[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-greens-in-regulation-benchmarks-for-greens-in-regulation-by-skill-level":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"benchmarks-for-greens-in-regulation-by-skill-level","Benchmarks for Greens In Regulation by Skill Level","Use greens in regulation as a guidepost, not a verdict, as your game develops.","\u002Fimg\u002Fgreens-in-regulation\u002Fbenchmarks-for-greens-in-regulation-by-skill-level_benchmarks-greens-regulation.png","Benchmarks for Greens In Regulation by Skill Level illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"greens-in-regulation","Greens in regulation","\u003Ch3>Use ranges, not verdicts\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Benchmarks for greens in regulation are guide rails. A 20-handicapper hitting five greens in regulation is already in a different category from the same golfer hitting two; a 5-handicapper needs to hit at least twelve to have birdie opportunities from manageable distances. A rising GIR percentage over four weeks, even by one or two percent, is meaningful progress for most handicap levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Player goal\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>GIR focus\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Breaking 100\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Get the ball anywhere on the green with a full swing\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Breaking 90\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Reduce short misses on par-3 tee shots and approach mis-hits\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Breaking 80\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Hit more greens from inside 150 yards with reliable distance control\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch3>Track your trend\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>If your GIR percentage is climbing even two or three points over a month, your approach play is genuinely improving. One difficult course in bad conditions is not evidence that the trend has reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",149,{"slug":15,"title":16},"common-misinterpretations-of-greens-in-regulation","Common Misinterpretations of Greens In Regulation",{"slug":18,"title":19},"how-pros-use-greens-in-regulation-differently-from-amateurs","How Pros Use Greens In Regulation Differently from Amateurs",1782812355147]