Jump to content
Check out the Spin Axis Podcast! ×
Check out the Spin Axis Podcast!
IGNORED

Who is the competition for the GHIN system?

meenman

By meenman
in Golf Talk

 Share
Note: This thread is 4398 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Recommended Posts

RandallT Super Member

RandallT

Posted
Posted
Originally Posted by Dave2512

If you did't track stats then it's not important. GHIN has HBH tracking and it sucks. My GolfNet HI and GHIN HI are identical, accuracy isn't an issue. Surely you didn't miss that stat tracking is important to me if you took the time to quote my post. It's not unreasonable to believe that if the USGA wants to monopolize the market they should offer the best product. Currently they don't.

I use GolfNet myself (but have admittedly never tried GHIN). I shopped around in May this year, and found that the GolfNet service was exactly what I needed. Hole-by-hole stat tracking and analysis, plus a USGA-approved handicap. The price was significantly less than the price for handicaps at local clubs (via GHIN), plus GolfNet gave me the great stats and analysis tools. I asked a couple local clubs about tools for analyzing my rounds that I would get with their handicap, and they didn't seem very knowledgeable. Otherwise, if you just want a handicap, there's probably zero difference. The calculation is pretty simple. It's the features that I saw from GolfNet for analyzing your game that stood out for me- well, that and price was about half.

My Swing

Driver: :ping: G30, Irons: :tmade: Burner 2.0, Putter: :cleveland:, Balls: :snell:

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1
1
1
1

turtleback Super Member

turtleback

Posted
Posted
Originally Posted by Dave2512

If you did't track stats then it's not important. GHIN has HBH tracking and it sucks. My GolfNet HI and GHIN HI are identical, accuracy isn't an issue. Surely you didn't miss that stat tracking is important to me if you took the time to quote my post. It's not unreasonable to believe that if the USGA wants to monopolize the market they should offer the best product. Currently they don't.

If one wants to try to qualify for the US Open will the USGA accept a GN handicap for purposes of meeting the minimal handicap requirement or do they require a GHIN handicap?  My Excel spreadsheet is USGA compliant, right down to correctly rounding at the various steps, but that doesn't mean the USGA would accept my handicap calculation.  So I'm not sure I understand what USGA compliant means.

But then again, what the hell do I know?

Rich - in name only

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1

GolfNet Newbie

GolfNet

Posted
Posted
If one wants to try to qualify for the US Open will the USGA accept a GN handicap for purposes of meeting the minimal handicap requirement or do they require a GHIN handicap?  My Excel spreadsheet is USGA compliant, right down to correctly rounding at the various steps, but that doesn't mean the USGA would accept my handicap calculation.  So I'm not sure I understand what USGA compliant means.

While the calculation for a handicap index is simple (and can be done in a simple excel spreadsheet).... Belonging to a USGA licensed club is what makes your index compliant. GolfNet has hundreds of USGA licensed clubs across the country that anyone can join via USHandicap.com, Golf.com, Golfsmith, etc. Each club has a handicap chairman and complies with all USGA rules and regulations. Other 3rd party services outside of GHIN and GolfNet also facilitate USGA clubs. GHIN is just a technology vendor to State/Regional Golf Associations like the FSGA. Not every state Assn. uses GHIN. While they are the largest... they are not the only provider of USGA licensed club memberships. It's just important to understand that the USGA and GHIN are not the same thing. There's clearly some conflict of interest with their relationship... but that's another matter entirely.


turtleback Super Member

turtleback

Posted
Posted
Originally Posted by GolfNet

While the calculation for a handicap index is simple (and can be done in a simple excel spreadsheet).... Belonging to a USGA licensed club is what makes your index compliant.

GolfNet has hundreds of USGA licensed clubs across the country that anyone can join via USHandicap.com, Golf.com, Golfsmith, etc. Each club has a handicap chairman and complies with all USGA rules and regulations.

Other 3rd party services outside of GHIN and GolfNet also facilitate USGA clubs.

GHIN is just a technology vendor to State/Regional Golf Associations like the FSGA. Not every state Assn. uses GHIN. While they are the largest... they are not the only provider of USGA licensed club memberships.

It's just important to understand that the USGA and GHIN are not the same thing. There's clearly some conflict of interest with their relationship... but that's another matter entirely.

Thanks for the clarification.

But then again, what the hell do I know?

Rich - in name only

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1

  • 9 months later...
kpaulhus Great Member

kpaulhus

Posted
Posted

Interested in bumping this....I too had a GHIN handicap in 2010-2012 and also carried a handicap on what I think was stracka.com so I could track my hole by hole stats. Everyone at the club hated how I would mark all over the card with my numebrs, but it really helped me improve.

I am assuming that golfnet.com is now what stracka.com was? Wonder if there is any way I can retreive all my old rounds and stats (200+) @GolfNet

Kyle Paulhus

If you really want to get better, check out Evolvr

:callaway: Rogue ST 10.5* | :callaway: Epic Sub Zero 15* | :tmade: P790 3 Driving Iron |:titleist: 716 AP2 |  :edel: Wedges 50/54/68 | :edel: Deschutes 36"

Career Low Round: 67 (18 holes), 32 (9 holes)

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1
1
1
1

kpaulhus Great Member

kpaulhus

Posted
Posted

Thanks, Jim. Turns out google.com found me...sort of scary. I was using stracka.com which is now ushandicap.com. I looked back and decided that Id like to start fresh with stats and whatnot since I had not posted a round since 3/25/12. Ill be creating an account on golfnet.com now so I can focus on my game going forward.

Kyle Paulhus

If you really want to get better, check out Evolvr

:callaway: Rogue ST 10.5* | :callaway: Epic Sub Zero 15* | :tmade: P790 3 Driving Iron |:titleist: 716 AP2 |  :edel: Wedges 50/54/68 | :edel: Deschutes 36"

Career Low Round: 67 (18 holes), 32 (9 holes)

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1
1
1
1

GolfNet Newbie

GolfNet

Posted
Posted

Lot's of good new stuff to use:

UShandicap.com for USGA Handicap

GPS+ will be integrated with USHandicap.com

and...

StrackaLine.com for a cool putting App


kpaulhus Great Member

kpaulhus

Posted
Posted

Awesome. Sent a note to customer service since I was able to figure out my old login. Looking forward to getting back into the maddness of golf....my wife is not lol

Kyle Paulhus

If you really want to get better, check out Evolvr

:callaway: Rogue ST 10.5* | :callaway: Epic Sub Zero 15* | :tmade: P790 3 Driving Iron |:titleist: 716 AP2 |  :edel: Wedges 50/54/68 | :edel: Deschutes 36"

Career Low Round: 67 (18 holes), 32 (9 holes)

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1
1
1
1

Note: This thread is 4398 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Want to join this community?

    We'd love to have you!

    Sign Up

  • TST Partners

    Carl's Place
    PlayBetter
    Golfer's Journal
    ShotScope
    The Stack System
    FitForGolf
    FlightScope Mevo

    Coupon Codes (save 10-20%): "IACAS" for Mevo/Stack/FitForGolf, "IACASPLUS" for Mevo+/Pro Package, and "THESANDTRAP" for ShotScope. 15% off TourStriker (no code).

  • Posts

    • Shindig
      ShotScope LM1 ($200 Launch Monitor/Speed Radar)

      By Shindig · Posted

      Thank you.  I'll cross it off the list since it isn't going to achieve what I want. 
    • Shindig
      Phil Mickelson Booted out of Farms Golf Club

      By Shindig · Posted

      While it does turn out that both Tiger and Phil are less squeaky clean than I previously believed, I don't think golf quite has the worst in professional sports.  Or maybe they're better at image management.   Obviously I'm not fond of Phil's issue we're discussing in this thread (or his involvement with LIV) or Tiger's choices of how to drive.  I used to really like Dustin Johnson and, even before the LIV situation, we started to hear rumors that he bought more snow than Seward, although I don't think those stories were ever substantiated.  Meanwhile, I did think of Anthony Kim as the "good, bad boy" of the tour for a while fifteen years ago because of his party persona -- and if it turns out the worst he did was show up hung over to play (barring what one thinks of LIV), that's pretty good.  And I'm still happy he found a way to get his life clean. If we contrast that with some other sports I enjoy, I'm sure we could find a nice long list of NFL players that, at one point in my life, I was quite fond of, we get far worse disappointments (to put it mildly).
    • Ty_Webb
      Phil Mickelson Booted out of Farms Golf Club

      By Ty_Webb · Posted

      Answering that properly would land me in hot water, so I'm not going to. I don't think that many people would do that. I think that in certain circumstances many people would be willing to overlook someone doing that. But I was really referring to what I assumed was Tiger's transgressions (cheating on his wife) not Phil's.
    • GolfLug
      Phil Mickelson Booted out of Farms Golf Club

      By GolfLug · Posted

      No! Is a large part of the human population selfish, apathetic and cuts corners in the name of self-preservation 'more than they would like to admit', yes. Degenerate, scum, etc?.. no!! Most humans/men would not grope a woman like Phil is accused of doing (I think he absolutely did). That is scum. I mean what % of men do you think would do that? Seriously?? 
    • saevel25
      Phil Mickelson Booted out of Farms Golf Club

      By saevel25 · Posted

      I don't think that is true at all. That is off-topic here, I think. 
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Welcome to TST! Signing up is free, and you'll see fewer ads and can talk with fellow golf enthusiasts! By using TST, you agree to our Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Guidelines.

  I accept