HANDICAPS EXPLAINED

All players

Handicaps are calculated from league match results only. Results in cup matches, individuals and breaks are irrelevant.

The method of calculation is as follows.

• From the starting handicap, if a player wins a frame, then their handicap will be reduced by one point for the win and the margin of victory/100.

  • E.g.;  if a player off a 20 start wins by 35, their revised handicap would be 18.65. If the player wins their next frame by 25, it would then go to 17.40 and so on.

• If a player loses a frame, their handicap would increase by a point and the margin of defeat/100.

  • E.g.; if a player off a 20 start loses by 35, their revised handicap would be 21.35. If they lose again by 30, it would go up to 22.65 and so on

• New handicaps are only published monthly at the league meetings

• When published handicaps are rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.

  • E.g.: if a player has an actual handicap of 18.65 before the meeting, their published handicap would be 19, but if it was 18.35, it would be 18

New players

Players who have never played in the league before

Start off a maximum of 20 unless their ability suggests a lower figure would be appropriate. Players or captains should notify the match secretary if this applies

1.      League matches 1-5; 3x the usual adjustment

2.      League matches 6-10;  2x the usual adjustment (but if player wins or loses 80% or more of first five, then matches 6-10 at 3x)

3.      Subsequent matches – usual adjustment applied (but if player wins or loses 80% or more of first ten, then matches 11-15 at 2x)

 Returning players

Players who have not been registered for any team in the league during the previous season

Start off handicap applicable at the end of  the season in which they last played

First ten matches – 2x the usual adjustment

Subsequent matches – usual adjustment applied (unless the player has won or lost 80% or more of their matches, in which case the 2x would continue to apply for the next five matches)