clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
NO I would need a magic pencil!
If you had to drop your handicap by 5 shots over winter could you
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Deleted member 17920
Guest
No because I am actually rubbish at this game.
If I could drop 1 shot in a year that would be remarkable.
Augusta will just have to wait for me to ruin the place.
Spear-Chucker
Tour Rookie
More chance of winning the Masters... Not a chuffing hope. I’ve also got lots of choices ahead of Augusta which would get my interest first.
louise_a
Money List Winner
If I just put 9 hole cards, I would have a chance, our front 9 is rated and I regularly play it in 37-39,but dropping to 6 would be a struggle.
anotherdouble
Journeyman Pro
Nothing stopping you playing Sawgrass. I had the chance last year but chose Bay Hill instead
Dasit
Tour Rookie
Yes would be up for the challenge
Maybe make it worth my while of a hundred K cash prize too and I will go the range a few cold evenings a qeek
12 to 7 seems achieveable. Plenty of 7 handicaps I know don’t play great golf but they score decent. I need to figure out where I am losing shots to them and start working on those areas.
Maybe make it worth my while of a hundred K cash prize too and I will go the range a few cold evenings a qeek
12 to 7 seems achieveable. Plenty of 7 handicaps I know don’t play great golf but they score decent. I need to figure out where I am losing shots to them and start working on those areas.
Wolf
Well-known member
Your right and I will play it at some point point, just need get the next few years expenses out the way first.
What was Bay Hill like always like the look of that to
AMcC
Journeyman Pro
As a follow up to the original post, It would be interesting to hear what you thought you needed to work on to shave something off your handicap. How would it vary from us higher handicappers ?
I played a couple of weeks ago with a guy who was aged 19 and off plus 3 but had started the season at 1 so that is a huge drop at that level. He did say " full time amateur" at one point though
Sports_Fanatic
Assistant Pro
Playing sporadically, with a handicap of 13.5 I think I'd stand a chance if someone was assigning me a "new" handicap at the end of Winter (i.e. ignoring current handicap system). It would however require me to completely change current prioritise of family and work, so that I could play and practice a significant amount more. I may just be being naïve though.
Sandy Scott at ours went from +1 to +5 in about 6 months, but he was a full time am during that time, before he went to Uni in the US. he was shooting the lights out almost every roundAs a follow up to the original post, It would be interesting to hear what you thought you needed to work on to shave something off your handicap. How would it vary from us higher handicappers ?
I played a couple of weeks ago with a guy who was aged 19 and off plus 3 but had started the season at 1 so that is a huge drop at that level. He did say " full time amateur" at one point though
Capella
Journeyman Pro
Nope.
If I really really set my mind to it, maybe I could do it over the course of a summer (actually, I did this year, but only because my handicap is still pretty high, so there is always potential), but in winter? Working a normal 9 to 5 job, I have zero practice time during the week (no floodlit driving range or indoor facility available anywhere near), practice greens and other short game facilities close down most of the time due to frost or just too much rain and there are no qualifying competitions until April. The only chance would be to take three months of sabbatical leave and go somewhere south.
If I really really set my mind to it, maybe I could do it over the course of a summer (actually, I did this year, but only because my handicap is still pretty high, so there is always potential), but in winter? Working a normal 9 to 5 job, I have zero practice time during the week (no floodlit driving range or indoor facility available anywhere near), practice greens and other short game facilities close down most of the time due to frost or just too much rain and there are no qualifying competitions until April. The only chance would be to take three months of sabbatical leave and go somewhere south.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
It is relatively easy to get to 8 handicap with the right level of coaching, application and effort.
Beyond that starts getting tough.
Beyond that starts getting tough.
AMcC
Journeyman Pro
Now that is some achievement, how is he doing in the US ?
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Surprised by the number of people who say it isn't achievable.
I think I could do it, subject to body taking the big increase in practise and changing things in my swing.
To go from +1 to +5, that is impressive
I think I could do it, subject to body taking the big increase in practise and changing things in my swing.
To go from +1 to +5, that is impressive
i think he was struggling last time i spoke to him.
i suppose it would depend on what your starting handicap is, prob easier if you are cat 3 and 4 to drop 5 shots with increments of 0.4 and 0.3 a couple off good scores and and ESR would do the trick. once in cat 1 its only 0.1 per shot under CSS, maybe once the new system comes it that might change?Surprised by the number of people who say it isn't achievable.
I think I could do it, subject to body taking the big increase in practise and changing things in my swing.
To go from +1 to +5, that is impressive
ArnoldArmChewer
Tour Winner
Its taken me 10 years to go up 5 shots, so I doubt I could drop 5 shots in six months
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
Yep - at 25% reduction it's more of a comparable task. But of course that doesn't sit with the original premise!
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Given a winter of intensive coaching, not working and non stop playing and practice then it's possible I could do it. Sadly life isn't like that
HampshireHog
Assistant Pro
Nope, pretty much at my limit maybe could get to single figures if ESR happens.
