I'm a Tour Pro, level 60 with an avg of just over 72; so I'm playing decent , according to what m y expectations are, seeing that I use the starter clubs in my bag! Now I was playing a lot of stroke play matches on all available courses, and found that I was winning some matches against obvious better players, better equipped,..even at the Master level,..and needless tom say I've lost some too!
I recently began delving in the AS games, and find it simply great,..ironically each time I joined there were 4 players...2 of which were Masters or Legends and 2 of the Pro Tour variety, so the partners were always evenly matched, ie; Master/Pro vs Master/pro.
I'll happily point out out that every match ( about 6 now) in that format, I played well above my head, I guess the idea of "helping" the partner was a must is paying off! I;m awed by the ability of these Masters; and I'll point out the fact that I;m presently proud to say I was a winner in all 6 matches,..lucky maybe, but it goes to show that a player who can score lets say an average of even to 4 over for 9 holes can in fact compete in the AS format without getting embarrassed! I find the Masters very congenial,..each saying,.."no worries, we're gonna have fun!: And believe me, that helps a great deal!