I thought this could be an interesting discussion and I didn't want to clog up or detour any of the THP Event threads. Since THP hosts a ton of NET events there is always a ton of chatter regarding handicaps and what a golfer needs to do to be successful. Most competitors have a goal of "shooting to your cap" in tournaments and events as a barometer of whether or not they've played well, or left some on the table. Handicap as a measure of potential, NOT average score is how I've always understood it.
A local Pro I've talked to is adamant that a player with an accurate handicap will only shoot to that number 1/5 rounds, or 20% of the time. If this is true the only way to shoot to your number in a multi-round event is to be in the middle of a large handicap downswing at the time.
A quick google search spat out some more numbers I'm curious about. "A golfer should shoot within 3 strokes of 3-over his handicap over 50% of the time." Obviously course ratings and slopes will play into this quite a bit, but as a general rule it should discussable.
What say the minds of THP? Are these numbers accurate? Close? Bogus?
A local Pro I've talked to is adamant that a player with an accurate handicap will only shoot to that number 1/5 rounds, or 20% of the time. If this is true the only way to shoot to your number in a multi-round event is to be in the middle of a large handicap downswing at the time.
A quick google search spat out some more numbers I'm curious about. "A golfer should shoot within 3 strokes of 3-over his handicap over 50% of the time." Obviously course ratings and slopes will play into this quite a bit, but as a general rule it should discussable.
What say the minds of THP? Are these numbers accurate? Close? Bogus?