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Which area of your game would you like to improve on the MOST in 2005?
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Driving Accuracy?
Driving Distance?
Long Irons?
Medium Irons?
Short Irons?
Sand Shots?
Putting?

OTHER?

Driving Accuracy. It is the only stat that helps out the others. If you are in the fair way the easier it is to hit the green and youll have less putts.

Short game, grinding consistent distances with my wedge play. Granted, still need to add two more wedges to the bag. . .

Yes short game is a big key to. If you get up and down every time it can make up for a lot of other problems.

GIR's I would like to get to about 60% I also need work on the 15-20 foot putt

Consitant ball stricking, as a begineer I want to elliminate topping the ball in 2005. I have stopped topping it off the tee so am part way there.

I would also like to bring the woods into my game at the moment I play with Irons only.

Score targets - break 50 on my regular ( hard ) 9 hole, break 100 on 18.

Modest targets I know but we all got to start somewhere...

I want to groove a consistent ball flight - my natural shot is a gentle fade and I'm happy to stick with that if my slice were cured. That should save me 3-5 shots a round.

DITTO THAT. If I could keep it in the fairway at least 60-70% of the time, my scores would dramatically lower. I'm comfortable with my iron and short game, but staying in the fairway is SOOOO important.

I'd have to say driving accuracy. My iron game is good enough to get me to the green. But if you aren't hitting fairways and hitting OB it doesn't matter if your irons are good.

I'd put driving accuracy 2nd to 3-8 foot putts. Most of the courses I play, the rough isn't that penal. My wayward drives probably cost me an average of 2 strokes a round. My chipping & pitching has improved to where I'm getting it inside 8 feet consistently. I'd like to make 50% of those. Is that a realistic expectation ? I probably make 15-20% now. It's a close call.

The big stick and the little stick. In other words, Driving Accuracy and putting. Others have pointed out that Driving accuracy has a huge effect on all the other stats (very true), what takes the most strokes off my game is quickly getting the ball in the little bucket once I'm on the lawn. Its not surprising that the best putting day I've had in my life is also my personal best for lowest score.

Consistency with my irons, short irons and wedges especially. If I can hit them close consistently, I'll score just fine. The course I play isn't overly long and the rough is not that penal, so I hit 8 iron or less into the green on almost every hole with just a decent drive. But I never feel like I make solid contact with my short irons, even when I get a good result. Long irons are about the same, although obviously it's much easier to feel a bad strike on your long irons.

My bank account. oh and my driver.

putting...without a doubt...putting. I'd also like to improve my putting. When I get my putting squared away, I'll then try to improve my putting some more.

I guess I have a few things I would like to improve for next year. I have drastically improved my drive from the beginning of the year. I had this nasty slice and now I have a gentle fade. I want to add more distance since I hit it about 220 right now. Second, I want to work on my irons/wedge play. It is OK, but I want to get more consistent with it. When I struggle, I hit it fat. I think if I work on those I can break 90. I shoot in the mid 90s currently.