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Shot Even Par and my Score went up??

• Rayj00 43 Posts

  Sat, Jan 24 2009 4:07 PM

   I shot a round of par and my score went from 71.6x to 71.93???

   

• nivlac 2,188 Posts

  Sat, Jan 24 2009 4:39 PM

  Average is based on the best 10 out of your last 14 scores.  That means every time you add a new score an old one gets knocked off.  Most likely when you shot that 36 you bumped off a 34 or a 35, which made your average increase slightly.

• Rayj00 43 Posts

  Sat, Jan 24 2009 4:55 PM

   Ahh..Got it....

• TXBowhunter 82 Posts

  Sun, Jan 25 2009 6:01 AM

   

  And isn't a 36 equal to a 72 round, anyhow?  I think your average went up because you shot above your average.

• TitleistPro 94 Posts

  Sun, Jan 25 2009 7:45 AM

  Exactly, if you shoot 72 and your average is below that, your handicap will raise. 

• nivlac 2,188 Posts

  Sun, Jan 25 2009 8:48 AM

   

  It all depends on what gets dropped off when you add a new score.  Let's say I had an average of 71.7 and my 10th best score is a 40.  Also assume that I have four other 40+ scores that are being dropped from the average.

  If I go out and shoot 36, it'll  cause that last 40 to drop off the board.  My average would drop from 71.7 to maybe 71.1 because I'm taking 4 strokes off my 10-round total.  A lower total means lower average.

  In this case, my average would actually go down further by shooting par.