Recent content by inc0gnito

You really do talk out your arse. Theres a big difference between what I suggest and a perpetual motion machine. The analogy fails to address anything here.

Reading this and other responses makes it clear to me that (1) I haven’t explained things initially very well (2) maybe I came across too strong in my wording in the op and everyone thinks I’m trying to change the traditional game of golf, and (3) most people here have played a long time and...

Nope. You got it wrong. I only want to change the perspective. Nothing else changes.

I get what you’re saying but that element is not relevant here. Your point is about individual differences within the same handicap level. What I’m talking about is about realistic pars for your handicap. It’s making the game more relatable to your skill level. A standardised approach. No...

I’ve a BSc, MSc and PhD in psychology related degrees and I still don’t know what your original point was. I’m not being inflammatory, I just really do not understand the wording of your original post.

You miss the point of this altogether. Please reread.

A couple of posts there have provided anecdotal evidence for what I suggest. It seems folk think I’m trying to change the face of golf and taking great offence. I’m introducing an idea that’s simple to implement and can be taken or leaven by any individual golfer.

I agree that I don’t know what all golfers think. I’m only basing my opinion on what I have seen and heard over the years. You and your friends are the ones that stuck with golf. So I’m actual fact your circle has an inherent bias. what about the larger percentage of people who don’t stick...

My suggestion would do EXACTLY that. Let you accept YOUR level of play whilst trying to get better.

Based on my own experience, playing with others, watching others on the course, talking with others, reading forums, videos etc.

Yeah I get that. But I do think it would make a positive difference regardless. Psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, hypnotists, NLP practitioners etc have known about the power of reframing for eons. We are largely driven by our subconscious, and I honestly think that the method I suggest...

That’s fine if you’re comfortable with that and have that knowledge. I’d bet most people in the first couple of years of playing don’t though, and will constantly judge themselves off scratch par. Your mindset on par distance is a psychological strategy you’ve put in place. Others won’t do the...

Then you’re missing the main point of having a fluid scorecard which I’ve explained throughout the thread. The point is people most often don’t think like that. What happens with most is they rock up to a par 3, say a 15 handicap, hit a bogey and get annoyed at themselves. They say well...

No, and I’ve no plans to because I don’t know how! And I think it would be super easy to add into any existing golf scoring app. So I wouldn’t think trying to produce a stand alone app would work very well. The competition would copy the idea by the end of the week!

Maybe then. I’m not too familiar with stableford as I mostly just play on my own (though I haven’t played in a long time!). I guess I just don’t hear many people, especially beginners, talk about that when they talk about their course, their scores, and each hole and so on.