LM1 User Data Shows Driver Gets The Most Use. I Think Golfers Are Missing The Bigger Opportunity

The writer argues that golfers are missing a major opportunity by using launch monitors primarily to measure maximum driver distance rather than practicing partial swings. Data from Shot Scope reveals that the driver accounts for 19 percent of all shots hit during LM1 launch monitor sessions, followed by the 7-iron at 14 percent. Rather than chasing distance, the writer suggests utilizing basic metrics to master distance control with shorter swings.

To support this argument, the writer highlights Shot Scope on-course data showing that 24 percent of 10-handicappers and 37 percent of 20-handicappers miss greens short from 75 to 100 yards. The writer recommends developing repeatable partial swings with physical checkpoints across various clubs, noting that half or three-quarter motions do not linearly translate to half or three-quarter yardages.