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Can a golf score tracking website help improve your golf handicap?

If your a pro or very low handicap golfer than chances are you have a fairly good idea of your playing level, official golf handicap and an idea of where your game needs tweaking. For the rest of us in the large majority then chances are you are looking to get help where ever you can.

Can technology and a website help you ? why not.  Many top golfers already use performance software to track, analyse and manage their golf game, so why not you.

Using an online golf handicap calculator such as golfshake.com will get you started and provide you within an idea of your playing level in terms of golf handicap for all golfers from anywhere in the world. Plus you get access to a golf handicap certificate.

The golf score tracker system can then be used to really get into your game and see how you stack up against other golfers, see where your weak areas are and provide you with your own career stats.  Is it your Par 3, Par 4 or Par 5 scoring average that is letting you down? just by tracking your golf scores the golfshake.com golf score tracker will provide this information and so much more.



If there is a drawback then it's down to you, the system can only be as good as your golf round tracking and the rounds you record. Plus are you happy with statistics? thankfully the site makes all this easy for you.

For those that really want to get into their game then the system allows for advance round information to be tracked such as fairways in regulation, greens in regulation, bunkers, sand saves, putts and penalties.  If this is for you then this is something that can really get into your game and provide you with valuable information on where your golf game is it.

Obviously there are many benefits to tracking you golf scores; getting a golf handicap, improving your golf game and comparing your scores with your mates. Most of us may think we have little need of this type of system but what better way to provide yourself with the incentive to improve your golf handicap and all round golf game.  You many feel like things are improving on the course but what better way to prove it by seeing your own golf stats online.

So start tracking your golf rounds and stats today and hopefully you will start to see your golf game improve, lower your golf handicap and have more fun.

Remember this, at the end of the day for most of us golf is a game and something that is fun.  Hopefully tracking your scores won't take this away!

UK club golf handicap system changes

Having just read some interesting information at the Scottish Golf View website on a recent press release by CONGU looks like some much welcome changes are due to the UK golf handicap system.

At present handicaps are pretty much tied around home club competitions and in some instances does not really show a players accurate level if they play lots of different courses. This can result in some golfers only playing to there golf handicap on the very odd occasion through the year and on the flip side some golfers having a much higher handicap than their ability due to the limited number of submitted scorecards used for handicap purposes.

So I would expect it's a much welcome announcement that from 2008-2011 supplementary scores can be used for golf handicaps.

'The section on Supplementary Scores has been included to assist golfers who, for whatever reason, play in few or no competitions each year, by allowing them to return cards outside competitions for handicap purposes.'

It's also interesting to hear that 9 hole scores can be taken into consideration at the discretion of the affiliated club. 

This is great but at the end of the day this only applies to club golfers but what about the 100,000s of nomdic non-club golfer who enjoy their golf without the need to be tied to one particular club.  There is also no announcement on handicap increases which still seem to be restricted to 0.1.  I guess over time further changes will be made and some day the UK golf handicap system will represent systems in place across Europe and the US which seem fairer and possibly more accurate.

Further information on the updates, FAQs and myths and misconceptions on CONGU handicaps will be available soon on the CONGU website.  The UHS (Unified Handicap System) booklet is available to buy from the respective unions/associations.