When playing mates do you play off Bare feet?

[turkish]

Between me and my mates the handicaps vary wildly but so does our consistency and anybody can beat anybody on any given day so we tend to play off bare feet- i'm obviously at the sharp end of that with them having handicaps on 12, 18, 20, 22 but 2 of those play at an easier course and struggle a bit more at our track and I'd suggest their handicap would be higher on ours.

Is this fair? :rant:

I do think it might be 2 or 3 seasons where an accurate reflection of our handicaps are in place as one boy only played one medal last year and got 12 which is his best ever score at ours, the others played a few more and the guy off 22 is never a 22(shot 81 last week off yellows).

In one way I don't mind as I think it's improving my game not having a handicap in place when we play better ball

 

[FairwayDodger]

It depends who I'm playing. Generally with other cat 1s it'll be scratch, higher single figures I give them the choice as I know I liked playing scratch against better players when I was higher. Higher than that it'd always be handicapped or it wouldn't be any sort of contest.

If you are off 25 I'd suggest your mate off 12 is taking the mickey a bit by not giving shots but you are correct that it will probably help bring your game on.

 

[patricks148]

when i joined our Sat group i was highest handicap (off 9) by about 4 shots. They always played bare feet, so if i wanted to play with them that was the choice. Sure i got beat most of the time, but the bragging rights were well worth it when I did win.

still play bare feet, one of the guys is now off 10 and still insists on scratch and still has his days.


Def improved my game and helped me play much lower standard than before.

 

[irip]

Yes we always play scratch, fancy a game for a score.

As FD has already said your mate is taking advantage of you.

If its only a couple of shots no problem but i have friends off varying handicaps and to ensure we all have a fair chance we use them, that is what they are for.

 

[virtuocity]

If you are off 25 I'd suggest your mate off 12 is taking the mickey a bit by not giving shots

You haven't seen him play. Mate off 12 is quite right

 

[williamalex1]

Don't listen to them mate, there's a handicap system for a reason.
It's so we can keep winning the money.:whoo:

 

[virtuocity]

But in all seriousness, I generally play friends off full handicaps. Keeps it fair.

 

[williamalex1]

But in all seriousness, I generally play friends off full handicaps. Keeps it fair.

Much appreciated mate , i'm saving for a new car.

 

[woody69]

"Play off bare feet"? Is this a golf saying in Scotland because I have never heard of it!

 

[patricks148]

"Play off bare feet"? Is this a golf saying in Scotland because I have never heard of it!

yes, Up here we can't afford shoes or socks

 

[turkish]

yes, Up here we can't afford shoes or socks

No Patrick it's because we are too tight to buy shoes or socks :smirk:

We don't ever play for dough though so I don't mind as I've got competitive spirit so I do think it's making me get better

 

[mikeb4]

when we play for cash on a sunday we never play off bare feet even when its winter greens, they want every shot they are due. I am off 7 , the rest are 10,11,14.

 

[Three]

"Bare feet"????????????

 

[Deleted member 15344]

"Bare feet"????????????

Playing scratch

 

[HomerJSimpson]

We have a number of single figure guys and we simply play off our club handicaps. Seems to work and a very eclectic mix of handicaps takes the prizes