| Even though our rating numbers (2-7) are
the same as another league, the method or scale used
to calculate the handicaps are different. The TAP
system actually divides each handicap into 10 sub
handicaps: .01 to .09 with .09 being the highest
(example 1). A (5) in the other league may
only be a (4.9) in TAP (example
2). In many cases, our ratings are ½ to 1
full rating lower than the other league. This means
that a weak (5) in the other league may be a strong
(4) in TAP.
A strong (5) in the other league may be a
(5.2) in TAP (example 3).
A lot of players are conditioned from the other
system which makes it harder to understand the new
system you've chosen to play in.
In the other league there are players ranked (7)
that could be an (8) or (9) but the scale ends at
(7) so that player can not be moved up . He is
capped at a (7). If that player’s game improves he
gains an advantage over the weaker player because he
is actually playing at an (8) (example
4) handicap even though it doesn't exist.
In
addition, handicap movement is also slower because
the rating scale has wider margins for each
handicap. |
