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That's true, but making that switch--hitting a bad tee shot and thinking "ok, not par now, bogie" can be tough. Some people want to beat themselves up for flubbing the tee shot if they started with the expectation of par. If instead they start with the expectation of bogie, it means every hole basically has a built-in mulligan. Bad tee shot? No biggie. Missed a putt? No biggie.
From a mental game standpoint, I think it's better for somebody that shoots in the 100s to just add one to par on their scorecard and make that their new par. I did that, and it helped me not feel like I sucked at golf so badly to have an attainable goal. Plus there are built-in rewards--pars feel like birdies, and the rare birdie feels like an eagle.
This a great idea for the "stress relief" of thinking PAR PAR PAR... a high handicapper victory is not shooting double bogeys in a round... I'll be trying this out.