Did your HC go up before going down?

[DJYoshi]

In my 3 full years of play I've experienced the extreme highs and ridiculously upsetting lows. This past month has been just that. Going into the season, I started out at a 4.3...having finished strong last season.. this year it seems the more I understand, the more I over-think and the more I f*** up. In just 2 weeks I've gone from a 4.3 up to a 5.5.

So for the scratch players out there, does your HC fluctuate that much? I just can't believe I jumped up more than 1 pt in a 2 week period. Sure it's just a # and my anti is going down...but it just kind of sucked seeing it recalculate and going up over a 5 after I worked so hard to get it below that #... and the goal of my 4th season was to get it down to a 2 or better

[martytilma]

I started the year at a 5.7 and am now a 6.7. I feel like I'm playing better more consistant golf this year, but I have some really good rounds that are dropping off my score record recently and that is why mine changed so much.

[fr0sty]

If you post enough scores you can drastically change your index between revisions especially if the quality of your play is fluctuating. Posting a single score can alter it quite a bit too. If you have a play-out-of-your mind score (calculated difference around 0) at the 20th position and you post a mediocre score that pushes it off your handicap could increase almost 2 points (having to trade your 0 for a 10, say).


Bottom line: don't worry about it.

[sean_miller]

Bottom line: don't worry about it.

Exactly - my index will likely fluctuate between 5.6 and 9.6 this year depending on where I get my rounds in - I shoot about the same score wherever I play.

[martytilma]

If you have a play-out-of-your mind score (calculated difference around 0) at the 20th position and you post a mediocre score that pushes it off your handicap could increase almost 2 points (having to trade your 0 for a 10, say)

That's exactly what happend to me!