Handicaps, are they ever really true?

[RGDave]

But remember not to fall into the trap of comparing your scores against par between your home course and another - it's scores aginst SSS that matter.

Yes, and the SSS is higher at the course I'm talking about!

SSS bears very little relation to players of mid h'caps. That's the truth, that's the hot potato, nobody can come up with a better solution just now.

 

[HughJars]

My par is 72 there's is 69... I'd say in general where I play is a harder track not just in length but the way it plays.. Not sure on there sss I can look on a card later

A difference of 1000yds is almost certainly a 5 shot difference in SSS.

http://archive.englishgolfunion.org.uk/documents/Guide_to_SSS.pdf

 

[JustOne]

YES HANDICAPS ARE TRUE

They are all pretty much spot on at +/- 10 shots.



People who constantly whinge about h/caps should learn to play better