how to calculate a golf handicap?
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Go here\n\nhttp://golf.sports.yahoo.com/tracker\n\nenter your scores....it calculates it for you.
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A handicap is the number of strokes you get for a ground of golf.  A index is the number you use to look up on the slope chart of the course your playing so you know how many strokes you get or what your handicap will be for that round\n\nIndex - This was added over 10 years ago trying to even things out between gofl course.  A person cannot play to a 15 on every course, some are harder than others.  Your index may say you get 10 storkes on one course and 15 on another course.
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Your average is your total number of pinfall, divided by you total number of games. \n\nFor example, let's say you've bowled 18 games and your total pin fall is 3542. 3542/18 would average 196.\n\nAre you doing handicap or is this scratch? Most leagues adopt the 80% of 200 handicap. This means, to find the handicap for a bowler, you subtract their average from 200 and multiply it by 80%. So, your 196 average bowler for instance: 200-196=4...4 x 80% = 3. That bowler gets 3 pins handicap.\n\nAnd always, use your Sanction Rulebook for any guidelines.
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Here ya go.\nhttp://marcoisland.org/golf.htm
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go here, it does it for you fast and easy, all you have to do is enter your scores:\n\nhttp://golf.sports.yahoo.com/tracker\n\nAlso see here for a detailed explanation:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_handicap
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Your local golf club - including many public courses - can assist you in establishing a handicap. For more information, www.pga.com is a great place for information. \n\nAlso check the USGA web site at www.usga.com. They have a very good section on handicaps (also below). \n\nAlso see my sources link below. \n\nGood luck!
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the club face is small and easy to make a mistake with. One common error is trying to come in from an arc and straighten up 2 inches (5 cm) from the ball ... to have a better chance of hitting correctly, straighten up the swing 7 inches (18 cm) before the ball.\n\nThere are a few sites with good info on bettering your golf swing. Areas to make sure are right are the Stance; Grip; Pivoting the sholders; keeping left arm straight; keeping eye on the ball; practice lots. \nMy first tip though is something i haven't seen in many tips, yet helped my game a lot
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Actually, according to Golf Digest, only 21% of golfers actually have a handicap, the other 79% being recreational golfers not breaking 100.  The average among those 21% of golfers who take the time and money to get an official handicap though, average a round of 90
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This is a good question with no easy answer. The best answer would be to practice the shot you're speaking about. Try it with different clubs and different swings. \n\nFor example, if you would normally hit a 7-iron, try to hit a knockdown 5-iron. Or try to hit a normal 6-iron, or perhaps try to hit your 7-iron a bit harder than normal.....note your results and then you'll have an advantage next time you come to that hole. \n\nGood luck.
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For equipment advice check out the recommendations from the advisors at Golf Digest. \n\nhttp://www.golfdigest.com/hotlist
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Try here, it has a scorecard link:\n\nhttp://www.golfcourse.com/search/scorecard/scorecard.cfm?courseid=11722&source=GA
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I'm also a 7 handicap and I would say that most players at this level play the following irons: Titleist, Cleveland, Taylor Made, Muzuno.  I would go with irons with some game improvement features, but that still allow you to work the ball. \n\nMy bag is almost exclusively Cleveland, but that is personal preference.  I'm looking for new irons and looking at the following clubs:\n\nCleveland CG4\nTitleist 804's\nTaylor Made rac OS\n\nBottom line, make sure you demo your clubs at an outdoor range.
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A player's handicap is roughly equal to the average number of strokes that he or she plays above the par of a course. Thus, an expert golfer who plays a course in even par (scratch golfer) will have a handicap of 0. A player who constantly plays a 100 on a par-72 course will have an approximate handicap of 100 − 72 = 28.
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On a 6200 yard course, that's about 3.5 miles.  Factor in walking between greens and tees and let's add another 60 yards a hole so that's about .6 miles, so we're up to 4.1 miles.  Now consider that courses are measured in a straight line from mid tee to front of green and consider I hit the damn ball all over the place, let's take that 4.1 miles and multiply it by a factor of 1.3, so we're up to 5.3 miles.  And consider that often balls are oddly hit in the woods or whatever danger lurks around the fairway and you need to tromp back and forth, back and forth, avoiding snakes and other hostile creatures and that's another .5 miles.  So we're up to 5.8 miles.  And finally imagine that since you have other obstacles like lakes and creeks that require you to veer from the straight and narrow and you have to wander around the green pretending you have a clue which way the putt will break, let's add another .3 miles.  So we're up to 6.1 miles.  And just for good measure, let's assume you have to walk to and from the car to the clubhouse then out to the first tee and let's call that .15 miles.  So I guess about 6.25 miles.  Since you ought to play that in about 4 hours, that's pretty good aerobic exercise.
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O.K., HERE WE GO... TAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR SCORE AND PAR, TIMES 113 DEVIDE BY THE SLOPE RATING OF THE COURSE, YOU NOW HAVE YOUR HANDICAP RATING... ALL COURSES HAVE A CHART THAT SHOWS WHAT YOUR RATING WORKS OUT TO FOR THEIR COURSE... MAXIUM HANDICAP IS 36... HAVE FUN, GOLF IS GREAT...
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The highest handicap allowed in most events is 36.  The average golfer shoots 108 which would be around a 38 handicap.\n\nI'm changing my answer - Men's Index 15.0 for 2005.  Ladies index 28.0  This information is based on golfers who have a established handicap.
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This is really easy, let's take a shot from 150 yards as an example. Normally I would hit a 9 iron from this distance. Now if I wanted to hit it lower I would take out a 7-iron and take my normal stance, but I would grip down on the handle of the club about 1.5 inches, then I would make my normal swing, the shot should come out lower and with less spin, so it will cut through the wind and run a bit when it hits the ground. \n\nHope this helps!