Re: what scores advance your status such as master?
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Wed, Mar 10 2010 4:53 AM (11 replies)
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I posted this to my blog on Oct 29th 2009 and it bears repeating:
The key to being in the tier where you belong is to post all
your scores in rated stroke play, and to always play your very best.
Everyone who has been here for a while knows that you can lower your
scoring average, or keep it artificially low, by posting only your best
scores and not finishing bad rounds. This is actually the reverse of
sandbagging. I call it shooting yourself in the foot...here's why:
You
might think watching your scoring average plummet, in this way, is really
cool, but what you are actually doing is advancing faster than you are
ready. Then, when you "accidentally" or otherwise get bumped into the
Master tier, there is no going back. Sure, it was good for the ego
when it happened, but now, you'll need to invest a lot more time and a
lot more treasure to play against serious gamers...and those guys are
good. And if this is not what you want, you just bought yourself a lot
of frustration.
Please be clear,
I am not encouraging sandbagging, just don't shoot yourself in the foot
either. It is never sandbagging to post all your scores, and to play
your very best. If you do this honestly, you should be in the tier
that is right for you.
If anyone that is shooting and posting high scores with the intention
of inflating their scoring average and avoiding promotions, they
deserve to be called on it.
Joey
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