TBH i rarely play any stableford comps, but need to break 80 to buffer
What score are you "happy" with in Stableford?
- Thread starter Don Barzini
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Junior
Tour Winner
Happy with 34, Slightly happier with 35 as it means I've broke 80 which is always nice, 36+ and I'm very happy.
I play a few times a year with old cricket mates who are social golfers and they seem to always think that 40 is a good round. They don't believe me when I tell them that this isn't how it works. I've given up negotiating on handicaps as they are always gunning for a handicap that gives them a good chance of getting to that 40 point total.
I play a few times a year with old cricket mates who are social golfers and they seem to always think that 40 is a good round. They don't believe me when I tell them that this isn't how it works. I've given up negotiating on handicaps as they are always gunning for a handicap that gives them a good chance of getting to that 40 point total.
Don Barzini
Assistant Pro
Are these net scores or gross? I'm assuming gross.
he doesn't have a handicap, he's a pro
Canary_Yellow
Journeyman Pro
Gross
Mike07
Head Pro
My home club comps the aim is always 32/33 or above to buffer or better... anything else is a disappointment.
If I'm playing away, especially at a new course, then anything starting with a 3 is great. If you are scoring 40+ at a new course, then you've either had the round of your life, or your handicap is a bit dodge. Last year we went to Portugal and one chap scored 43, 38 and 39, all new courses. Wrong handicap..! I scored 30, 31 & 31 and was really pleased.
For me, like others have said, keeping blobs off the card is a big one. Blobs usually means I've taken 3 off the tee and thats my biggest weakness and the part of the game I'm trying to improve.
If I'm playing away, especially at a new course, then anything starting with a 3 is great. If you are scoring 40+ at a new course, then you've either had the round of your life, or your handicap is a bit dodge. Last year we went to Portugal and one chap scored 43, 38 and 39, all new courses. Wrong handicap..! I scored 30, 31 & 31 and was really pleased.
For me, like others have said, keeping blobs off the card is a big one. Blobs usually means I've taken 3 off the tee and thats my biggest weakness and the part of the game I'm trying to improve.
bobmac
Major Champion
I haven't got a handicap
Don Barzini
Assistant Pro
Phew! I was looking at it and wondering how on earth it added up to 45, thought I was going mad!
General consensus was we were happy if we got high 20s. I think though that comes from the fact that we don't play regularly. I think you guys are all regular players and club members, so I guess it follows you'd expect some consistency.
I need to join a club and play regularly. Just don't have the time!
If you were all happy then job done. The rest all makes sense. Different expectations if you play every week to someone who plays once every 3 months. They/You may be better golfers but will just not have that consistency level.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Well if you were regularly scoring in the 20s that basically means your handicap is too low. Obviously we expect to be in the 30s otherwise we're not playing to our handicap, and thus it's going to go up rather than down.Interesting replies here. Seems most of you expect a minimum of 32! You'd all have easily walked the competition between me and my mates then!
General consensus was we were happy if we got high 20s. I think though that comes from the fact that we don't play regularly. I think you guys are all regular players and club members, so I guess it follows you'd expect some consistency.
I need to join a club and play regularly. Just don't have the time!
GaryK
Assistant Pro
My previous post did not ask how many blobs you're "happy" with, it was how may would be "ok".
Maybe I should have worded it differently along the lines of how many blobs do you usually have during a round.
Nobody "likes" a blob, but at the level that a lot of golfers play, they are somewhat inevitable.
Slice or hook your tee shot into the jungle and you're going to struggle to avoid them.
My 2 blobs yesterday weren't a result of me playing a bad round, it was just that I sliced my drive on 2 consecutive holes.
I do tend to tire towards the middle of the back 9 and my game can easily fall apart, which it didn't yesterday.
So I guess that I could say that I was OK (or dare I say "happy") with my just 2 blobs.
Maybe I should have worded it differently along the lines of how many blobs do you usually have during a round.
Nobody "likes" a blob, but at the level that a lot of golfers play, they are somewhat inevitable.
Slice or hook your tee shot into the jungle and you're going to struggle to avoid them.
My 2 blobs yesterday weren't a result of me playing a bad round, it was just that I sliced my drive on 2 consecutive holes.
I do tend to tire towards the middle of the back 9 and my game can easily fall apart, which it didn't yesterday.
So I guess that I could say that I was OK (or dare I say "happy") with my just 2 blobs.
More than 2 would make me grumpy. 2 is okay but disappointing. 1 is not unusual so you live with it. 0 = :cheers:
:cheers:
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Yeah, ok. I think the cut off is probably 2 for me. No blobs I'm delighted, one or two and I think 'that's a shame, but to be expected', three blobs and that's quite disappointing. Four or more and I feel I've done poorly.
TreeSeeker
Assistant Pro
I really don't care how many blobs I get, i'm far more concerns with making the most of my opportunities when things do align. So i'd be happy with 4 or less, "ok" with 5, and wanting better if i hit 6 or more... and i've seen 6 or more a few times!
upsidedown
Tour Winner
35 + round my home track and 33+ away from home
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Where I play 39 points is playing to handicap off the yellows and 37 off the whites. On a average weather condition day I am probably ok with anything over 34 points.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Not only did you have to keep a six off the card you also had to better your handicap by at least 3 shots. A feat I am proud to say I achieved once. What you won was a box 3 Maxfli golf balls (when Maxfli were one of the top brands).
Backsticks
Assistant Pro
Ah. Very hard to tell then without an indication of his skill. With pros having golfing skill from rouvhly 5 to plus 5, it would depend on the individual. Some happy with 32pts, others needing 40 to feel it was a satisfactory outing.
Think I got Dunlop 65's when they were deemed to be a decent ball.
huds1475
Journeyman Pro
I do the same with old friends from cricket. The handicap 'negotiations' before teeing off are always funny!
Some outrageous starting bids, usually mocked and knocked down to something that's still ridiculous, but leaves them grinning like Cheshire cats on the first tee.
I have no chance of winning, and don't particularly want to, but it's all part of the fun!
