Ghibli Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I can only hazard an uneducated guess at scratch. Best 5 out of 10 average: 55 1.5 at -39. Better? Worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 23, 2012 Administrators Share Posted July 23, 2012 No such thing in skiing and I sort if think it is a bad idea. I like to say.... "We all struggle our our own level". My desire to run 38 (did it twice yesterday) is no different than my ski buddy Charlies desire to run 35 (he had in the bag yesterday and blew it). I guess you could look at the rankings list and find a # http://www.usawaterski.org/rankings/View-StandingsHQ.asp?pvar=National Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef23 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 @Horton in golf everybody struggles at their own level also. In my early thirties I was a scratch golfer and the way I pushed to break 70 every round my other buddies tried to break 80, 90 or 100. There is a much smaller sample of skiers but I would put scratch somewhere around running deep 38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drago Posted July 23, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 23, 2012 Level 9? What's the % of scratch gophers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onside135 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 As a rough wag, you could classify it similar to this, and interpolate when less than a full pass: 15' off - 18 Handicap (Bogey Golfer) 22' - 14 Handicap 28' - 10 Handicap 32' - 6 Handicap 35' - 2 Handicap 38' - Scratch 39' - +2 41' - +4 43' - +6 I have no data or statistics to back this up...just my .02. The argument could also be made, if you consider every Wally who has ever put on a slalom ski, that any one who has completed a pass in the course is a single digit handicapper. I guess it depends on how many folks you want to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SkiJay Posted July 24, 2012 Members Share Posted July 24, 2012 +1 for @Onside135 That's a pretty good scale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 24, 2012 Administrators Share Posted July 24, 2012 Two strokes = 6 balls. Crap Golf must be worse than I thought. Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef23 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 @Horton the difference between a scratch golfer and +2 is pretty substantial. The difference between scratch and + 4 or 5 is someone like me who was a decent amateur and someone who plays on tour. Someone like Tiger is + 7 or so which would be Nate Smith territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted July 26, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 26, 2012 @horton, 38 twice in one day...you're getting somewhere. Keep it up. @onside135 I don't golf but understand the theory and it seems you're pretty close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 26, 2012 Administrators Share Posted July 26, 2012 @6balls the problem with a hot streak in slalom is it is usually followed by a slump. Time to change skis. Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted July 26, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 26, 2012 @horton no kidding. It will change your handicap and then you can storm back when the slump breaks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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