The Flaws with the New World Handicap System from “The Pope of Slope” Dean Knuth

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Josh Karp

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🗓️ 15 January 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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723: On January 1, 2020 the World Handicap System went into effect in the US along with several other countries around the world. In the US, this new system replaces the old USGA GHIN. Our guest is Dean Knuth, who was a charter member of the USGA Handicap Research Team and also created the USGA Course Rating System in 1976, then later the Slope Rating System to make handicaps more reliable and portable. Hence his nickname “The Pope of Slope”. He’s not a fan of the new WHS nor how it was implemented. He joins us to break it down. He also discusses the latest development in his latest venture as the co-founder and creator of the High Heat 257+ Drivers, Fairway Woods, and Hybrids designed so that amateur golfers can hit longer and straiter shots. Here’s an article that explains features of the new WGS. https://www.golfdigest.com/story/five-keys-to-the-new-world-handicap-system And here’s what Dean had to say in a GolfDigest followup. https://www.golfdigest.com/story/voices-the-flaw-in-the-new-world-handicap-system-dean-knuth Golf Smarter listeners get 20% off the new High Heat 257+ Turf Glider Sold model that will be introduced at the PGA Merchandise Show next week. Just tell them that Golf Smarter referred you! This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans, published each Friday, is our part 2 featuring Darrin Gee, author of The Seven Principles of Golf, and Director of the Spirit of Golf Academy in Waikoloa, HI. Subscribe to Golf Smarter Mulligans for free wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts or at YouTube.com/GolfSmarterTV.Golf Smarter Mulligans is brought to you by TwoGuysWithGolfBalls.com where you can buy premium used golf balls, with little to no discernible difference, and at a fraction of the cost of new balls. Use “golfsmarter” at checkout to get an additional 10% off every order, every time! Some restrictions apply.This episode of Golf Smarter is brought to you by Express VPN. Visit www.expressvpn.com.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There was a great procedure in the previous USG handicap system that tracked people's performance in tournaments.
0:08.0	And so if they had two outstanding tournaments in a 12-month period, there was a different calculation for lowering their handicap.
0:16.0	But that went away. There's no longer tournament scores. You no longer keep track of tournament scores.
0:22.2	And now it's simply, if you beat your handicap anytime in any kind of round by seven or more,
0:28.7	your handicap goes down one. Well, that's silly. You think about it if you beat your handicap by six,
0:35.7	which is a lot, nothing happens. But if you reach that
0:40.2	seven number, then it goes down one. And then if you beat it by 10, then you go down two. And that's it.
0:46.1	And I fail to see how that's as good as what we had. Golf Smarter, number 723, is brought to you by ExpressVPN.
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1:13.7	And just a brief note, an apology, before we begin. I was in the midst of rewiring my studio
1:19.5	and couldn't tell until after the recording that my microphone being recorded was the
1:25.5	built-in mic on the computer that sounds like I'm in the bottom
1:28.7	of a barrel. You can hear me just fine. It's just the sound quality is far from my own personal
1:35.0	standard. So my apologies, but stay tuned because this is a fascinating conversation with an
1:40.7	exclusive golf smarter offer for some great golf clubs at the end.
1:46.2	The flaws with the new world handicap system with the creator of the slope rating,
1:51.2	the Pope of Slope, Dean Canoof.
1:53.5	This is Golf Smarter.
1:56.3	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your
2:02.5	golf IQ.
2:04.1	Here's your host, Fred Green.
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