Speaking to to forgiveness, since I only have a 10 and 11 CB to compare with you, twice recently I had balls that I for sure mishit. Was telling the ball to "go" and it ended up landing essentially pin high. I'm honestly shocked at how forgiving they are for CBs. My TCBs last year would have...
There's handicap calculators out there that you can use. You just need an approximate one for entry.
You'll also need a handicap for almost every experience just FYI, not just this one