But as was pointed out, if a guy who doesn't practice much decides to get serious about a tourney, he can improve quickly. Not everyone, but some people can. I know I could, by practicing my short game. When I do, I improve. But usually I'm too lazy or busy, you pick. It's much easier to just complain and moan about my short game. :)
-Don M --- On Thu, 8/6/09, Sean Weijand <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Sean Weijand <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Handicap > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 11:14 AM > The odds of shooting substantially > below your handicap. > > http://www.usga.org/handicapping/articles_resources/Odds-of-Shooting-an-Exceptional-Tournament-Score/ > > The chart says you had a 1 in 7246 chance of this > happening. > > Given your 'cap and your scores you should have spent the > night after the tourney celebrating a once in a lifetime > achievement. > > sean > > > On 6-Aug-09, at 8:39 AM, Eric Schoonmaker wrote: > > >> From: "Childers, Tedd A" <[email protected]> > >> > > > >> If someone shoots more than 2-3 strokes lower than > their handicap in 2 > >> consecutive tournament rounds, they are 100% a > sandbagger. > > > > Well, this is sort of extreme. Also, if you are > playing a set of tees where the course rating is > substantially lower than par then you will shoot your course > hdcp or better probably a fair amount of the time. > Conversely if you play the tips, and that course rating is > say 6 strokes higher than par then you might NEVER shoot > your hdcp (relative to par). > > > > In 2000, at a major tournament at my club, i shot > 79-77 for the weekend as a 14 hdcp. Par 71, course > rating was 70.2 at the time. I would be ok if you said > i was 99% chance sandbagger based on that but at least in my > case - it wasnt 100%. > > > > BTW - i came in 2nd. A 9 hdcp shot 76-74 that > weekend.... > > > > > > > > -- > > Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. > > Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/ > > > -- > Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. > Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/ > -- Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/
