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Training & Techniques — all posts.
All posts in this category – sorted chronologically, newest first. From swing adjustments and practice exercises, through short game, putts, and drivers, to specific drills for senior players – data-based and without range myths.
Senior Golf: Between Practice, Mechanics, and Score Impact
The category Training & Technique is the magazine's biggest — and for good reason. Anyone over 60 who still wants to improve their score needs to train deliberately: swing adjustments for decreasing mobility, practice drills with real score impact, short-game drills that yield more than range sessions. Every contribution is based on measurable effects — Strokes Gained, launch monitor, or concrete before-and-after data from practice.
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Data points and statistical significance in senior golf
MESSAGE · SIGNIFICANCE How many data points are needed for significance? A single range session says nothing, three rounds hint at trends, ten data points allow for real statements. What statistical significance means for senior golf measurement — and when a change [...]
Understanding Bebrassie Data — The Senior Data Hub
MESSEN · BEBRASSIE Understand Bebrassie Data — The Senior Data Hub. Bebrassie is the leading golf tracking app in German-speaking countries. Strokes Gained, GIR, FIR, Putt Statistics — all senior-relevant KPIs in one tool. How senior players can correctly read Bebrassie data and which [...]
Driver Clubhead Speed Tracking — What Really Matters
MESSEN · DRIVER-SPEED Driver-Clubhead-Speed tracking - what really counts. Clubhead speed is the most popular KPI in modern golf - but often overrated in senior golf. What driver clubhead speed really means, what normal senior values are, and what three additional [...]
GiR-Quote Tracking — What's Behind the Number
MESSEN · GIR GiR-Quote tracking — what's behind the number. Greens in Regulation (GiR) is the second strongest score predictor after putting. The senior standard is between 15-35 percent. What's really behind the number and which three [...]
Fairway hit percentage tracking — Measure driver consistency
MESSEN · FAIRWAY Fairway hit percentage tracking — measuring driver consistency. Fairway in Regulation (FiR) measures driver consistency. The senior standard is between 30-55 percent. What the number really means, how it can be improved, and which three training levers have the greatest [...]
Long-Lag Test - Measure Distance Control (9, 12, 15 m)
MESSEN · LAG-PUTT Long-Lag-Test — Measure distance control (9, 12, 15 m). Three-putts are the biggest scorecard killer on the green — distance control is the only solution. The Long-Lag-Test (9, 12, 15 m x 10 balls) measures [...]
Wedge Distance Calibration — the most important Senior KPI
MEASUREMENT · WEDGE CALIBRATION Wedge Distance Calibration — the most important Senior KPI. Senior golfers typically overestimate their wedge distances by 14-18 percent. Approach shots systematically land short — the most common cause of score loss in senior golf. How wedge distance calibration works and which three distances are mandatory [...]
Three-circle drill as putting baseline (3, 6, 9 m)
MESSEN · PUTT-BASELINE Three-Circle Drill as Putt-Baseline (3, 6, 9 m). The Three-Circle Drill is the most established putt-baseline for senior golfers. 3 balls from 3, 6 and 9 m — the percentage shows true putt performance. How the drill [...]
Custom Workout Tracker in Excel — the DIY Solution
TRAINING · EXCEL Own Training Tracker in Excel — the DIY Solution. Bebrassie, Arccos, Shot Scope are the pro tools — but your own Excel tracker has unbeatable advantages: full flexibility, no subscription, complete data control. How a senior training tracker in [...]
Measuring the 6-Week Training Effect — Methodology for Senior Golfers
MEASUREMENT · 6-WEEK METHODOLOGY Measure the 6-Week Training Effect — Methodology for Senior Golfers. Six weeks is the minimum timeframe to reliably measure a training effect in senior golf. What the methodology looks like in detail — baseline, training, follow-up measurement, evaluation — and [...]
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