Handicap System
The following paragraphs include information about the G.N.A.S. handicap system.
HANDICAPS
An archer will
have an outdoor and an indoor handicap. The
way these are worked out is the same for the outdoor as for the indoor.
For all rounds
there is a handicap table. Handicaps start at 100 and the top archers could
reach a handicap of 0.
To obtain an
outdoor handicap an archer must shoot three outdoor rounds and then by
checking the book of handicaps a handicap is given for each of these rounds.
These are then
averaged to give a starting handicap.
The next time
that archer shoots, a handicap allowance is given depending on the round to be
shot.
For example.
The archer has
a starting handicap of 82. (averaged after three shoots)
The archer is
going to shoot a Short Western.
By checking
the tables he has an allowance of 1337. If he scores 129 on this round. Then his
total score is 129 plus 1337 which makes 1466.
To shoot to
his handicap an archer needs a score of 1440.
This is true
for all rounds.
So this archer
has shot 26 points above handicap.
Going back to
the tables says that the archer has shot to a handicap of 80.
What now
happens is 80 is added to his current handicap of 82 making 162.
Divided by 2
making 81.
This is now
his starting handicap for his next shoot.
If the maths
works out to say eighty two and a half, then the new number is rounded down.
That is down
to eighty two.
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