Stableford - What score are you happy with?

[swanny32]

Being an 18 handicapper I still struggle at times which cost me a lot of shots. I played this morning and felt like I played pretty well just couldn't hole a short putt to save my life. Ended up with 33 points with 3 blobs....and I kind of feel a bit deflated with it. What score are you happy with after a Stableford comp??

 

[duncan mackie]

not knowing your CSS it's impossible to evaluate '33 points' fully, but for an 18 handicap you should be looking to equal OR beat the course about 25% of the time ie 1 in 4 competition rounds.

OTOH many will say that as long as it starts with a 3x the scores OK

 

[swanny32]

To be honest I think I'm more deflated with my putting than my score, I'm usually a very good putter, today was shocking, I reckon I missed 4 maybe 5 putts of less than 4 feet.

 

[bobmac]

I'm guessing you're not missing them short so must be either mis-reading them or your technique has slipped somewhere.
Were any of your misses straight putts?

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I am happy to break 80 three or four times a year. [83 last game]
Getting older so it probably won't be for much longer.
I no longer play competitively so I'm just enjoying hitting the ball with no pressure.

 

[bladeplayer]

happy once i dont get .1 back .. as regards a score 38/39 & up would be my choice ha .. little .2/.4 cuts consistantly would be just great

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Should have said 83 gives me 36 points [quite happy with that]

 

[Hobbit]

I don't want less than 32pts but would prefer the buffer zone for the day. Happy? 37pts or above would make me happy, i.e. beating my handicap.

 

[Oddsocks]

33 or less and I'm not happy, unless it's been for a valid reason. Feeling very low at the moment and could quite easily put the sticks away for a while, last few cards have been 26/31/23/27, even Asked to be pulled out of club team events today!

 

[swanny32]

I'm guessing you're not missing them short so must be either mis-reading them or your technique has slipped somewhere.
Were any of your misses straight putts?

Straight usually or with a slight break. I'm normally so reliable with my putting, I feel like I'm not squaring the putter face and pushing them a bit.

 

[bobmac]

Straight usually or with a slight break. I'm normally so reliable with my putting, I feel like I'm not squaring the putter face and pushing them a bit.

Sounds as if your arms may be swinging away from your body.
Try keeping your left upper arm touching your body

 

[JustOne]

What score are you happy with after a Stableford comp??

30pts.

 

[User20205]

depends on how the score is made up. Blobbed the first 3 holes at La Cala recently. 30 points after that felt pretty good.

33 round my place last time out and I was a bit disappointed as I blobbed 2 short par 4's after being less than 100 yards out, centre of the fairway after my tee shot.

 

[Mike_j_golf]

Happy enough once i break 30 points except yesterday 20 for the front 9 and only ended up with 31. Once i break 30 on an away course.
Mike

 

[swanny32]

Sounds as if your arms may be swinging away from your body.
Try keeping your left upper arm touching your body

I'll give that a bash on the putting green sometime this week, need to sort this out as I have been struggling with short putts for about 3 weeks now.

 

[Heidi]

am happy with 30s
delighted with 40s
and only once scored in the 50's - i had 59 points - gross 91 for net 55. it was my first medal round after getting my handicap of 36. my next round was a 107 gross.

I didnt score anything like a 91 for about another 18 months after that one round

funny game!

oh and the handicap was chopped immediately to 29

 

[drawboy]

37 points today and that's where I'm happy, anymore and I'm delighted but TBH 36 and I go home a happy bunny.

 

[arnieboy]

33 points is ok, less than that is in my view disappointing.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I tend to work on the principal of diminishing returns.

I always go out to try and make 36 points and play to my handicap
Failing that I look to make the buffer
Failing that I'll take less than three blobs as being acceptable (just)
Last resort I'll take 30 points as my absolute last option. Anything less has been a disaster

 

[mchivers]

normally like to score 30+. not to disappointed if i don't provided i take something positive home with me.

friday just gone was really pleased to get to double figures. went home happy as the lager in the clubhouse was cold and wet. happy days