For all of my golf training logs, I use a rather cryptic set of codes, but the good news is that this code can be cracked — because for each shot recorded, I first give the abbreviation for the club, followed by an approximate number of yards in distance and then a direction indicator, with sometimes additional letters or symbols.
For example, if I hit my Cougar 8 Iron for about 70 yards and it went to the right, I would record that as C8I, 70R, but if I had bad luck and hit it only 20 yards and into a water hazard, I would record it as C8I 20H20. And if I hit a very good shot, say 120 yards straight onto the green, I would record it as C8I 120S*.
Current Clubs
For my training log I use a 3 character code for each club. Here is the current list of my clubs, but note that I do not necessarily carry all of these clubs in my bag on a given day.
Symbol/Code | Meaning |
3DW | Delta 3 Wood, made of real wood, for a long time my favorite club. |
C1D | Cougar 1 Driver |
CT | Cougar Trouble Club |
CHy | Cougar Hybrid |
W6I | Wilson 6 Iron |
W7I | Wilson 7 Iron |
W8I | Wilson 8 Iron |
W9I | Wilson 9 Iron |
CP | Cougar Pitching Wedge |
ASW | Alien Sand Wedge |
MP | Miracle Club set to Putter loft |
MD1 | Miracle Club set to Driver loft |
M3 | Miracle Club set to 3 Iron loft |
M5 | Miracle Club set to 5 Iron loft |
M7 | Miracle Club set to 7 Iron loft |
M9 | Miracle Club set to 9 Iron loft |
M11 | Miracle Club set to one notch past 9 (unmarked), which I’m calling an “11.” A wedge substitute. |
P | Putter – Since late July 2017, I’ve been using a Odyssey White Hot #5 Putter. I try to mark this one as OP, but I sometimes forget. |
Past Clubs
Here is a list of clubs that I have used in the past but am not currently using:
Symbol/Code | Meaning |
WSW | Warrior Sand Wedge |
1WW | Wilson 1 Driver, made of real wood |
A3W | Address 3 Wood |
A5W | Address 5 Wood |
C6I | Cougar 6 Iron |
C7I | Cougar 7Iron |
C8I | Cougar 8 Iron |
C9I | Cougar 9 Iron |
Putter | Cougar Putter |
TrP | Travel Putter |
Other Codes used in my training logs
Symbol/Code | Meaning |
S | Straight |
L | Left |
R | Right |
* | Great Shot! |
# | Too much power, overshot |
Ric | Ricochet |
FW | Fairway |
OOB | Out of Bounds |
H2O | Water |
P | Putt |
Pen. | Penalty |