[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-handicap-systems-common-misinterpretations-of-handicap-systems":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"common-misinterpretations-of-handicap-systems","Common Misinterpretations of Handicap Systems","A plain-English guide to handicap systems with the course details that make it useful.","\u002Fimg\u002Fhandicap-systems\u002Fcommon-misinterpretations-of-handicap-systems_common-misinterpretations-handicap.png","Common Misinterpretations of Handicap Systems illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"handicap-systems","Handicap systems","\u003Ch3>Numbers need context\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A single round can lie. Wind, punched greens, tough pins, or one bad decision can make handicap systems look worse than your actual game. Check the differential trend across a full month rather than reacting to one high score or one unusually good round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Common traps when reading handicap data:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Treating a windy links differential the same as a calm parkland round on a forgiving layout.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Ignoring the slope rating when comparing differentials across very different course difficulties.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Chasing a one-off low score rather than building a consistent pattern of lower differentials.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Forgetting that a net double-bogey cap on a bad hole is protecting the index, not distorting it.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Better questions\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Ask, “Which holes on my regular courses are consistently producing double-bogeys?” and “Am I taking the right risk on the right strokes?” Those questions turn the index from a verdict into a strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",150,{"slug":15,"title":16},"using-handicap-systems-to-build-a-better-practice-plan","Using Handicap Systems to Build a Better Practice Plan",{"slug":18,"title":19},"benchmarks-for-handicap-systems-by-skill-level","Benchmarks for Handicap Systems by Skill Level",1782812355162]