Handicap - ceased being a member, what happens?

[talksalot81]

Hi guys,

Used to play a lot and had a handicap about 9. Played less and less and scores went up and up whilst handicap stayed pretty stable. Problem was that I didn't play in comps because I knew for sure I hadn't a chance of competing (I was shooting nearer 90 than 80) so it was just a waste of money and a way of annoying me. Eventually I gave up and became a house member so my handicap is gone from the club board.

The question is, now that I am starting to play again, how do I approach handicap? I cannot even think of playing to the old handicap, I have days where I struggle to break 100. Can I get a new handicap?

Thanks

 

[pbrown7582]

When you rejoin a club, you submit your 3 cards but also declare previous handicap history.
Your handicap ceases once you leave a club but can be reactived if you join/rejoin another within 6 months after that it's submit 3 cards

 

[Hobbit]

When you rejoin a club, you submit your 3 cards but also declare previous handicap history.
Your handicap ceases once you leave a club but can be reactived if you join/rejoin another within 6 months after that it's submit 3 cards

Just to add, depending on how long ago it was since your h'cap lapsed you might be given a tough new one to play to. Don't worry about it. After you've played a couple of month's worth of comps ask your h'cap sec if you can have a quiet word - no one wants you to suffer, but equally the handicaps committee doesn't want to be embarrassed by you shooting the lights out.

Once you've got your handicap, keeping it relevant to your ability means you'll have to play reasonably often otherwise you'll be back where you were when you struggled before...

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Very important to give your new club your old handicap history.

We once had a new guy that walked away with his first club major competition with a silly score. So bad that he received his trophy in silence.
On investigation we found he had played off 12 a couple of years previously at a northern club.
I cant remember the handicap he was awarded but I am sure it was in the 20's.
We cut his handicap to 5, the max possible and he left the club the following year.

 

[duncan mackie]

Very important to give your new club your old handicap history.

We once had a new guy that walked away with his first club major competition with a silly score. So bad that he received his trophy in silence.
On investigation we found he had played off 12 a couple of years previously at a northern club.
I cant remember the handicap he was awarded but I am sure it was in the 20's.
We cut his handicap to 5, the max possible and he left the club the following year.

I'm aware of a club near here who reclaimed 10 competition 'prizes' and suspended the member concerned when it become apparent he handn't been entirely truthful on his handicap/membership application (an extreme example - his 4th club in 4 years)

However -- going back to the OP, if you play in 4 (important number) Q comps and fail to make buffer in any, the AR software will recomend +1. Equally just play 10 supplementals (no monetary cost) and you are +1. Laeving and rejoining is NOT an appropriate way to gain a handicap adjustment.

 

[talksalot81]

Thanks guys,

In practice I will be at the same club but dropped to house membership (non-playing member) - handicap then disappears. It wasn't done as a ploy of any sort, I literally played no more than once or twice a year (socially, not in competition) for a good 3 or 4 years. The club has previously told me that I just had to play and go up 0.1 at a time. I will have to approach them in time to work out what to do - I am not wanting a silly handicap but if I could get a 13 or 14 (I used to be 9) then I have something to work with.

 

[pbrown7582]

As long as your straight there shouldn't be a problem I've been through the process twice firstly when off 11 lapsing membership joining new club and was given 16 which eventually became 8, the another move break new club and this time started on 10, I have drifted this season to 11 and 12 beckons!
Good luck.