Detailed Handicap Calculation

You should now notice that the "handicap" text next to your actual handicap is now clickable. This will take you to a detailed chart of exactly how the number is calculated.

A good case of how this is useful is if you look at Andrew's scores: here. You can see that he is about to have one of his 10 best scores drop off. That means he has to score better than a 22 differential on his next round if he wants to stay sub 20. Lets see if he can pull that off tomorrow...

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HotBacon says:
Another great addition to the site. In my head I knew the basics of handicap calculation, but this puts a whole new spin on it. Now it's easy to see what type of score I have to post to keep my handicap from rising. Talk about pressure!!

4/25/08

JOEGACC says:
JUST SIGNED ON TO SITE. DOSNT APPEAR YOU ADJ SCORES.(?)WE MUST ENTER ADJUSTED SCORES BASED ON HANDICAP ALLOWANCE?

4/25/08

klangdon says:
No that is not correct. We adjust scores based on ESC. Here is more detail on when that was added just after launch:
http://www.oobgolf.com/content/site+updates/1-35-Handicapping_Improvements.html

4/25/08

turk944 says:
This is nice, it shows me how much work my game really needs

4/25/08

hogan72 says:
I'm with HotBacon on this one - the pressure's going to kill me. Or, maybe it will inspire me? Either way, if I could just get rid of all of those "extra" shots (chunks, thins, 3 putts), I might be worrying about a threshold other than 20!! Thanks for this explanation - it was helpful. Now, back to my visualization exercises for this Sunday's round...

4/25/08

TaylorFade says:
Fantastic addition. I love stats and numbers breakdowns. The most helpful/useful thing about seeing my scores is how important the slope/rating is to the differential. Shoot a great score at an easy track and your index won't budge. Post a decent round at a tough one and watch it plummet. I may start playing the tips all the time.

Thanks guys. This site keeps getting better every day. Y'all ought to have about 10 million members; and if I had anything to do with it you would.

4/26/08

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