Cut/buffer/increase ratio?

[ventura]

People often ask how often we should play to handicap so thought I'd see how everyone has done in competitions so far this year.

I've only played 14 qualifiers but ratio is 2/6/6 % is 14/43/43.

How has everyone else done so far?

 

[louise_a]

25 qualifiers, 5 cuts, 11 buffer or RO, 9 .1s so that would be 20/44/36

 

[IanG]

14 qualifiers - 2 cuts , 5 buffer , 7 0.1's so about 14/36/50 in percentages.

Hope I'm not done for the season yet - ever the optimist!

 

[mcbroon]

4 qualifiers, name cuts, 1 buffer, 3 x 0.1.

In percentage terms, 0/25/75.

 

[Crow]

0/1/11

It's not been a year to remember.

 

[nickjdavis]

3 cuts
2 buffer
14 point ones

 

[Norrin Radd]

12 qualifiers ten buffers and two .1
You do the maths.

 

[duncan mackie]

People often ask how often we should play to handicap so thought I'd see how everyone has done in competitions so far this year.

I've only played 14 qualifiers but ratio is 2/6/6 % is 14/43/43.

How has everyone else done so far?

The ratios are statistically driven and will vary across the handicap categories as well as fundamentally across those improving, static and increasing (typically aging).

For static/stable handicaps scores will follow a normal (bell) distribution curve and the position of the actual handicap on he curve will vary depending on category. The lower the handicap the further left (+ handicaps and lower scores to the left ) on he curve the actual handicap will sit. Even Scratch will sit slightly right of centre - for a cat 4 it will typically fall between 2/3 and 3/4 of the way across to the right.
Finally the height/narrowness of the curve will reflect a players consistency but the handicap ratio will still apply the same.

Looking at the last couple of posts I would expect poacher to be low cat 1 and nickjdavis cat 2 or improving cat 3

 

[Norrin Radd]

Duncan I play off 14.it just seems my putting kills my long game.

 

[Robobum]

23 qualifiers
7 cuts
3 buffers
13 point 1s

 

[Imurg]

9 qualifiers
3 buffers
3 cuts
3 0.1s.

 

[Lambchops]

7 Comps = 1 Cut of 0.8, 5 Buffer, 1 increase of 0.1

 

[duncan mackie]

Duncan I play off 14.it just seems my putting kills my long game.

Statistically you are already a 13, or even 12 on those results - if you resolve your putting the world's your oyster (no pressure then...).

You will probably be flagged in the AR software as things stand

 

[Stuey01]

6 comps.
1 went to reductions only, but I was way off buffer. 2x 0.2 cuts, 3 x 0.1s

I was hoping to get to single figures this year but have remained static handicap-wise, and tbh overall have played worse than last year.

 

[FairwayDodger]

27 qualifiers for me so far

8 cuts
10 buffer
9 0.1s

30%/37%/33%

Frustrated at all the 0.1s - most of them (but not all!) narrowly missing buffer! How does that sound statistically?

 

[Stuey01]

I am amazed at the number of qualifiers some of you manage to play.
I have two left that will get me to 8 for the year before they stop for the winter.

 

[FairwayDodger]

I am amazed at the number of qualifiers some of you manage to play.
I have two left that will get me to 8 for the year before they stop for the winter.

I'm amazed at how few some others play! I'd have liked to play more but matchplay took up a lot of time early in the year and my home club doesn't have many qualifiers for women in June, July and August, annoyingly!

Of my 27 qualifiers, only 9 were at my home club and only 2 there since May!

 

[Break90]

18 qualifiers in total
6 cuts (33%)
4 buffers (23%)
8 .1s (44%)

 

[MendieGK]

I'm amazed at how few some others play! I'd have liked to play more but matchplay took up a lot of time early in the year and my home club doesn't have many qualifiers for women in June, July and August, annoyingly!

Of my 27 qualifiers, only 9 were at my home club and only 2 there since May!

Yeah i agree with you on this. i am up to 21 now, only 9 have been at my home club!

My stats this year are - 6,5,10 so 29%,24%,48%

handicap has gone from 4.1 to 3.7

 

[Ethan]

The ratios are statistically driven and will vary across the handicap categories as well as fundamentally across those improving, static and increasing (typically aging).

For static/stable handicaps scores will follow a normal (bell) distribution curve and the position of the actual handicap on he curve will vary depending on category. The lower the handicap the further left (+ handicaps and lower scores to the left ) on he curve the actual handicap will sit. Even Scratch will sit slightly right of centre - for a cat 4 it will typically fall between 2/3 and 3/4 of the way across to the right.
Finally the height/narrowness of the curve will reflect a players consistency but the handicap ratio will still apply the same.

Looking at the last couple of posts I would expect poacher to be low cat 1 and nickjdavis cat 2 or improving cat 3

The scores for individuals almost certainly follow a skewed distribution with a wider section higher than the median score. It is much more likely someone will score 10 shots above handicap than 10 below.