A golf improvement site built from tracked rounds
Break out of the 90s with data, not guesswork.
Stop guessing what's wrong with your game. Log six numbers after a round and see exactly where the strokes went. Then practice that, not everything.
How this works
Three holes, not three features.
Track
Log fairways, greens, putts, up-and-downs, and penalties. Six numbers, no gadget required.
Diagnose
Round X-Ray compares your round to a benchmark and estimates where the strokes actually went.
Practice
Spend range time on whatever the numbers say is the leak this month, not whatever feels good to hit.
From the journal
Following along as it's built.
The benchmarks behind Round X-Ray
How the free calculator turns six round stats into an estimate of where your strokes went, the benchmark numbers it uses, and where the model is deliberately simple.
Build logThe stats that actually separate bogey golfers from scratch players
Driving distance gets all the attention. The gap that actually shows up between a bogey golfer and a scratch player is somewhere else, and it isn't close.
ResearchRound zero: why I'm tracking every shot, not just my score
I've shot in the 90s for two seasons without knowing why. Here's the six numbers I'm logging on every hole from now on, and what I expect them to tell me.
JournalFree tool
Round X-Ray
Enter one round's stats and get an estimate of where you lost strokes: off the tee, approach, short game, putting, or penalties, plus what to practice next.
Free printables
Round tracker & practice blocks
A print-ready scorecard built to feed Round X-Ray, plus three practice blocks built around the stats that separate bogey golfers from scratch players.
Coming next
Two paid products, not launched yet.
Product
The Starter Kit
The printables, packaged with a short guide to reading your own Round X-Ray results.
Product
The 12-Week Plan
A week-by-week structure that shifts practice toward whatever category is costing you the most.
Get new posts and printables by email
One email when there's something worth reading: a new journal post, a new printable, or a Round X-Ray update. Nothing else.
Questions
Before you dig in
Do I need Arccos, Shot Scope, or any tracking gadget to use this?
No. Everything here runs on six numbers you can write on a scorecard: fairways, greens, putts, up-and-downs, and penalties. If you already use a shot tracker, that's fine too, just enter what it gives you.
Is Round X-Ray the same as the PGA Tour's strokes gained?
No, and it isn't trying to be. Real strokes gained needs shot-by-shot distance and lie data that amateurs don't have access to. This is a simplified estimate built from published benchmark ranges. The full method, including its limits, is in the methodology post.
What handicap range is this built for?
Mainly bogey golfers, roughly a 15 to 25 handicap, since that's where I am and what I'm tracking. The benchmarks include mid-handicap and single-digit comparisons too, so it's useful outside that range.
How much does this cost?
The journal, Round X-Ray, and the printables are free and will stay that way. The Starter Kit and the 12-Week Plan are paid products still in development, join a waitlist for pricing and launch details.
Where do the benchmark numbers come from?
Commonly published amateur golf statistics and strokes-gained research, not a private database. They're approximate on purpose, see the benchmarks post for the full breakdown and its limits.