Recent content by Nosevi

Afraid not :)

Fair enough :)

What, so that the most skilled player wins? Nope. A level ‘playing field’ is one where all competitors compete on the same terms, not where everyone scores the same regardless of ability. The ‘playing field’ isn’t level with a handicap system, the playing field is deliberately tilted...

I think you’re slightly looking at it through the ‘prism’ of your seniors’ (at a guess?) monthly medal. We’ve got about 30 Cat 1 guys at my club although obviously not all play every comp. Woodhall where I’m coached has about 65 Cat 1 guys. Just to be clear, I meant to say that we...

I’m game. Currently off 5.0

And us. I like the handicap system as it means I can have a good ‘grudge match’ with plenty of banter against my Dad but I see nothing wrong with having a best gross score win as well as a best nett. Why would that be an issue? If you shot the lowest score on the day it should be ok to...

As it’s the average of their best 8 of the last 20 rounds it shouldn’t be too much of a snag unless they do this almost the whole time. When they give up it’ll just be one of the 12 rounds in the last 20 which don’t count.

Ok, perhaps I was overstating the case a little :) I agree with the last comment, simply because of the restrictions currently placed on Cat 1 players that don't apply to others. Still think the new system will generally be better at reflecting people's current scoring potential and once...

Kind of my point only put in a more succinct way. I just think the new system will work much the same for those who the current system works well for yet work better for those it doesn't. Could be wrong but nothing I've read so far makes me think I will be. Time will tell.

Best I do that then, if I want my handicap to come down a little quicker. Thanks :) My comments were based on the fact the new system should reflect everyone’s current ability. Rapidly improving, going the other way, able to play at weekends, not often able to, illness/injury...

+1 Totally agree

Doesn’t matter much, was just using myself as a cat 1 as an example, but I often can’t get to the course on a weekend, but practice mainly on week days. Not everyone works a Monday to Friday job with weekends when the vast majority of comps are on free. I suppose my comments were just...

Just to be clear I'm not totally criticising the current system but others are dubious about the system set to come in which merely shows your potential scoring ability now ............ which is surely what a handicap is supposed to do. As I said, for those later on in years and whose ability...

Ok, so tournament scores will be counted the same as social scores in the US....... and their social scores will be counted the same as Supplementary sores here (ie must be pre-declared?). And there’ll be no Cat 1,2, 3 etc and so no restriction on anyone entering as many Supplementary scores...

Everyone else that low generally got there having played the game for a while. I didn't - my initial handicap was just before I was 40 because I played different sports to that point. And you're right I'm not a normal case but why should you have to 'put in the time' in order for your handicap...