@Jnoble89 I'm curious about one aspect of the formula you describe for determining handicap index: "The formula used to determine your handicap index takes the sum of your eight lowest handicap differentials divided by eight and multiplied by 0.96."
Is the 0.96 multiplier something you/your club use locally? I know it is a multiplier commonly used in the past as a kind of "equalizer" when determining handicaps for leagues and new players. However, if I apply it to my 8 lowest most recent score differentials -- try saying that 3 times fast -- I would have a handicap index 0.7 strokes lower than my current GHIN index (14 using the multiplier vs. 14.7 according to GHIN).
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@Jnoble89 I'm curious about one aspect of the formula you describe for determining handicap index: "The formula used to determine your handicap index takes the sum of your eight lowest handicap differentials divided by eight and multiplied by 0.96."
Is the 0.96 multiplier something you/your club use locally? I know it is a multiplier commonly used in the past as a kind of "equalizer" when determining handicaps for leagues and new players. However, if I apply it to my 8 lowest most recent score differentials -- try saying that 3 times fast -- I would have a handicap index 0.7 strokes lower than my current GHIN index (14 using the multiplier vs. 14.7 according to GHIN).