Yank handicap system!!!

[zigwah]

Been using OOBGOLF for a while now i have only played 5 18 hole rounds, but shot 78 today and it says my handicap is now 5.7.

How long till it levels out, how many rounds? Surely it will go up again? As i have only entered 5 scores


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Last 20 Scores:
5.7 handicap (http://www.oobgolf.com/golfers/handicap.php?id=75705)
87.6 scoring avg. (http://www.oobgolf.com/content/site+updates/1-360-Adjusted_Scoring_Average_Added_to_Stats.html)
54.3% Fairway
1.9 Putts
22.2% GIR
Overall:
3 Birdies
26 Pars
5 scores entered
17.1 miles played

[BrisVegas]

how on earth can you average 87 and be off 5??? Are you playing par 82 courses ?

[zigwah]

nah i can't understand it.

[zigwah]

10/29Shepparton Golf Club7810/8Shepparton Golf Club8810/2Shepparton Golf Club959/18Shepparton Golf Club899/15Shepparton Golf Club88

[Sydney Hacker]

Well now your quest to be off single figures is over can we close down your swing thread ???

[zigwah]

hahahah nah just dont read it

[sms316]

how on earth can you average 87 and be off 5??? Are you playing par 82 courses ?
Ummm.... there wouldn't be anyone in Australia who's average over par is the same as their handicap.

It is possible, but it is extraordinarily unlikely.

[3oneday]

is the loading or rating for the course you are playing incorrect maybe ?

[BrisVegas]

Sms - speaking of ratings.... any feedback from MattyM yet?

[sms316]

Only from what he has said on TPF. Bob Harrison is coming out here this afternoon.

[zigwah]

DateRatingSlopeESC ScoreDifferential10/29/09 (http://www.oobgolf.com/golfers/score.php?id=798707)7211378610/8/09 (http://www.oobgolf.com/golfers/score.php?id=779318)72113881610/2/09 (http://www.oobgolf.com/golfers/score.php?id=761698)7211395239/18/09 (http://www.oobgolf.com/golfers/score.php?id=733930)7211389179/15/09 (http://www.oobgolf.com/golfers/score.php?id=728082)721138816Average of 1 lowest =6Multiplied by .96 =5.7


Frequently Asked Questions:

What is differential?
Differential is essentially the difference between your ESC Score and the score that a scratch golfer would record on the same course. It is calculated as follows:
((Score - Rating) X 113) / Slope

How are 9-hole scores handled?
9-hole scores must be paired together before they are calculated into handicap. The scores are paired chronologically. This means that you will only see your handicap adjusted every other 9-hole score entered.

What is ESC Score?
ESC stands for Equitable Stroke Control. It basically is a max score based on your handicap and keeps that hole-gone-bad from ruining a round. Note that oobgolf automatically calculates ESC if you are scoring hole-by-hole and therefore you should still record your actual score. The max score for a round changes based on your handicap and the course difficulty, see chart below:
Course HandicapScore9 or lessDouble Bogey10 through 19720 through 29830 through 39940 or more10

[zigwah]

It actually says for 5-6 rounds they take the lowest score, the more games i put on it should go up a bit i think

[3oneday]

So the 78 ****ed you up.

[zigwah]

Well, for next week anyway, and the week after that.

heres how it works. is this what we are adopting?
Scores EnteredLowest Scores Used> 201019918817715-16613-14511-1249-1037-825-61

well that wasnt supposed to be like that

[zigwah]

http://www.oobgolf.com/golfers/handicap.php?id=75705

Try this

So more than 20 rounds they use the 10 lowest scores.

So that means instead of 3 cards to get a handicap its like 20

[LarryLong]

No idea why you'd be scouring Victoria for a teaching pro if you just shot a 78 on the back of instruction from the OzGolf brains trust. :)

[zigwah]

everything just went well, couple of lucky breaks, but concentrated on posture for the whole round.

[markTHEblake]

probably because with only 5 rounds in the hcap index is calculated on the best 2 rounds only (maybe one).

There are charts everywhere online that tells you how many rounds are counted if you have less than twenty scorecards in.

[zigwah]

yeah its the lowest score up to 6 cards.

[markTHEblake]

well at least you can tell everyone that you 'used to play off 5' and you wouldnt be lying

[zigwah]

lol, yeah don't think i'll be doing that, gives me hope though :)

[henno]

http://ozgolf.net/forums/images/ozgolf/misc/navbits_start.gif ozgolf.net forums > Golf Talk > Equip Me

:-"

[Yossarian]

Good shout henno, zigwah I suggest shafting your handicap with something with a slightly more active tip and see if that gets it heading higher again.

Enjoy.

;)