What difference would this make to your handicap if any?

[Slab]

So if you could have this what difference would it make to your handicap?

 

[backwoodsman]

Having about 50 people trample my ball even deeper into the long grass? Add about 3 shots I'd think.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Honestly not that much as I don't tend to be that wild. Besides, if the rough is bad, I'd take more shots getting it out than playing another ball so I'd probably prefer it stayed lost.

 

[duncan mackie]

None on most courses

 

[ScienceBoy]

Probably about 9 shots based on last years driving and the state of the course. I'm sure 12 at some point.

Poor technique and little course maintaince don't mix.

Thankfully I'm working on getting better.

 

[Region3]

Having spotters would hardly make a difference.

Having a wall of people to bounce a wide off or stands behind a green to stop me going too far over the back a little more so.

 

[SugarPenguin]

probably would save me 4 shots a round

 

[patricks148]

none TBH. i don't hit it far enough to lose it.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

It'd probably add a few shots on until I got used to 50 strangers watching and all the shouts of "mashed potato" and "my wife hits it further than you".

 

[HomerJSimpson]

In summer there are some areas that are knee deep and so spotters would be handy but in all honesty I'm not overly wayward (although not as accurate as I'd like) and so I doubt it'll make any difference

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Having a wall of people to bounce a wide one off

+ 1.

Spotters may save a few, perhaps no 3 off the tee, but a few fat Americans to bounce a wide one back in would probably have a greater impact.

 

[evahakool]

Played in a senior open last year, they had spotters on 3 holes around where your drives should land, it did help twice and I must say it was a bit of a novelty having spotters to help.
But overall I don't think it would make much differance to my H/C.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Played in a senior open last year, they had spotters on 3 holes around where your drives should land, it did help twice and I must say it was a bit of a novelty having spotters to help.
But overall I don't think it would make much differance to my H/C.

Are they allowed to talk to you? I was once told that mine was the longest they had seen all day into the wind. I really did catch that one well on the way to a nett 72.

 

[evahakool]

Are they allowed to talk to you? I was once told that mine was the longest they had seen all day into the wind. I really did catch that one well on the way to a nett 72.

Well I never even gave it a thought if they could speak to us, both times I was told by the spotter that my ball was behind a tree.