Recent content by Five&One

As someone who recently completely changed my course management strategy from big hitting followed by chipping and running, to a much more conservative approach my vote is for percentage golf. As a high handicapper I am saving about 6-8 strokes a round, simply by 1. Giving myself a greater...

Syria is a tricky one. (No **** Sherlock) it isn't a player as far as oil is concerned and its production or non production onto the world market shouldn't make a difference to the price, although you can be damn sure the oil companies would use it as an excuse. Syria is most definitely not...

I'd be interested to know what changes the OP has made to take him from 22 to 15 in such a short space of time. What were the keys things he did to improve so much ? Was it lessons, change of equipment. Change of course. Change of swing. Change of grip. better course management. Playing more...

I'm in the process of changing from a Hill, gorse and wind course, you could almost say its an inland links course, to a more serene and flatter parkland course. played two rounds on the new course in the last month and posted my best two scores of the season. Length of course and par are almost...

Thinking of buying new at £25 delivered (eBay) if anyone has a decent used one lying around that they no longer need, I will pay £17 delivered. Will consider other (known brand)models but the budget is pretty much set at £20 max for a used one. Will need to see close up photo of the club...

Yes I have/had it. In my experience its glitchy, buggy and not worth the extra money. No doubt others find it great. I just changed my subscription from Virgin to Sky. Sky Go and a great offer saving me £25 a month for basically the same services being the main reasons. I also wanted BT Sport...

As a football spectacle it was okay for an hour. Once England got their noses in front there was only one winner though and the major difference in the two sides was physical build and an ability to keep the ball that England have and Scotland don't. There isn't a gulf between the teams as...

A 21 handicapper had 14 pars ? Gross pars you mean ? That's extraordinary and probably highly suspicious. I assume you didn't make the 13 birdies. :)

There is a rare occasion where Tiger does not beat par and it isn't beyond the realms of possibility that I can play a decent round and beat par after deduction of 26 shots, therefore theoretically, the system makes it possible for me to at least compete with him.

Have I got this right ? You can play off 19 but you maintain an artificially high handicap of 23 ? Not sure I have read you correctly but that's the very definition of a bandit if you play a round of competitive golf with an artificially high handicap. Perhaps I have misread or misinterpreted...

I don't think there should be an alternative because I believe the current system works well. That's it in a nutshell. Its the age old argument, and I do get it and sympathise with it, that low handicap players i.e those with most ability or who have worked hardest to improve their game, tend...

Not much of a sacrifice playing scratch golf at 7 handicap and below though is it. In a scratch game I would have no little or chance of beating you, therefore no sporting edge is present and very little enjoyment of the game on either side in terms of competing. Whether that be a bounce game...

The conclusion is perfectly understandable and you do understand it. You just don't agree with it. No problem here with that. Golf to me is uniquely all inclusive. The handicap system provides a sporting edge no matter who you are playing and that to me is the whole ethos of the game. There...

I would still play, just not in medals. Here is the way I look at it. You WIN at golf by doing better against the course than you have previously done. You are playing against the course, not against other players. Nothing you can do effects another players performance and nothing he can do...

When I can stand on the hypothetical tee next to Tiger Woods with a theoretical CONGU chance of beating him, you don't get a much more level playing field than that. Some would say that the playing field is too level because guys who have worked really hard to improve, and probably had a fair...