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If you were starting from scratch, you wouldnt invent this system …….

As I see it, the 95% process is an attempt to level the playing field for lower handicappers. When we compete we all lose 5% of h/cap. So a 3-hcap loses nothing, a 36 loses 2. Judging by the scores and comments, it seems like 75% would be more appropriate. 4 handicap loses 1. 24 handicap loses 6. 36 handicap loses 9. We should all want to get a lower handicap, have to play really well to get 36 points or win, and should all be able to compete fairly.

EVEN OUR PRO AT THE CLUB HAS GIVEN UP TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT, we have reverted back to the old system & called it a day on this lot, we wont bother playing at any other course anymore. None of us join in the club comps anymore, so we just play social golf between ourselves like we used to do & it's so simple.

I tried 10 in a row putts wife wondered where I was, had to bring sandwiches to me😂. I eventually did it once and went out next day & missed my first 3 footer.😊

I appreciate the tips, but it kinda bugs me that you end up as the top answer when I look for Rise of the Triad tunes.

Where has she been ? On the tour ?

Good concept Sophie. Will try

This is the classic swing, I can’t hit that new pressure closed face turn hard punch shot. Too old

Excellent! My club bull dozed the putting green. They are putting in a natural grass 18 hole mini putting golf course. They have also removed the chipping green area. Looking for a new club.

I will try that thanks

Great video and some great tips too

Great video but I disagree completely about the sustainability of full corded grips. I use to change mine three time per year then I switched to the tour wraps and they last me a full season.

Thank you.. i often say if I could putt, I would be dangerous. As you say, I need to practise putting more often.

Most used grip on PGA Tour...........Golf Pride Tour Velvet.

Thank you Sophie. I will work on it.

No mention of which hand is more dominant, do you use only one hand and the other is only there for supporting the weight? Should right handed players use only the left hand and try to keep back of the left hand on follow through tracking towards the hole, or should a right hand player only putt with their strongest hand the right hand on back-swing and follow through? Thx

Brilliant 👏

Cheers sophie, i will take your advice going forward

Love this! Great mentality here 🫡

Isn't it funny that the administrators who imposed this 'simple' system from above have any enthusiasm for WHS.The rank and file amateur golfer of the British Isles despise it for its over complication of a system that wasn't broken.Let's have a computer poll for the return of CONGU.Oh sorry that would be democracy in action.

I understand it all just fine. What i dont understand is how ive supposedly gotten 3 shots better overnight. Now ill have to potentially wait another 17 or so rounds before my handicap reflects where im actually at. I have a rating currently of 10.3 was playing off 12 from the yellows. Overnight im now apparently off 9 and struggling .. it was bad enough before but now its just ridiculous. Our 1st hole is a very long par 4 probability is its the hardest on the course for most people. Yet its stroke undex 10 and no longer get a shot there. Thanks england golf. I guess i need to hit it further you know like they are moaning about people doing. Once the ball gets rolled back. Im screwed

Good lesson, Thank-you

Love your teaching skills . A superb teacher🙏

When the competition results come through on HowDidiDo as you know it's possible to click on anyone's name and see how they did hole by hole. However this is not available to see a female round hole by hole. Why is this?

In Australia all competitions are stableford. The handicap system is perfect for golfers who play lots of different courses. At one course i play i am off 9 at another longer difficult course my daily hcap is 14. Also you can now play a comp round from forward tees as your daily handicap is adjusted. That is the real advantage.

By now it must be clear that the new handicap system has become nothing more than a demotivating lottery.

Surreal

Great advice on phone usage. I only carry my phone as an emergency tool when golfing. I can’t stand playing with partners that are keeping one eye on the game and one eye on their betting or group chats

Great tips and always explained in the very simplest way. Thank you.

I am struggling with my concentration on the course at the moment, once I get in trouble I seem to start rushing & struggle to bring it back into line. My biggest issue is slow play, it makes staying in a focused state much harder to achieve, if you have any suggestions for staying in the moment for that scenario.

Hi Sophie I am struggling to chip successfully..can you help

Yes a little bit further 😀

I so enjoy your no nonsense teaching.🙏

Thanks for great advice Sophie. Love your work which will be going to the course with me today.

Great Video. Great ideas too!

HowDidiDo, You're so cool! Let's be friends and have fun!

Interesting but can you extend to calculation of strokes in matchplay?

Just mark down your score at each hole put it in the computer and its all done for you players don’t have to know how it works it’s simple

Excellent video! Never thought of the grip like that!! Thank you!

Sophie brilliant explanation will try it 2morrow.

Can you give a tip to rectify a shallow backswing with driver

I took in so much great info about the basics in very little time.

I feel like I'm in a minority of about 1 in saying I like the new system. Now that I've got my head around the maths I can see that it makes sense to adjust the playing handicap depending on the tees being used. There is a small problem in that the course ratings aren't always 'right' but since everyone's handicap is affected by the same relative amount, that makes little real difference. Well done to HowDidI Do for explaining it so well. Thank you.

This is the best putting video I've seen. Perfectly paced and very informative. Thank you!

Absolutely rubbish system. Overnight I lost 20%, yes 20%! of my shots. I had 10 shots on March 31st and woke up on the 1st April with 8! How can this be right? And of course anyone with a high handicap who doesn't work on their game keeps their shots or gets even more. I haven't played in comps for 18 months now and won't be doing so anytime soon... I may as well chuck £5 in the bin if I did. The Unions have effectively taken power away at local level; away from the handicap committees who knew their members and could quickly act to alter someone's handicap and sort out anyone who was trying to manipulate their score. Oh, and for god's sake... machine precision rounding? You mean a computer works it out? Your man in the video couldn't stop saying it trying to justify the nonsense that has been introduced. Trust it and just play golf? Hahaha!!!! With your continued messing around with a system that worked perfectly well you're ruining the game.

The replies on here show that this system is very unpopular. If those who brought it in really have the interest of golfers at heart, they will scrap the idea and return to the old ways. Unfortunately, I feel that is most unlikely. Saving face would be deemed more essential than admitting the new `system` is a failure.

The problem that everyone is missing is......cheats. Too many golfers are "playing the system" to keep their handicap high and the rest of us have to suck it up. Shameful.

I like to avoid instruction videos longer than a few minutes.. this >10 min video was worth every second of instruction! Thank you! Some variables to consider are grip, hips, transition from backswing to swing, and follow through. Maintain balance throughout and go get those fairways!

Thanks to HDIDO for attempting to explain this ridiculous system. I would close England Golf tomorrow for allowing this in. It’s completely smashed many golfers interest in competitive golf. I would prefer to see HDIDIDO take over as they have a closer relationship with golf.

Hi everyone and thank you for your feedback on on our explainer video for the WHS 2024 changes. As a software provider licenced to the England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland Golf Unions we must abide by the World Handicap System updates. This year, the unions felt that the introduction of course rating minus par and machine precision rounding, would provide more accurate handicaps and level the playing field across golfers of all abilities and at different golf courses. Therefore we are continuing to work alongside the national governing bodies to send, receive and display competition results and handicap indexes on HowDidiDo. To conclude, we as a software provider, are not in control of your handicap calculations, we simply record and send your competition scores to the World Handicap System of your governing body where they are processed.