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ArtVandelay · Apr 15 2008, 01:59 PM

Chuck,
Using five propagators (P1-P5) at any given disc golf tournament, what if any of these scenarios were to happen:

P1-P5 all shoot the course record at the same time.

or

P1-P5 all shoot 100 points below their rating at the same time

or

P1- a 915 rated adv player who has broken through a skill plateau and shoots consistently 50 points above their rating
P2- a wildly inconsistent 820 rated player who on any given day can shoot in a range of 100 ratings points
P3- a 970 rated player now playing consistetly 20-30 points above their rating
P4- a 1000 rated player who has a bad day and shoots 100 points below their rating.
P5- an inconsistent 860 rated player.

Although the first two scenarios are not likely to happen, they could, and the third probably happens once in a while.

The most glaring inaccuracy of the system is that those rounds which would get thrown out due to their statistical "irrelevance" to a players rating could still be used to help establish ratings for other players during an event,
i.e. -a propagator shooting a horrid round that would not count toward their own rating.

Apr 15 2008, 01:59 PM	#816
ArtVandelay Community Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 31	Re: Ask Chuck Chuck, Using five propagators (P1-P5) at any given disc golf tournament, what if any of these scenarios were to happen: P1-P5 all shoot the course record at the same time. or P1-P5 all shoot 100 points below their rating at the same time or P1- a 915 rated adv player who has broken through a skill plateau and shoots consistently 50 points above their rating P2- a wildly inconsistent 820 rated player who on any given day can shoot in a range of 100 ratings points P3- a 970 rated player now playing consistetly 20-30 points above their rating P4- a 1000 rated player who has a bad day and shoots 100 points below their rating. P5- an inconsistent 860 rated player. Although the first two scenarios are not likely to happen, they could, and the third probably happens once in a while. The most glaring inaccuracy of the system is that those rounds which would get thrown out due to their statistical "irrelevance" to a players rating could still be used to help establish ratings for other players during an event, i.e. -a propagator shooting a horrid round that would not count toward their own rating.