What a Yardage Book should look like andwhat information it should contain

Yardage Book

Nora Angehrn, Swiss Golf Elite Coach

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Making a Yardage Book

Most important facts you need to know beforemaking your Yardage Book

1/ What level of player am I?

Am I a U12 player or am I a Top Amateur or even a Professional player?

Based on your level you will need different information and numbers from the golf course

→Adapt the information to the user

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Making a Yardage Book

Most important facts you need to know beforemaking your Yardage Book

2/ is there already an existing Yardage Book of the Course?

If a yardage book already exists check if the information iscorrect and add „your“ needed data/info

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Making a Yardage Book

How to proceed

Possibilities before the Pratice Round:

• Check the Homepage of the Golf Club for relevant information

• Seek information from a Club Member

• Check Google Earth for a possible map

• Check FORE (Statistic App) for the mapping

• Walk the course (maybe even from Green to Tee)

→ this will give you a different perspective

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Making a Yardage Book

Important to know

1/ Distance Radius

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Making a Yardage Book

Important to know

2/ Green measurements: front of the green = T or 0

→ direction of play

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Making a Yardage Book

Important to know

3/ Compass

Why include a compass in youryardage book?

→ This will support you in betterunderstanding where the wind iscoming from; even when you arein a spot on the course protectedfrom the wind by trees

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Making a Yardage Book

Important to know

4/ Slopes (uphill/downhill)

If the difference is more than+-3m put the information intothe yardage book

Consider lofted vs not so lofted clubs and the difference(i.E. PW vs 4 Iron)

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Making a Yardage Book

Important to know

5/ Grain

The grain of grass refers towhen grass grows in a particular direction, this canaffect the ball's break andspeed.

i.E. downgrain putts go fasterthan putts into the grain.

→ Note down the graindirection on the greens

Dark patch: into the graina

Shiny/light patch: with thegrain

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Making a Yardage Book

Important to know

6/ Your own distances

If you don‘t know yourdistances of your clubs andwhat you are capable of...thebest yardage book on thisplanet won‘t help you tolower your score

Know your Carry Distances!

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Yardage Book

When should you start?

→ As early as possible

→ But keep it simple

→ Draw holes yourself

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Yardage Book

Yannick, 8 years

Examples

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Yardage Book

Examples

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Yardage Book

What can you do toimprove/learn?

→ Draw imaginary holes

→ Draw lines how you wouldplay this hole

→ Indicate your shots!

→ Indicate your Par for thehole

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Yardage Book

Supporting Equipment

• Swiss Golf Yardage Book

→ This empty Yardage Book has been developed bySwiss Golf to support thejunior golfers in creatingtheir own Yardage Book

→ Swiss Golf Yardage Books to practice are available asa PDF file from the Swiss Golf Homepage

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Yardage Book – Swiss Golf Yardage Book

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Yardage Book

Relevant Information for the Yardage Book

Part I

• „Run-Outs“ (max. distance), mostly from Teebox

• Distance to hazards (bunker, water, ...)

• Distance over hazards (bunker, water, ...)

• Distances to Lay-Up Zones

• Distance to the front of the green

• Know where to miss / know your „no goes“!

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Yardage Book

Relevant Information for the Yardage Book

Part II

• Green Map (with distance, slopes, etc.)

• Declare a „safe“ zone on the green

• Think about possible pin positions

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Yardage Book

Relevant Information for the Yardage Book

Part III – Professional Yardage Books

• The professional players want to know everything andhave all the details in their birdie books!

• They (or their caddies) take notes of every singledistance and shot and write down the result as well asobservations

• Pin Positions are vital (Caddy Job)

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Yardage Book

How to use a Yardage Book

Part I

• Think about different conditions (i.E. wind, rain, hardturf, a lot of role, ...)

• Temperature, humidity!

• Altitude of the course played

• put down distances/zones you want to hit (don‘t putdown clubs); like this you can also use your book in thefuture

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Yardage Book

How to use a Yardage Book

Part II

• Take notes of your shots, this will help you for an upcoming similar situation and will support yourconfidence

• Use strategy when in between clubs (look at the pinpositions); ask yourself: Where would I rather be - longor short, left or right?

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Yardage Book Example I

Golf Club Neuchatel

Par 3

• Distance to the front of the

green

• Distance to carry hazards

(bunkers / water)

• Green length

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Yardage Book Example I

Golf Club Neuchatel

Par 4

• „Run-out“ distance

• Distance to the front of the

green

• Distance to carry hazards

(bunkers / water)

• Green length

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Yardage Book Example I

Golf Club Neuchatel

Par 5

• „Lay-up“ distance

• „Run-out“ distance

• Distance to the front of the

green

• Distance to carry hazards

(bunkers / water)

• Green length

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Yardage Book Example II (by Swiss PGA Pro)

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Professional Yardage Book

Example

The Evian Championship

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Professional Yardage Book

Example

Deutsche Bank

Ladies Swiss Open

GC Gerre-Losone

Hole 1, Par 5

Notes

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Professional Yardage Book

Example

Deutsche Bank

Ladies Swiss Open

GC Gerre-Losone

Hole 7, Par 3

Notes

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Professional Yardage Book

Example

Deutsche Bank

Ladies Swiss Open

GC Gerre-Losone

Hole 12, Par 4

Notes

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Swiss Golf Yardage Book

Example Page

• Map of the hole

• Relevant distanceinformation

• Green Map

• Pin Positions

• Notes

• ...

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Yardage Book

Final Inspiration

• „By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” (Benjamin Franklin)

• „Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.“ (Bobby Unser)

• „Hit the shot you know you can hit, not the one you think you should.” (Dr. Bob Rotella)

• „Every golfer scores better when he learns his capabilities.” (Tommy Armour)

29.04.2020