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2014 Cups & Shields
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From the what ??:)
Well then (slightly tongue in cheek) everyone is a bandit, because pretty much everyone plays better in a casual or practice game than they do in competition. So if everyone is a bandit all we're arguing about is degrees of banditry......
Must despatch a missive to the lexicographers ! Definiton not clear enough !
Nothing to do with playing performance in casual versus competitive rounds.
And I think the definition is pretty close to good:
Handicaps are determined by performance in competitive rounds so casual games do not enter the issue.
What puts you into the bandit category is any attempt to manipulate your handicap whether done by
- deciding to enter or not a competition because of your form, the weather, the type of event itself, or concern that you might be cut for a minor competition with loot or glory not worth being cut for, not returning cards on a frequent enough basis for your handicap to represent your playing form, or not entering comps 'in case' you are cut and would be outside a team comp qualification the following year
- not letting your scores represent without interference your playing level on the day : i.e. 'pulling' on the last couple of holes being the most extreme example
- not returning your card if it will trigger an even minor cut, because you reckon its not good enough to win or will only be an also run0 -
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SaveOurLyric wrote: »
Must despatch a missive to the lexicographers ! Definiton not clear enough !
Nothing to do with playing performance in casual versus competitive rounds.
And I think the definition is pretty close to good:
Handicaps are determined by performance in competitive rounds so casual games do not enter the issue.
What puts you into the bandit category is any attempt to manipulate your handicap whether done by
- deciding to enter or not a competition because of your form, the weather, the type of event itself, or concern that you might be cut for a minor competition with loot or glory not worth being cut for, not returning cards on a frequent enough basis for your handicap to represent your playing form, or not entering comps 'in case' you are cut and would be outside a team comp qualification the following year
- not letting your scores represent without interference your playing level on the day : i.e. 'pulling' on the last couple of holes being the most extreme example
- not returning your card if it will trigger an even minor cut, because you reckon its not good enough to win or will only be an also run
Totally agree with all that expect the bolded part. Can't see how not playing, say for the club, because I'm playing rubbish makes me a bandit. Same for deciding not to play because it's pi$$ing rain and blowing a hooley.
The "pulling" argument I'm slightly wary of. It comes down to intent obviously, so only the player will know for sure but passing judgement on someone for pulling is iffy. The best player in the world took 4 putts on a green last night, if he can do that, surely a 15 handicapper can too, at the most inopportune time.
I think a simpler definition of a bandit is someone who is carrying a few shots and can produce the good scores when required. I suspect a lot fewer people would be classed as bandits using this criteria, as people rarely play to others' expectations.0 -
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