. For those who don't use driver, but should, I rarely see many reach the green. It's ego that stops those players from using the club they really should. I stopped worrying about ego on a golf course a long time ago 
That’s a joke to those that don’t do humour.
and four make able putts for birdies. Missed the flippin lot..
I do not know of one golfer in our fuddle of over 25 players that knows what the hell is going on.So surely a competent committee would restrict competition winners to entrants that hadn't received a Playing Handicap increase of say 2 or 3 within say 6 months. It's yet more work to check, but until the soft/hard caps are lowered to 1 & 2 respectively the golfer that suffered and briefly recovers from a "temporary loss of form" will carry on cleaning up.That because it's NOT WHS's FAULT!
Handicaps over 28/36, so up to 54 came in in 2018, under UHS; WHS came in 2020!
New golf handicap changes mean golfers can play off handicaps up to 54!
Previously men could have a competition handicap of up to 28, and women up to 36.www.golfmagic.com
World Handicap System has now launched in Great Britain and Ireland
The World Handicap System (WHS) comes into effect today for golfers in Great Britain and Ireland.
To me, any problems are caused by inept committees who haven't adjusted, using such tools as Divisions or Handicap Limits, to the 2018 change!
That seems a way-over-the-top way to mcro-manage comps and is unrelated to the primary focus of my post, which was about the timing of WHS as opposed to that of ultra-high handicaps! KISS methods, such as Divisions and Handicap Limits, seem far simpler and better! If there are really issues with players managing their index, there are, imo, sufficient existing facilities to identify and control offenders!
Like not letting them play in elite events with to many GP cards as EG has done.
The problem is not specific to WHS. Handicap manipulation has been an issue for ages! Remember the Trilby Tour, and other valuable prize comp, issues!
100% agree, as I have posted about elsewhere about my track. Most of the time the difference may be about correct, but often it is not when weather is difficult or in winter rules conditions. Or maybe it’s just me…
I work at a software company. When making new products, on one hand we wany to give flexibility to the user. On the other hand, we are careful not to add too many remote features that users should barely ever need. Otherwise, many users are tempted to use those features all the time, wrongly and get themselves in a mess.Am gonna copy and paste this post in the “ I played today thread” basically because I was a machine. 18 points on the front nine with a stupid blob, although the ball sat at the bottom of a 300 yr old oak tree and having to knock it back 10 yd didn’t help. A Massive 23 points on the back nine gave me 41 points. At one point that was leading the comp but two bandits have come in with 42 and 44 points.
Anyway I went off the yellows and got most of my drives away. Well past areas where am in trouble.the odd thing was I only used my 3 wood 7 times. Normally it Could be 15 times a round. The difference between hitting a green with an iron and laying up with a 3 wood is unreal. my iron play was majestic. Had 7 pars
It must of concerned our fuddle coz they docked me 2 shots off the hcap fuddle. Still smashed the back Nine and overall.
Spoke to a committee man today re the change in Comp format. He said most Clubs have reverted to this. Really
Quite frankly I think the all tees one format is Rammel with a capital R. It wasn’t broke and it didn’t need fixing. It has over complicated WHS.
A WHS handicap less 95% plus score balancing will be applied to take into account different tees in use, I.e your playing handicap on the day, for competition purposes only will be adjusted as follows Black tees men+4, white tees men +3, yellow tees men +1, yellow tees ladies +7, orange tees ladies +5, red tees ladies +2, blue tees 0.Glad we have cleared that up and made it simpler.
Dr Frank Stableford must be turning in his grave.
I couldn’t have put it better. I ask questions because I don’t know. I asked on here the other day how many clubs have all tees one comp format. Not many said they do. Yet a guy at our club on the committee says most clubs now do it.
When the chap said most clubs do it, you should ask him to name the ones he knows that do. Try and find out if he has genuinely done a bit of research, or just lazily thrown out that comment to shut you up.I couldn’t have put it better. I ask questions because I don’t know. I asked on here the other day how many clubs have all tees one comp format. Not many said they do. Yet a guy at our club on the committee says most clubs now do it.
It had been clearly explained to me why there is different shots off different tees and like I say, with my 17.7 hcap, one week I play off whites and get 19, next week I play off yellows and get 18. But if I play in an any tees one comp it goes up to 23 whites and 20 yellows. Yet you have A WHS which should have sorted that. The mind truly boggles at the over complication of it all.
How do you do a poll. Al have a look.
Just start a new thread, and you can find a poll option somewhere in the windowHow do you do a poll. Al have a look.
I assume when CR-Par comes in your Course Handicap will reflect the differential between the tees so this will make it a bit simpler.I couldn’t have put it better. I ask questions because I don’t know. I asked on here the other day how many clubs have all tees one comp format. Not many said they do. Yet a guy at our club on the committee says most clubs now do it.
It had been clearly explained to me why there is different shots off different tees and like I say, with my 17.7 hcap, one week I play off whites and get 19, next week I play off yellows and get 18. But if I play in an any tees one comp it goes up to 23 whites and 20 yellows. Yet you have A WHS which should have sorted that. The mind truly boggles at the over complication of it all.
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Sorted
. cheers me man
