You’ve mentioned before you are a better chipper than a putter… maybe you should focus more on GIR or Chipping as the result you are seeking… If 5 feet off the green isn’t going to change your average score vs your average GIR, then I’d just fold the stats into each other…
Missing a GIR means you have to get up and down to save par, even pros don’t get up and down at a huge rate (I think it’s 50%)… while most people can 2 putt on “regular” greens… There is a ton of variability here… at my home course, in the rough around the greens is a tough up and down, but most of the greens are small enough that three putts SHOULDN’T be a frequent occurrence… that’s not always the case.
Going back to my new found favorite word of the week… what is actually ACTIONABLE in your game? I can easily improve my strategy by not chasing pins and hitting more Greens in Regulation… I don’t have a good strategy to measurably increase the number of 1 putts I have in around (I can diminish 3 putts, which will be great… and hope that the same technique creates more sunk putts… but it will be 1-2 a round). If I want to get from a 6 to a scratch, I have to eliminate mistakes… To me, a missed GIR means I made either a strategic mistake or missed a shot (or both!) which means there is an actionable area I can improve on (better strategy, making sure I’m focused).