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Understood, I can only speak for myself, of course. It sounds like you have your condition under control and that’s brilliant.

I can’t answer that but you’re probably right, I would have struggled with any change because I would have built habits to make it work for me. However, change is similar to new, I had no issues with the old system when I first started but I think I would have struggled and likely walked away...

I know you’re right but the autistic mind doesn’t work like that. It gets stuck on things that others see as silly or unimportant but for the individual it’s like life or death. Part of it is being unable to embrace change, we are creatures of habit and if that habit is messed with, it’s...

Yeah, that’s exactly it. I’ll likely stop comps which means there is no point in having a handicap. I’ll just play and monitor myself.

I think you’re wrong on that, the old system did what you say, the new one is based on form. I think differently to you and I can’t do anything about that. I can beat my handicap, I think I made that clear. The problem is when a good score is dropping off, before I even get to the point where I...

I think if you’re on the spectrum at all (OCD, Autism, ADHD or similar, or even depressed) then WHS is likely to have a negative impact on you.

The old system was fine. I liked it. It was the story of my golfing life as opposed to current form which for a mid / high handicapper is pointless really as I can be mid 70’s one day and mid 90’s the very next day. I’m not consistent enough for current form to be a relevant marker. The main...

I hate WHS, it’s leading me towards not playing competition golf. I’ve gone from playing every medal I can down to only 2 last year. As a sufferer of Autism it actually physically upsets me. It’s the 20 rounds business that does it for me, I can’t let rounds go and I’m in tears when it happens...

I think it may be down to SR. Either SR is too high for the course or WHS grants players too many shots on high SR courses.

Have you considered one of these? Gives you the same info as a GPS watch but will also track all your shots and in conjunction with an App, provides lots of data on performance. I’ve got both (the below product) and a laser, after using both for a while I‘ve found I don’t use the laser much...

Because the new handicap system grants too many shots. It seems to me as though the better the player you are the more disadvantaged WHS makes you. The old system had what some called was an advantage for excellence. This is right and proper in my view. I don’t know of anyone who submitted...

Because you don’t need to get better to be competitive. There is no reward for getting better apart from personal pride. Also, if WHS worked as intended with regards to submitting all your cards, any benefit of getting better would wiped out before you got to a comp. So, the Guy who works hard...

Do you think WHS has removed any incentive to get better?

I don‘t know what UHS is, I’m in the U.K. and we were under CONGU. No, I didn’t feel that it gave me an advantage before, never mind a significant one. I felt it was fair before and I certainly wasn’t cleaning up and only ever won 2 medals under CONGU ten years of play but at least I felt that I...

Someone was saying on Twitter a while back that it’s because of the CR and SR. They were claiming Low SR gives low handicappers best chance of winning and high SR gives high handicappers best chance of winning. Lots more high handicappers and if playing at a course with high SR (so lots more...