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**JacksHH** · 07-18-2011, 02:18 AM

The handicap system is different depending on location. GHIN seems to be the most common of them, but depending on where you are, it might be something else.
For some reason, people think their handicap is their average score. If they shoot 80 a lot, they think their index would be an 8. Unfortunately, that is not really what the index is. Your handicap is not your average score, but your shooting potential. Then factor in the slope and course rating and you have your index. Mine is listed now on GHIN as a 4.4. Yet I certainly dont average 76.

07-18-2011, 02:18 AM	#8
JacksHH Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 642 Senior Member	The handicap system is different depending on location. GHIN seems to be the most common of them, but depending on where you are, it might be something else. For some reason, people think their handicap is their average score. If they shoot 80 a lot, they think their index would be an 8. Unfortunately, that is not really what the index is. Your handicap is not your average score, but your shooting potential. Then factor in the slope and course rating and you have your index. Mine is listed now on GHIN as a 4.4. Yet I certainly dont average 76.
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