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2014 – Combined Handicaps in Double Croquet Games

CALCULATING COMBINED HANDICAP OF A DOUBLES PAIRING FOR HANDICAP AND MIDWEEK CROQUET LEAGUES

 

Following a successful one year trial by the CA, the method of calculating the Combined Handicap of a doubles pairing, in Handicap Croquet has now been changed.  Previously, doubles handicaps were calculated by adding the handicaps of the two players and dividing by two, which favours pairings where one player has a very low handicap and the other has a high handicap.  To counter this, the new format totals the trigger index of each player’s handicap, divides that by two and uses it as a trigger point to look-up the combined handicap. This produces the same result as before if players have fairly similar handicaps.  The new method, whilst slightly more complex, reduces the bisques formerly given to very low handicap players, so creating a fairer doubles contest.  This change has been incorporated into the Laws of the game and so will be used in Federation Handicap Leagues.

To calculate the Combined Handicap of a Doubles Pairing you need to refer to a chart of Handicap Trigger Points (there is one on your Scorecard) and take the following three steps:

(i)                 Calculate the mean of the pair indexes associated with their Trigger Points.

(ii)                Find the nearest Trigger Point with an equal or lower Index.

(iii)               Use the Handicap associated with this nearest Trigger Point.

 Here is an example for you:

 

Handicaps:

Mean Index assoc.
with Trigger Point:

Nearest
Trig Point:

Combined
Handicap:

Pair X

20 and -1

(950 + 2250)/ 2 = 1600

1600

4

Pair Y

14 and 10

(1250+1100)/ 2 = 1175

1150

12

 

 

 

 

 

The former system of calculating Combined Handicaps of a Doubles Pairing using mean Handicaps would have resulted in 8.5 for Pair X and 6.5 for Pair Y, i.e. 2.5 bisques difference.  The new system based on trigger indexes results in combined handicaps of 4 for Pair X and 12 for Pair Y, i.e. 8 bisques difference.  So under the old system Pair Y would get 2.5 bisques but under the new system they get 8 bisques.

Handicap Trigger Points for reference:

HCP:

24

22

20

18

16

14

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4.5

T.P.

850

900

950

1000

1050

1100

1150

1200

1250

1300

1350

1400

1450

1500

1550

                               

HCP:

4

3.5

3

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

0

-0.5

-1

-1.5

-2

-2.5

-3

T.P.

1600

1650

1700

1750

1800

1850

1900

1950

2000

2100

2250

2400

2600

2800

3050

With grateful acknowledgement to the Oxford Croquet website and the CA website.

To simplify the calculations, here is a chart that will do the sums for you:

[gview file=”http://www.croquetnw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HandicapDoublesCalculator.pdf”]

 

 

 

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