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Your goal isn't to hit a great shot, it's to execute a flawless plan and let math do the rest In 2004, Annie Duke was one of the best poker players in the world. Cognitive psychology PhD candidate at Penn, World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Tournament of Champions winner. Then she walked away from the table and started teaching hedge funds and Fortune 500 boards how to make better decisions under uncertainty. Her best idea has a name: Resulting. Resulting is the bias wher

You captured the data. Now use it to shoot lower scores this weekend. If you've been paying attention to this newsletter, you already know the average carry number on your launch monitor is only half the story. The other half is your consistency number, and it's the one that actually decides whether you're hitting greens or hitting bunkers. But capturing it isn't enough. A bag mapping session full of numbers you never use is just an expensive way to feel productive. Here's ho

Here's a question that should bother you more than it does. How far do you hit your 7-iron? You probably have a number ready. Most golfers do. It's almost always the longest 7-iron you've ever hit, lightly rounded down so it sounds humble. The number you'd say at the bar. The number you tell your buddies in the cart. The number you punch into your GPS app when it asks. It's also the number that loses you the most strokes in your golf life. By a wide margin. The truth, and Tra

Something clicked for me a few years back that I wish someone had explained when I first started taking the game seriously. Your aim point and your ball's actual landing zone are not the same thing. Sounds obvious, right? But watch how most golfers — including me, for years — actually aim: they pick a spot they want to hit (the flag, a tree, a fairway bunker) and aim right at it, expecting that's where their ball will land. The reality is everyone has a tendency for their