Short-Game Recovery Analyzer
Define the distance bands that make sense for your short game, then log each recovery attempt's strokes to hole out. This tool only reports count and average per band.
| Attempt | Strokes to hole out |
|---|---|
| 1 |
| Attempt | Strokes to hole out |
|---|---|
| 1 |
| Band | Attempts | Recorded | Average strokes to hole out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-20 yards | 0 | 0 | no data |
| 20-40 yards | 0 | 0 | no data |
Your own bands, not a standard one
There is no single correct way to bucket short-game distances; a golfer working on bunker play might want a band just for greenside sand, while another might want a single band for everything inside 30 yards. This tool lets you name and define bands however is useful to you, rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all distance scheme.
What "strokes to hole out" means here
Each attempt records how many strokes it took from that starting point until the ball was holed, so a chip that goes in counts as one, a chip-and-one-putt counts as two, and so on. This single number is a simple, honest measure of recovery outcome that does not require tracking exact distances or lie conditions beyond the band you already chose.
Why outliers stay in the average
A single disastrous recovery attempt, a skulled chip that takes three extra strokes, is real data about that band, not noise to discard. This tool keeps every recorded attempt in the average rather than quietly excluding your worst outcomes, which would make the band look better than your actual experience.
What this does not diagnose
This tool does not tell you why a band is producing worse outcomes, whether it is club selection, technique, or lie difficulty; it only shows you the count and average so you can decide where to focus practice or instruction. It also does not compare your recovery rate with any published benchmark.
Where this connects
Once you have recovery evidence built up, Personal Baseline Analyzer lets you compare a recent stretch of attempts against an earlier one to see if a band is trending. See Review a Golf Round With Your Own Evidence for how recovery evidence fits into a broader round record.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to use standard distance bands like "0-10 yards"?
No. There is no single correct way to bucket short-game distances — you name and define bands however is useful to you, whether that is one band just for greenside sand or one band for everything inside 30 yards.
Does a bad recovery attempt get excluded as an outlier?
No. A single disastrous attempt, like a skulled chip that takes three extra strokes, stays in the average as real data about that band rather than being quietly excluded, which would make the band look better than your actual experience.
Does this tool tell me why a distance band is producing worse outcomes?
No. It only shows count and average per band, not whether the cause is club selection, technique, or lie difficulty — deciding where to focus practice or instruction is left to you.