So basically Smiffy you hang about with hackers?
You have a mate right.........
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DaveM
Tour Winner
Err didn't know, Smiffy knew me! Sounds a bit like the situation I found myself in before I had to give up. This wonderful game. That thankfully I'm know playing again. I got down to 9, then due to neck and shoulder injuries wound up Lucky to hack around to 20. Just could not swing a club for love nor money. All in the course of 12 months. Slowly getting back into it now after a 4/5 yr lay off. But if I will ever get back down to single figures. I just don't know and I don't really care. It would be nice to, but just happy to be back playing to be honest.
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
Sounds like a GREAT guy, good company and can clearly bomb the occassional driveDefinitely not a bandit (which are the worst scum)... perhaps he's been injured on and off for a while with REAL injuries that HURT
I played round a 'forest type' course with a guy (nice guy but walks like a poof) playing off 13... he only got 25pts... is he really a 24 h/capper? :ears:
Fair play lol
bladeplayer
Money List Winner
Would i get in trouble if i altered the last word ever so slightly Mr Moderator ... very tempting
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Everyone can have their day so handicaps will generally be lower than every day ability, I once read a handicap is something to aspire to and generally only played to every 5 or so rounds.
Fair point I reckon, however there are many out their who protect their low and high status for completely opposite reasons, low for the ego and high to be a bandit and win things.
Fair point I reckon, however there are many out their who protect their low and high status for completely opposite reasons, low for the ego and high to be a bandit and win things.
A few years back I used to play with a guy who played off 4 and at the time I was playing off 16,he beat me most of the time but I actually managed to beat him 3 times just using net scores.The guy got he`s handicap from a 9 hole course but he was proberly more like a 10 handicapper,he`s game never improved but incredibly he became a club pro 
believe it or not.He took the exams and basically blagged it and now says he`s got no time to play which covers up he`s ability nicely 
,the few times he has played the bad scores are just put down to a "bad day".I`m not going to mention where this guy pro`s but this just goes to show what a bit of BS can do for you..............
believe it or not.He took the exams and basically blagged it and now says he`s got no time to play which covers up he`s ability nicely ,the few times he has played the bad scores are just put down to a "bad day".I`m not going to mention where this guy pro`s but this just goes to show what a bit of BS can do for you..............
john0
Journeyman Pro
A few years back I used to play with a guy who played off 4 and at the time I was playing off 16,he beat me most of the time but I actually managed to beat him 3 times just using net scores.The guy got he`s handicap from a 9 hole course but he was proberly more like a 10 handicapper,he`s game never improved but incredibly he became a club pro
At least give us a clue - is he based in Lincoln?
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
whilst I agree the last part I would suggest that even with an 'i' after his handicap he has to play off 6. His handicap doesn't lapse, and when he puts in his 3 cards his history will be taken into account when his handicap is 'activated'.
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birdieman
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Cripes, this is me! Couldn't look near a 4 handicap presently but still have one! Returned only 2 abysmal cards last year and have since played the 'injured' card to M+H Sec so have got away with not having to return 3 cards this year!
If I could play to 15 I'd be doiing well.
Age and injuries have caught up with me which I'm struggling to accept.
If I could play to 15 I'd be doiing well.
Age and injuries have caught up with me which I'm struggling to accept.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
the last thing you want to do to someone who played off 5 if make them put cards in then give them 15. if they even got a bit of their game going again, they would win competitions with their eyes closed.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I think I know the guy that you mean James. Wasn't he off 12 at the time though? And let's be honest....in his defence. A 12 handicapper is going to be a little more wayward around a tight course than a supposed 6 handicapper isn't he???
This guy I am talking about (theoretically of course) would only score mid twenties around a wide open course. He's that bad.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
I think that some times a push fade is just not going to get the job done.
No he`s not,I do speak to the guy socially so I really wouldnt want to give the game awayAt least give us a clue - is he based in Lincoln?
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bobmac
Major Champion
At least give us a clue - is he based in Lincoln?
You can go right off some people :angry:
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
Next time you play your imaginary friend for money I reckon he'd play off 14 if you wanted him to.... especially as in his imagination he shot 5 over par today... with an imaginary bad back
MizunoGreyhound
Challenge Tour Pro
Do you have to like someone first to go off them?
rosecott
Money List Winner
His handicap becomes active at the same handicap when he has submitted 3 cards in qualifiers (or Supplementary Scores) in the calendar year. He is, however, subject to any reduction or increase that the 3 cards merit against CSS/SSS.
Macster
Journeyman Pro
Is the right answer.........isnt it ??
rosecott
Money List Winner
No - he doesn't get it back, it hasn't gone away, only become inactive.
AuburnWarrior
Tour Winner
This was similar to me a few years ago. I didn't have an official handicap as I wasn't a member of a club. My last official handicap had been 11.
I played maybe twice a year.
When I did play I'd say that my handicap was 11. On a good day I'd play to it. There were never any good days.
I guess the problem with your 'mate' is that he's playing regularly. My question is 'why doesn't he play in qualifiers?'
I played maybe twice a year.
When I did play I'd say that my handicap was 11. On a good day I'd play to it. There were never any good days.
I guess the problem with your 'mate' is that he's playing regularly. My question is 'why doesn't he play in qualifiers?'
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