Will the new 90% handicap difference put you off 4BBB

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If I could remember every game I'd played I bet I could count on the fingers of one hand how many times a higher handicapper has beaten me if I play well. If I'm on my game I've pretty much mullered the opposition. Will giving them an extra couple of shots really make that much difference? First of all, they've got to take advantage of the extra shots they will receive - not seen that many higher handicappers who can turn it on for specific holes.

And if I don't play well I don't begrudge losing.
 
Hobbit said:
If I could remember every game I'd played I bet I could count on the fingers of one hand how many times a higher handicapper has beaten me if I play well. If I'm on my game I've pretty much mullered the opposition. Will giving them an extra couple of shots really make that much difference? First of all, they've got to take advantage of the extra shots they will receive - not seen that many higher handicappers who can turn it on for specific holes.

And if I don't play well I don't begrudge losing.
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:thup:
 
Hobbit said:
If I could remember every game I'd played I bet I could count on the fingers of one hand how many times a higher handicapper has beaten me if I play well. If I'm on my game I've pretty much mullered the opposition. Will giving them an extra couple of shots really make that much difference? First of all, they've got to take advantage of the extra shots they will receive - not seen that many higher handicappers who can turn it on for specific holes.

And if I don't play well I don't begrudge losing.
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No good spouting your commonsense on this thread, you're meant to be bitter and twisted and should be stamping your feet😃
 
What about as today when you do play well and indeed better than your HC yet still get stuffed.

The next change will be to 100%

Then it will be give extra shots

Got to give people with higher HC a better chance of winning apparently

There is a simpler way to have a better chance of winning - improve
 
Liverpoolphil said:
What about as today when you do play well and indeed better than your HC yet still get stuffed.

The next change will be to 100%

Then it will be give extra shots

Got to give people with higher HC a better chance of winning apparently

There is a simpler way to have a better chance of winning - improve
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Why shouldn't it be 100% though, are the bandits that rife in every club?
If I play you, me 14, you 5, I get shots on 1-9, don't you hold the upper hand on the other 9?
At 90% I'd get 8 and you'd have the upper hand on 10, how's that fair?
 
pauldj42 said:
Why shouldn't it be 100% though, are the bandits that rife in every club?
If I play you, me 14, you 5, I get shots on 1-9, don't you hold the upper hand on the other 9?
At 90% I'd get 8 and you'd have the upper hand on 10, how's that fair?
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It's 4BBB that means a number of time the oppo will have two chances of getting a par

Today i went round level my PP 1 over

Our oppo 14 and 15 as a combined went round level gross

Can't compete against that.

But it's why I don't enter HC KO anymore
 
Liverpoolphil said:
It's 4BBB that means a number of time the oppo will have two chances of getting a par

Today i went round level my PP 1 over

Our oppo 14 and 15 as a combined went round level gross

Can't compete against that.

But it's why I don't enter HC KO anymore
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And you and your playing partner have two chances to get a birdie.

14 & 15 handicappers rarely post scores like that.

My regular PP and I, off 5 and 7, used to set ourselves a target of 4 under gross, and win by the 16th hole. We've got an fantastic record, including a number of 8&7's. Giving a few extra shots won't make much difference.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
It's 4BBB that means a number of time the oppo will have two chances of getting a par

Today i went round level my PP 1 over

Our oppo 14 and 15 as a combined went round level gross

Can't compete against that.

But it's why I don't enter HC KO anymore
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But how many times out of ten would your opponents play to that level (unless they're bandits), were as you and your partner are more likely to replicate your round.
 
pauldj42 said:
But how many times out of ten would your opponents play to that level (unless they're bandits), were as you and your partner are more likely to replicate your round.
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In Matchplay KO - once is enough to get you through.
 
Hobbit said:
14 & 15 handicappers rarely post scores like that.
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My partner who plays off 5 and I normally enter the 4 ball knockout which runs through the summer. I was off 18 a couple of seasons ago, and in one round I hit the par 4, 6th hole, stroke index 1 green in 2 shots and they were struggling a bit but when I rolled my 20 foot putt for a 3 nett 2 cue much swearing from our opponents.
I will add that , yes it doesn't happen too often but certainly remember it well.:cool::whistle:
 
Liverpoolphil said:
It's 4BBB that means a number of time the oppo will have two chances of getting a par

Today i went round level my PP 1 over

Our oppo 14 and 15 as a combined went round level gross

Can't compete against that.

But it's why I don't enter HC KO anymore
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got to agree with this.

For 2 cat 1 players to play together will be suicide next year, I don't shoot under my hc on a regular basis, but that's what'll have to happen next year and to say that 1 or 2 shots to higher hc's won't make much difference....... It will to them.
the R&A will be pleased tho, the rounds will be much shorter :whistle:
 
Liverpoolphil said:
It's 4BBB that means a number of time the oppo will have two chances of getting a par

Today i went round level my PP 1 over

Our oppo 14 and 15 as a combined went round level gross

Can't compete against that.

But it's why I don't enter HC KO anymore
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Didn't have you down as such a sore loser TBH.
 
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