frankenstats Stories - Hound Dog LPGA
Approach Factor
Ok, I lied when I said "no more Frankenstats". Once the evil doctor has another brainstorm, it can be tough to make him stop digging in the graveyard after dark. I've touched on this topic a couple of times but wanted to explore it in detail. If a player rates well in GIR but not so well in...
Total Putting
Despite The Constructivist's warnings, I took the data that the LPGA does make available and built a Total Putting statistic. Using the Putts Per GIR and Putting Average numbers available at LPGA.com, I tried out several different combinations before settling on this formula: (X-1)*Y where...
Total Driving - 2008 final rankings
Earlier this year I introduced Total Driving at my old blog site. Even though I've linked to that post here at Hound Dog LPGA for about three months now (and I'm sure all of you have checked it out...yeah, right), I thought I should re-introduce it now that the season is over. If your eyes gloss...
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