Forum Profile Handicap Indices....

[Dave2512]

Stuck at 9. Freakin' low course ratings in CO and my crap golf are killing me. If I shoot 79 at my home course my differential is higher than my index.

[saevel25]

WOOT!

[CarlSpackler]

Up to 14.8.

[Golfingdad]

Down again (last two or three revisions were PB's, so the trend continues!!) ... this time to 6.0.  I can practically taste the "5's"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Valleygolfer]

I can't decide what to do. I have not got my ghin set up because all the greens in the area are horrible and have little consistency. Scoring is inconsistent. Missing putts under 2 feet because of surface issues.

[Dave2512]

I can't decide what to do. I have not got my ghin set up because all the greens in the area are horrible and have little consistency. Scoring is inconsistent. Missing putts under 2 feet because of surface issues.

Post your scores. IMO makes you work harder on the course if you are chasing a handicap. Our greens are crap too and I miss short putts all the time. But every time out I do what I can to play as well as I can. I am super frustrated. To trend down I need to not shoot anything higher than 82 at the two courses I play most. Six of my ten best are sub 80 scores, the highest in my ten is 85, playing decent golf and I can't get into the 8's. I need to never play a course with a sub par rating or accept I will be stuck in high single digits forever. Which is tough because in CO most rated over par are 7000 yards or longer. Yes the ball flies but 480 yard par 4's are a bitch.

[Jeremie Boop]

I am using myscorecard to keep my handicap, it has a lot of scores from last year on it. Do I remove old scores from it so that my handicap index calculates correctly?

[Golfingdad]

I am using myscorecard to keep my handicap, it has a lot of scores from last year on it. Do I remove old scores from it so that my handicap index calculates correctly?

I would assume that it knows how to calculate it correctly, in which case, you shouldn't need to do anything.  But if you can tell that it's somehow including more than just your best 10 from your last 20, then, yeah, get rid of the old ones.

But as long as their still in your last 20, I don't think that it matters how old they are.

[Dave2512]

I am using myscorecard to keep my handicap, it has a lot of scores from last year on it. Do I remove old scores from it so that my handicap index calculates correctly?

Could be a seasonal thing. I've been on a course nearly 80 times this year and it took me until late June to clear my 2013 scores because a) our season starts 4/15 and b) I play mostly 9 hole golf.

[Jeremie Boop]

I'm just confused because it shows I've trended up but I've only posted 2 scores that are in the upper end of my scores. Also it shows that I need to shoot an 88 to drop my index from a 24.2.... I don't know, I'm pretty confused when it comes to handicap calculating.

2014-07-31 Springbrook G.C. 94 66.4 110 28.4 2014-07-26 Kittyhawk Golf Center - Eagle Course 101 71.9 125 26.3 2014-07-20 Homestead G.C. 94 70.4 129 20.7 2014-07-20 Springbrook G.C. 95 66.4 110 29.4 2014-07-10 Springbrook G.C. 93 66.4 110 27.3 2014-07-03 Springbrook G.C. 94 66.4 110 28.4 2014-07-02 Shelby Oaks G.C. - North Course 110 70.2 116 38.8 2014-07-02 Hawthorne Hills C.C. 94 69.5 117 23.7 2014-06-22 Hidden Creek G.C. 101 70.2 121 28.8 2014-06-08 Stillwater Valley GC at Versailles 104 69.0 126 31.4 2013-08-16 Springbrook G.C. 97 66.4 110 31.4 2013-07-27 Hawthorne Hills C.C. 93 69.5 117 22.7 2013-07-26 Hawthorne Hills C.C. 93 69.5 117 22.7 2013-07-26 Hidden Creek G.C. 95 70.2 121 23.2 2013-07-26 Springbrook G.C. 95 66.4 110 29.4 2013-07-26 Springbrook G.C. 100 66.4 110 34.5 2013-07-26 Springbrook G.C. 97 66.4 110 31.4 2013-07-26 Springbrook G.C. 101 66.4 110 35.5 2013-07-26 Springbrook G.C. 109 66.4 110 43.8 2013-07-26 Springbrook G.C. 114 66.4 110 48.9

The stars indicate the scores used to calculate my handicap. C's are for combined 9 hole rounds. I really think the stupidly low rating on the course I play is  artificially raising my handicap because I shoot those same scores on harder rated courses too. That course is screwy anyway, the course rating is higher for the women's tees than it is from the men's tees.

[Missouri Swede]

I am using myscorecard to keep my handicap, it has a lot of scores from last year on it. Do I remove old scores from it so that my handicap index calculates correctly?

Myscorecard.com automatically uses only your 10 best from your last 20 (as seen on the home page).  You can tell which ones are used for calculating the handicap by the gold star between the date and the course name.  Any older scores get pushed off to the "score history" page.

Be careful using that site, though (or others).  Their slope/rating data isn't correct/current for some courses, and this will affect the calculation.

Edit:  I see you posted before I submitted my post, and that you already knew how to read the stars.  For their "score to lower handicap," they figure what score you need to drop your handicap by a full rounded number.  In your example, to get from a 24.2 (rounded to 24) down to at least a 23.4 (rounded to 23). So your index could drop fractionally (24.2 to 24.1) with a score higher than that.  Note also that the score needed depends on the slope/rating of the tees and course you are playing.

[14ledo81]

Down again (last two or three revisions were PB's, so the trend continues!!) ... this time to 6.0.  I can practically taste the "5's"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!

I can still remember those days when you were "just" and 8 or 9.

[Golfingdad]

Congrats!!

I can still remember those days when you were "just" and 8 or 9.

Thanks!  Yes, it wasn't that long ago.  I also remember that I got down to 6.8 last year around this time, only to fly back up to a bit over 8 over the fall/winter.  Here's hoping that doesn't happen again!

[BuckeyeNut]

This is getting ridiculous..................for the 2nd year in a row, every revision has followed a symmetrical pattern.  UP in the spring..........and a steady decline through the summer.  Being this is my 2nd year of this, it's starting to creep me out!!!

I peaked at 5.4 in 2013, so this year was an improvement.   In spite of this long predictable trend,  I am feeling pessimistic about my game.   I think I may have peaked for the year.   Quite honestly, my game isn't that good right now..... have yet to score level par over 18 holes, and I need a couple of these low rounds to keep the trend going.   Honestly...I don't think I have it in me.......I've been hacking my way around the course and using smoke and mirrors right now to gut-out every respectable score.   I am still waiting for better to emerge...............

[David in FL]

I am using myscorecard to keep my handicap, it has a lot of scores from last year on it. Do I remove old scores from it so that my handicap index calculates correctly?

No. You spend the $15 freaking dollars (after July 1st) and get a real handicap! ;-)

[Jeremie Boop]

No. You spend the $15 freaking dollars (after July 1st) and get a real handicap!

I thank you but the site does give me an official USGA handicap card.

[David in FL]

I thank you but the site does give me an official USGA handicap card.

Sorry, then the answer to your question is no. Your handicap is calculated from your last 20 scores, regardless of when they were played.

[tristanhilton85]

Down to 9.2