Some golfers take ‘creative’ approaches to enhancing their handicaps. One Redditor shares tips on how to master the art of sandbagging.
Summary
- Rules are bent, skirted, and ignored to inflate handicaps.
- Playing strategically and disregarding norms can create an unfair advantage.
- Sandbaggers affect not only their scores but also the enjoyment of the game for others.
Crafty Tactics
One user suggests avoiding gimmies to add strokes and consistently choosing harder shots for the challenge and extra penalty points.
Sportsmanship or Sabotage?
Playing strictly by the rules may result in accusations, while bending them could lead to a convenient handicap boost.
Community Response
Golfer cheers the ‘advice’, another sees humor in overdoing scoring adjustments.
One advocates for fair play, opposing strategies for misleading handicaps.
A sip of courage before teeing off is humorously suggested by another.
Playing legitimately against vanity handicaps is mentioned – no mulligans allowed!
Incorporating shipping and tax into scorekeeping delivers a humorous twist to handicap inflation.
One Redditor humorously adds a playful remark about adding the final touches to their score.