+ real 18-hole rounds, shot by shot. The drive wins in every handicap band and the gap widens as you get worse. Then we took the guaranteed fairway away, and putting won everywhere up to a 17 differential.
Find your weakest golf skill in 3 rounds
May 2026 · 8 min read
Three carefully tracked rounds gives you 40+ shots in every category — enough to spot the leak that's costing you the most strokes. Here's what a Game Audit actually looks like for a typical 12-handicap.
How to track strokes gained without sensors or a subscription
April 2026 · 5 min read
Three options for tracking SG without hardware or a yearly fee — a spreadsheet, a manual-entry tour-stat app, and Data Driven Golf — with honest pros and cons of each.
Why PGA Tour strokes gained benchmarks mislead amateurs
April 2026 · 7 min read
Tour-SG was designed for about 100 guys on the planet. Here's what the math looks like when you calibrate it to your handicap instead — and why the same shot can read negative on a tour benchmark and positive on a handicap-calibrated one.