I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee

[AdamC28]

Played really well for me tonight tee to green, shame 41 puts meant I only just broke 90.
Really need to work on my putting or maybe it’s the putter

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Played really well for me tonight tee to green, shame 41 puts meant I only just broke 90.
Really need to work on my putting or maybe it’s the putter

Have you had a lesson and looked at basics including alignment? Do you ever work on your putting?

 

[Hitdaball]

Just been to the range and literally could not hit a single ball with any club. This just happens sometimes for me and it’s massively frustrating and I have yet to work it out. Tuesday 31 points round Sunningdale off 17 without sinking a single putt. Friday , look like have never picked up a club in my life at the range. And I even had white socks on.

 

[BrianM]

Had 10 holes this morning, 52 blows ☹️
My hands seem to be slipping at the top of my back swing so it seems like a lottery on what’s going to happen.
Hopefully it’s just because it’s my first hit in 4 weeks.....

 

[Deleted member 17920]

After five days stunning golf home for a rest.
Too many rounds
Too many miles driven

Not a fan of the Addington

Blown away by Sunningdale

Really enjoyed Ganton and Moortown

Lindrick? Thoughts?

 

[Backache]

Just been to the range and literally could not hit a single ball with any club. This just happens sometimes for me and it’s massively frustrating and I have yet to work it out. Tuesday 31 points round Sunningdale off 17 without sinking a single putt. Friday , look like have never picked up a club in my life at the range. And I even had white socks on.

Sorry hoops are the new white , change your socks and your golf will be transformed.

 

[AdamC28]

Have you had a lesson and looked at basics including alignment? Do you ever work on your putting?

Work on putting at home but what I’m really struggling with is speed on downhill puts, often leaving myself 6ft+ coming back after over hitting it. Think I’m going to book a lesson with our pro and go and practice on actual greens.

 

[louise_a]

I have not played many new courses this season but yesterday I did, I played Turton, a very nice moorland course between Bolton and Bury, played pretty well but was a caught out a bit by not know the course, my chipping was a bit hit and miss too.

 

[Fish]

Bogey competition today, still don’t like this format, even though it was founded at my club.

I love matchplay but only against fellow human beings, not 18 pars, I just can’t rise to it!

Also, I really don't like it being a handicap qualifier also in a stableford format, it should be one or the other imo, if I’m putting aggressively to win the hole or to get a half, I don’t want to be worrying about missing it and not getting the return put for a point.

Tee’d off at 09.20 in the rain and it persistently rained all of the round, not a good day at the office.

 

[sam85]

Bogey competition today, still don’t like this format, even though it was founded at my club.

I love matchplay but only against fellow human beings, not 18 pars, I just can’t rise to it!

Also, I really don't like it being a handicap qualifier also in a stableford format, it should be one or the other imo, if I’m putting aggressively to win the hole or to get a half, I don’t want to be worrying about missing it and not getting the return put for a point.

Tee’d off at 09.20 in the rain and it persistently rained all of the round, not a good day at the office.

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure stableford isn't used for handicap adjustments in a bogey comp.

 

[Fish]

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure stableford isn't used for handicap adjustments in a bogey comp.

They do at mine, not a fan of dual formats, it should be just the Matchplay, not then putting down your gross score and getting adjusted, I’m in a different mindset in Matchplay to that of a stableford or Medal.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

They do at mine, not a fan of dual formats, it should be just the Matchplay, not then putting down your gross score and getting adjusted, I’m in a different mindset in Matchplay to that of a stableford or Medal.

The handicap adjustment for bogey is the same at every club -

Your holes up or down is converted to a Stableford point total and then your handicap is adjusted

So it’s

Level = 36 points

1 up = 37
2 up = 38

1 down = 35
2 down = 34

Etc etc

 

[Fish]

The handicap adjustment for bogey is the same at every club -

Your holes up or down is converted to a Stableford point total and then your handicap is adjusted

So it’s

Level = 36 points

1 up = 37
2 up = 38

1 down = 35
2 down = 34

Etc etc

I get that, but I’m playing Matchplay in a different frame of mind, if I’m putting aggressively to win a hole, I’m not concerned about missing it by a big margin as a half might not be good enough with holes running out, so I think by having it as a qualifier also makes you less positive as your then protecting a stableford score also, which I’m not bothered about.

So I finished 3-down which is 33 by your example, but my actual stableford score was only 31?

So which is the system going to recognise for handicap purposes, my Matchplay conversion or gross scores?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I get that, but I’m playing Matchplay in a different frame of mind, if I’m putting aggressively to win a hole, I’m not concerned about missing it by a big margin as a half might not be good enough with holes running out, so I think by having it as a qualifier also makes you less positive as your then protecting a stableford score also, which I’m not bothered about.

So I finished 3-down which is 33 by your example, but my actual stableford score was only 30?

So which is the system going to recognise for handicap purposes, my Matchplay conversion or gross scores?

You don’t keep a “Stableford” score when playing Bogey - it’s just your gross score and that’s it , once you have lost the hole pick up. Your Stableford score is irrelevant it’s just holes up or down and then the systems using those holes up or down “converts” to a Stableford score HC adjustment purposes only

So if you finished 3 down your converted score for HC purposes is 33

 

[Fish]

You don’t keep a “Stableford” score when playing Bogey - it’s just your gross score and that’s it , once you have lost the hole pick up. Your Stableford score is irrelevant it’s just holes up or down and then the systems using those holes up or down “converts” to a Stableford score HC adjustment purposes only

So if you finished 3 down your converted score for HC purposes is 33

Ok, so I doubt in this format the css will change, if not, I’ve just squeezed buffer then, whereas I thought I’d caught another 0.1 and gone up a shot with only getting 31 points as I converted my gross scores to stableford.

 

[GG26]

Club medal competition today. Scoring was ok, but was wrecked on our 14th with OOB all the way down the left. Tee shot OOB, second attempt stopped on top of a bunker. Struck a 7-iron well from there, but left and OOB, followed by a repeat. Carded a 10 with three lost balls.

With the result still to come in suspect I have missed buffer by one.

 

[Imurg]

You don’t keep a “Stableford” score when playing Bogey - it’s just your gross score and that’s it , once you have lost the hole pick up. Your Stableford score is irrelevant it’s just holes up or down and then the systems using those holes up or down “converts” to a Stableford score HC adjustment purposes only

So if you finished 3 down your converted score for HC purposes is 33

So would that render an eagle or nett eagle irrelevant?
As you've won the hole by more than you need?

 

[Fish]

So would that render an eagle or nett eagle irrelevant?
As you've won the hole by more than you need?

Yes, this is what a couple of the Cat1’s I played with today were saying, they won a par5 with an eagle but was just a win hole (+1) no different had they parred it with a shot, no added benefit either way.

 

[Imurg]

That, potentially, would affect a stableford score which is how handicaps are calculated.....
So how does it reflect things accurately..?
If I nett par every hole except 1 where I, say, eagle with a shot, in stableford I'd get 5 points and total 39 whereas, according to Bogey, it would be +1 or 37 points....effectively doing me out of a cut......2 against .6.....
Have I got that right?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

That, potentially, would affect a stableford score which is how handicaps are calculated.....
So how does it reflect things accurately..?
If I nett par every hole except 1 where I, say, eagle with a shot, in stableford I'd get 5 points and total 39 whereas, according to Bogey, it would be +1 or 37 points....effectively doing me out of a cut......2 against .6.....
Have I got that right?

Your Stableford score is irrelevant in a Bogey Comp - it’s a HC matchplay against a scratch player at the end of the day and then they use a formula once completed to work out HC changes

It’s all about winning holes against the course and managing your game appropriately for competition.