starting playing in 89` 23 h`cap ..selected for my county in 2000 scratch . but also meeting not only great golfers but some lovely people along the way and proud to call them my friends now ...andy and toad come straight to mind .blessed
good that you have found something better but i think the stats up on the board are maybe a bit misleading , shows a higher than ideal launch which may suggest steep angle of attack which then gives higher spin rate . if you put up all the stats , swing path , angle of attack etc...
seen an article early 2016 saying that the head technology is at it`s max within the governing rules ..only way for am`s to gain more distance was custom fit . it`s just all marketing hype .
i also have athritis in my knees and was prescribed brufen retard 800mg but now on naproxen 250mg with the omeprazole tablet for the stomach lining .....much less pain after playing golf .
craigg surely if you played a 26 h`cap in singles you give him full diffrence yea .. 26 playing a 11 is diff of 15 !! not 22 as you have stated ...think you need to sharpen up on your subtraction ..
no other sport equals out the skill level apart from golf ..top tennis players don`t give the lesser talented players a 1 set head start !..the lesser player have to improve there skill if they want to win .. and having gone to 90% in 4 ball and full diff in singles some not all higher h`cap...
i suppose if you approached your club champion or one of your clubs better players and asked if they`d walk round with you and offer some advice on course management etc most would gadly give a few hours of there time to help out .