How much does your handicap fluctuate

[golf hungry]

Just wondering. Mine hovers between 5.9-7.2

[alf174]

Just wondering. Mine hovers between 5.9-7.2

Your scores must have some large variances considering the method used to calculate a USGA h/c - 96% of the average of the lowest 10 differentials in your last 20 scores revised 15 times a season. Or are you talking about some other method?

[golf hungry]

Yes this is an USGA. My top 10 rounds are 73-81, BUT my bad rounds can go up to 88.

[alf174]

Yes this is an USGA. My top 10 rounds are 73-81, BUT my bad rounds can go up to 88.

Highest ten differentials of the last 20 don't get calculated in your h/c so a stray 88 shouldn't matter. Out of curiosity, what service are you using?

[tjy355]

Just wondering. Mine hovers between 5.9-7.2

Your scores must have some large variances considering the method used to calculate a USGA h/c - 96% of the average of the lowest 10 differentials in your last 20 scores revised 15 times a season. Or are you talking about some other method?

I assume this variance may take place over a longer period of time...

Mine can range +/- a stroke during a year. (post about 40 rounds a year)

[golf hungry]

I post 12-15 rounds a month. Here are my last 25. My handicap with these was 6.2-8.2

1. 10/21/2008 79 71.7 132 HI 6.2 14. 09/06/2008 78 72.0 138 HI 4.9
2. 10/19/2008 84 71.7 132 HI 10.5 15. 09/04/2008 78 70.5 121 HCI 7
3. 10/16/2008 76 72.0 138 HI 3.3 16. 09/03/2008 83 72.0 138 HI 9
4. 10/14/2008 81 71.7 132 HI 8 17. 09/01/2008 84 72.0 138 HI 9.8
5. 10/12/2008 84 71.7 132 HI 10.5 18. 08/31/2008 84 72.0 138 HI 9.8
6. 09/28/2008 90 74.6 145 AI 12 19. 08/30/2008 80 70.1 133 HCI 8.4
7. 09/23/2008 83 72.0 138 HI 9 20. 08/24/2008 82 72.0 138 HI 8.2
8. 09/21/2008 82 71.7 132 HI 8.8
9. 09/14/2008 84 72.0 138 HT 9.8 21. 08/21/2008 86 69.7 127 HI
10. 09/13/2008 88 71.7 132 HTI 14 22. 08/17/2008 81 69.7 127 HTI
11. 09/11/2008 91 72.0 138 HI 15.6 23. 08/16/2008 84 71.1 134 HCI
12. 09/09/2008 79 72.0 138 HI 5.7 24. 08/16/2008 82 69.7 127 HTI
13. 09/07/2008 78 68.7 121 AI 8.7 25. 08/13/2008 85 72.0 138 HI

[tjy355]

I post 12-15 rounds a month. Here are my last 25. My handicap with these was 6.2-8.2

With 25 scores, there would be only 5 scores difference between the earliest and latest possible handicap calculation. I didn't do the math but is it possible to have a 2 stroke variation with only 5 scores changing?

[alf174]

For the data posted, no. I calculated:

10/21/2008 6.9 10/19/2008 7.2 10/16/2008 7.2 10/14/2008 7.7 10/12/2008 7.9 9/28/2008 7.9 My official h/c dropped 7.9 strokes this year and the biggest change in any of the official 2 week periods was 3.7 strokes. But I attribute that to some early season big scores dropping out of the calculation.