1. A system for providing statistical analysis for golf performance of a user comprising: a portable input device operable for capturing shot data during the golf play of a golfer, the device being further operable to transmit the shot data to a computer for reviewing the shot data and analysis of the shot data through a graphical user interface viewable on a display; the computer further including software operable for providing statistical analysis of the shot data; wherein the user provides inputs and coordinates of a series of corresponding starting points and target areas, and recordation of actual shot locations from those starting points during the golf play via the device; and wherein the statistical analysis includes outputs having detailed diagrammatic representations of golf performance analytics, including scattergraph diagrams, that provide information including zone-based target areas rather than merely pinpoint targets relating to the golfer's golf performance over a predetermined period.