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  lamebums said:
Not true. I hit 10-12 greens a round but usually struggle to break 90.

No offense man, but it's tough to believe anything you say on this message board. One minute you talk about bombing 300 yard drives, then the next you talk about all the "toppers" you hit off the tee and how you get 12's on certain holes.

Now you are saying that you hit 10-12 greens a round when we have low cappers averaging around 7-8 per round? 14 handicappers don't really "struggle" to break 90, especially if they are hitting 10-12 greens a round. Not trying to be your mother, but start using a handicap system and enter in all your scores exactly how they occur (taking into account equitable stroke control when appropriate, google it if you are not familiar), and actually track your stats. You will be amazed as to how you are able to analyze and improve your game accordingly. Not to mention, being honest with yourself about your game.
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I sort of remember the premise of the article, but you will find that statistically, it doesn't work for anyone that shoots over 95. Plus, the closer you shoot to 95, the further off it is. If you look at the pros...the 50th guy on the money list is Steve Marino...he hits 64% of his greens (about 11-12) and averages 71 for a score. That's pretty much right on with the stats.

A buddy of mine and I played on Saturday, he shot 89 and hit 3 greens and I shot 83 and hit 7 greens...problem for me is I had 5 doubles because I couldn't keep it in bounds on the front and shot 43.

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To give another data point. My average GIR over 2 years (about 20 rounds) is 6.7. Using the formula that would suggest an average score of 81.6. Real average is 86.6.

I don't think this formula accounts for "blow ups" very well. Case in point. On my last round I hit 9 greens. But two doubles and a triple put a real crimp in my score. I think this formula is at best a ball park estimate.

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Posted

Even IF the formula proves to be relatively close for a lot of golfers, so what?

I don't get it. At the end of the day, what I shot is what I shot whether I have 25 putts or 40 putts, 3 GIR or 11 GIR.


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  $2 Nassau said:
No offense man, but it's tough to believe anything you say on this message board. One minute you talk about bombing 300 yard drives, then the next you talk about all the "toppers" you hit off the tee and how you get 12's on certain holes.

(Well, the 12's usually come from consecutive shots out of bounds, or just bad judgement on my part (think Tin Cup here). I don't normally hit a lot of toppers - but they do happen occasionally. And like I said, I tend to three and four putt a lot.)

As to the handicap thing, I put it into a calculator online, and it gave me a number. I had to combine 9 hole rounds in order to get enough 18 holers to calculate it, and I tend to much better at 9 holers. One of these days, though, I'll get a real handicap card.
"Shouldn't you be going faster? I mean, you're doing 40 in a 65..."

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bums, I'm with Nassau, I don't believe anything you write on this board. I do get a good chuckle out of most of it though.
To the topic, sure no article like this is going to accurrately predict your score. But, I think the general idea of what the guy is trying to say holds true. Basically, he's saying if you are an average putter (minimize 3,4,5 putts) as your GIR's go up your score will go down. I hit 1-2 GIR's per round and I usually shoot between 95-100, so for me it's pretty close.

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Posted
  WhiteSoxFan said:
bums, I'm with Nassau, I don't believe anything you write on this board.

Well, eh, how am I supposed to

sound more honest on a forum? I mean, I wouldn't lie outright about something, but I might stretch something to make a point every so often. But, I seriously do three and four putt a lot. (I even five-putted during my club championship.)
"Shouldn't you be going faster? I mean, you're doing 40 in a 65..."

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Even IF the formula proves to be relatively close for a lot of golfers, so what?

it's more of a barometer to measure your improvement. If you don't care about analysing your score and stats, then it doesn't matter. For those that do want to improve, it's a good analysis tool.

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Posted
  lamebums said:
Well, eh, how am I supposed to

If you play in a club championship, I take that to mean you belong to a club. If so, why wouldn't you use the handicap system at your club? I would think the club would require you to, just for determining which flight you'd be in for the club championship. Also, handicap services are usually included in membership fees/dues.

As for the GIR/score formula, I've used it as a comparison tool for awhile now and find it to be pretty accurate over the long term. For the current year, it "predicts" my average score to within one stroke. The nature of the formula is this: the more well-rounded your game is, the more closely it will approximate your score.

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  plus4 said:
If you play in a club championship, I take that to mean you belong to a club. If so, why wouldn't you use the handicap system at your club? I would think the club would require you to, just for determining which flight you'd be in for the club championship. Also, handicap services are usually included in membership fees/dues.

They do. I'm trying to collect enough 18 hole rounds to put it on the computer. I have tons and tons of 9 holers, but few if any 18 holers. I would just combine 9 holers to make enough 18's and then toss it onto a calculator on the internet. Until I get enough rounds, of course. (It's free IIRC).

As to the club championship, it was two rounds of play - first was qualifying, second was for real score. To keep sandbaggers out they would adjust anyone's score that was more than 10 strokes better the second day...or so I heard.
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"Shouldn't you be going faster? I mean, you're doing 40 in a 65..."

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  lamebums said:
They do. I'm trying to collect enough 18 hole rounds to put it on the computer. I have tons and tons of 9 holers, but few if any 18 holers. I would just combine 9 holers to make enough 18's and then toss it onto a calculator on the internet. Until I get enough rounds, of course. (It's free IIRC).

You should be putting in all your 9 hole scores to your club's computer. If it's a real USGA GHIN handicapping system (and I've never seen a club that wasn't), just combine your 9 hole rounds to get 18 hole scores and it will still calculate an official handicap index for you.

http://www.popeofslope.com/guidelines/index.html
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http://www.popeofslope.com/guidelines/figuring.html

^ thats not accurate really at all. i dont have an official handicap so i tried doing it that way, and I came out with a 14 handicap which is total bull because I am more or so around a 20 handicap because the course with all my scores (my home course) has like a 68.5 rating.

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Posted
  MGP said:
You should be putting in all your 9 hole scores to your club's computer. If it's a real USGA GHIN handicapping system (and I've never seen a club that wasn't), just combine your 9 hole rounds to get 18 hole scores and it will still calculate an official handicap index for you.

Hmmm...I will check into that. Most of my scorecards this year have all found their way to the same box.

"Shouldn't you be going faster? I mean, you're doing 40 in a 65..."

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Posted
there really is no reason that someone that plays at least once/month shouldn't have a handicap.

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Posted
There is a second page to the article that gives a relationship between GIR and putts, so if you hit 8 GIR AND 32 putts, you should shoot 79.
The second part of the article is here.

As far as the character of the poster, I think we all know who the junior golfers on the forum are. I remember what it was like to be a wide-eyed junior golfer trying to hang with grown-ass men that had hair on their chests and beer on their breathe. Let's try to foster growth while discouraging BS. Or the other way around. Really don't care, now that I think about it. You are all just figments of my imagination, anyway.
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Posted
This article might have more to do with better golfers. Cause I think they base it on people not 5 putting a hole or absolutely blowing up which most high handicappers do. I tell ya if I hit more GIR then my scores would drop a couple of strokes a round.
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Actually it is probably best to apply this to a competive rounds. In casual rounds people seem to take more risks or let their concentration go after a shot they are hacked off about. If you five putt in a competive round and you can break 100 it is time for a putting lesson. I am average to just above as a putter and I don't think I have ever 5 putted and I haven't four putted in several years. As to the calculator I only average 3-4 GIR a round, 32-34 puts. I have an average of 1 birdie every other round, almost never on a par 4. So for my handicap balooned up to 16.1 by recent wind and heavy wet rough it is roughly accurate. I think it probably works better for steady eddies than bombers.

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Posted
I agree.

I don't know how anyone could possibly 5 putt. I think my 7 yr old daughter would be able to get it in the hole in less than 5 putts.

I don't think I have even 4 putted in two years.

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