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I think it works, but only if the player is honest when putting in scores.
I was listening to this on PGA Radio the other morning and they were discussing some of the changes coming for 2020. I wish it was a bit more average based instead of potential based system. I don't play in any events and just keep a handicap through Grint so buddies and I can wager a few bucks. Even the new changes they proposed (8 best rounds out of 20 instead of 10) still feels more potential based. I see it happen more at our league where my cap is low enough I'm usually giving up strokes each week and my potential could be to shoot that handicap 1 out of 5 weeks but typically I'm giving up strokes and those guys have a better chance of going lower.
I think it could. It definitely does in theory. But, in practice I don’t think it does unless you are very consistent and honest in entering all of your scores. Once people aren’t; then no, it doesn’t work.
It’s kinda like traffic...it just takes a few people not doing things correctly to ruin the whole system.
the thing about dishonesty 9and we are most all mentioning it) is that the system cant really be blamed for that. But only people can be blamed. the system is there to do what it supposed to do. When people cheat the system, its not the system that fails but its the people who fail it.
I think all handicap systems rely on people being honest, there is no way in getting around that major flaw.
100%. That’s why I said in theory it should work. No reason it shouldn’t IMO. But, people suck, or are just not sure what all they should or shouldn’t submit. Again, same with traffic. If everyone just did it correctly, we shouldn’t really ever have backups or traffic jams...yet we do. Every single day.
I’m a bowler and work in the bowling industry. I have to say the golf handicap system far exceeds the bowling average system.
Bowling calculates your season long average while golf is largely based on your trending ability. In other words, a steadily improving bowler will have a distinct advantage over an established bowler. While in golf a steadily improving golfer playing an established golfer will have a more even outcome.
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I think equitable stroke control and playing from same distance setups allows the system to work perfectly. I do not think using a singular metric for distance (250 for scratch 200 for bogey golfers) is even remotely viable when factoring in different distances. This is heavily applied when golfers play outside their tee it forward distances and then move back inside that number with a constructed handicap. Heavily flawed.
Also, I believe that handicaps are overused for team play. Anything at 70% or more when playing best ball is too much. Handicaps are constructed as individuals and require all holes to be relevant. If only 9 holes are used per player (best ball logic), then the handicap is quite inflated the higher the person's handicap is.