Do you submit Supplementary Scores? Why? Why not?

[dejf]

Please share your view on Supplementary Scores. Do you submit them?

If yes, how often? Do you do that regularly? Why not more often?

If you don't submit them, why not? Are any of the following your reasons? Or is it anything else?

• You don't believe your current game is good enough to lower your HCP,
• and you don't want to make your HCP worse;
• It is better to wait for a competition so that you can win something.
• You don't have anyone to confirm that score.
• You play different formats that are not compatible with submitting a card.
• It is not free in your club.
• There is no why to do that and put yourself under the pressure, you just want to enjoy your round.

 

[Smiffy]

If I submitted supplementary's I'd most probably be off about 17 and wouldn't be able to wear my white trousers anymore.
Or have my name on my golf bag.

 

[USER1999]

They seem like handicap manipulation to me. Up or down.

My handicap is in a comp, off the blocks, card in hand, name in the book, with a calculated CSS.

 

[moogie]

No, I don't
There's no reason to
There's enough qualifying comps in the season to play in

They seem like handicap manipulation to me. Up or down.

My handicap is in a comp, off the blocks, card in hand, name in the book, with a calculated CSS.

This quote sums it up for me too

 

[MashieNiblick]

No, for two reasons

Like Murph I want my h/c to be based on how I play in competitions. That's the real test for me.

Outside of comps nearly all my golf is social 4BBB played entirely for fun.

 

[MendieGK]

I don't get how a supp is any different to a comp? Only difference being you win £30 for winning a comp and maybe your name on some wooden board no one cares about.

You still have to sign the book in advance and have a card in your hand, and you get .1 if you play bad.

If anything it could be tougher in a supp, as a CSS isn't calculated and you wouldn't get the benefit of the course playing tougher.

The answers above to me sum up why people struggle to get their handicap down - they act like their monthly medal is the bloody US open.

 

[Blue in Munich]

They seem like handicap manipulation to me. Up or down.

My handicap is in a comp, off the blocks, card in hand, name in the book, with a calculated CSS.

No, for two reasons

Like Murph I want my h/c to be based on how I play in competitions. That's the real test for me.

Outside of comps nearly all my golf is social 4BBB played entirely for fun.

These sum it up for me. That said, I would consider it as an absolute last resort if I'd been laid up long term as a result of illness or injury in order to retain an active handicap, but it would not be my preferred choice.

 

[MendieGK]

Should add, I'm not allowed to submit cards, but if I could I would (and when cat 1s were allowed I did probably 7)

 

[One Planer]

They seem like handicap manipulation to me. Up or down.

My handicap is in a comp, off the blocks, card in hand, name in the book, with a calculated CSS.

Another :thup: from me.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I don't get how a supp is any different to a comp? Only difference being you win £30 for winning a comp and maybe your name on some wooden board no one cares about.

You still have to sign the book in advance and have a card in your hand, and you get .1 if you play bad.

If anything it could be tougher in a supp, as a CSS isn't calculated and you wouldn't get the benefit of the course playing tougher.

The answers above to me sum up why people struggle to get their handicap down - they act like their monthly medal is the bloody US open.

Exactly that

A supplementary card is not much different to a comp card , you still have the HC on the line

They are a very good tool to allow people who are in good form to reduce their HC , also allows people to keep C status

In the years I have been doing HC sec have seen them used for exactly the above - as opposed to manipulating a HC

 

[MashieNiblick]

I don't get how a supp is any different to a comp? Only difference being you win £30 for winning a comp and maybe your name on some wooden board no one cares about.

You still have to sign the book in advance and have a card in your hand, and you get .1 if you play bad.

If anything it could be tougher in a supp, as a CSS isn't calculated and you wouldn't get the benefit of the course playing tougher.

The answers above to me sum up why people struggle to get their handicap down - they act like their monthly medal is the bloody US open.

When we play comps the tees are pushed right back, the greens are cut and ironed and the pins are trickier. It sometimes feels like it is the bloomin' US Open!

Non-comp days; tees moved up, slower greens and easier pins. Off the yellows it's only 1 stroke lower SSS but it could play a lot easier than that.

 

[Fish]

I did at a previous club a couple of times because we only had 1 weekend monthly medal/competition and it felt crazy to wait another month for the next comp, at my current club we have plenty of comps so no need for supps and long may that continue.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

Don't bother with them, we have enough comps throughout the year, We do have several that do them as they don't play in comps and just want to keep a handicap, I think its a max of 10 a year allowed though.

 

[NWJocko]

I don't do them (didn't realise Cat 1 couldn't but won't affect me for too long :rofl as there's a comp every weekend and midweek to play in plus some Opens that are qualifiers. Think I played about 35 or so qualifiers last year.

Only ever submitted one Supp card when I was on my way down handicap wise and progressing in a couple of matchplay comps but couldn't make many qualifiers as kids were born so made an effort not to be a total bandit

 

[SugarPenguin]

I did a couple last year to keep my handicap active since I only played in one qualifier. (think you need 3 cards per year for handicap to remain active??)

I think there is less pressure doing a supp. Competitions can be quite intimidating at times, especially medals.

@Lincoln Quaker - bit of a side note but your email address must be worth a few bob !

 

[Duckster]

Lots of people already saying what I feel on this but to reiterate them, there are enough comps at my place to not have to do supplementary cards (comp every Sat and Sun, plus Thurs or Tues medals during summer).

There's more to life than constantly fretting about your handicap. Just go out and enjoy playing. Chuck a couple of balls down and try different shots if there's chance.

 

[Garush34]

I would put some in but don't usually have anyone to sign a card for me. We only have 12 weekend comps a year, so not that many times to get a chance to get the handicap down. Even less this year for me as I cant make all weekends. But it just seem to be the thing around here not many clubs have comps on every weekend.

 

[Hosel Fade]

No, mainly because under SSS is 2 under the par and yet the majority of the time CSS is +2 or less frequently +1, the rating is just wrong.

 

[lex!]

Ideal for those who have to work weekends and want to work on their handicap too.

Also suits those who are maybe nervous about entering competitions but want to maintain an active handicap.

 

[Wayman]

Nope never have
We have comps every Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday so no need to