Performance at Tarun Sardesai Golf Academy (TSG) is not a function of the final score in a tournament.The UpGame app, a golf performance tracking system that gives players insight into their strengths, weaknesses, and habits based on tournament performance, is one of the most empowering tools that TSG incorporates into its coaching process. This blog focuses on how TSG athletes, under the direction of their coaches, use both the TSG portal and UpGame to monitor progress and set measurable goals for practice and tournament play.
Setting the Scene: Measurable Objectives
Transforming subjective perceptions of performance into measurable, trackable indicators is a core tenet of TSG Academy. Setting targets for their approach shots, in particular, was the main topic of a recent player gathering wherein players were taught to use UpGame’s cumulative analysis to examine their approach statistics over the previous five rounds..
TSG golfers learn how to analyze their data and pinpoint particular areas for growth, by selecting the appropriate filters on the app. For instance, -3.33 strokes gained on approach shots is a statistic that can be used as a baseline to work from rather than making judgment calls on what should be done differently.
Delving Further: Planning and Dispersion
Players use UpGame’s insights function to look at their average distance from the flag. For example, the PGA Tour average for similar shots is 29 feet from the pin, while one of the student’s average is 45 feet. The lesson? Even Professionals don’t always get it close, but growth is fueled by aiming for small, manageable gains (like cutting dispersion to 37 feet in a month).
However, dispersion is insufficient on its own. A player’s strokes gained metric declines if they frequently land in areas that produce complex chips. TSG coaches emphasized the value of planning shots that leave easier recovery alternatives in addition to simply shooting for the flag. Put differently, swing mechanics and course management become equally crucial.
Determining Direction using Data
By distinguishing between short-iron and long-iron performance, TSG players are also able to further analyze their games with UpGame’s comparison tools. They can readily spot directional misses, problems with distance management and patterns like short landings or right-side failures using visual dispersion charts.
As a result, several customized improvement goals can be established:
- Boost the percentage of greens hits from long iron distances.
- Enhance the number of simple chips and plan approach shots.
Tracking Practice Performance Data:
TSG’s student portal, which works in tandem with UpGame, provides a smooth environment for planning, reflection, and data management across practice and tournaments. Golfers access the TSG portal to:
- Record performance tests on the range and the course during practice.
- Upload diaries of mental discipline and course play/tournamentresults.
- Examine practice patterns and dispersion charts.
The platform guarantees a comprehensive picture of player growth wherein coaches also inputprogress reports, feedback loops, and intervention sessions that are easy to access for students to keep track.
Consequence based Feedback
At TSG, accountability is crucial. A player’s involvement with their process is reflected in their commitment to data entry.
The difference between transforming your game and casual improvement is this culture of monitoring, evaluating, and establishing deliberate goals. Every athlete at TSG learns not only how to play but also how to analyze their performance
Learning and Adapting in Real Time
This system’s ability to reflect in real-time decision-making is what gives it its immense strength. Players now take into account their past dispersion trends, chance of success, and backup plans for miss zones in addition to distance and lie before stepping up for an approach shot. For instance, the player can choose to favor a safer miss zone if they know that a short right miss on hole #8 will result in a bad chip.
Data transforms from intangible numbers into concrete actions that influence every shot through this procedure.
In the end, players’ ownership and intentionality are increased when UpGame and the TSG portal are combined. The journey from data to performance is both structured and individualized, with coaches helping athletes define tailored goals and deadlines and guiding the interpretation of statistics. Because each number has a story to tell, at TSGall stories show growth.
