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Originally Posted by ChingLizard

Higher skilled players don't need luck. They are highly skilled without it and luck can usually only worsen their scores. Ams/less skilled players tend to benefit more from luck as their scores tend to only be able to move in the direction of improvement...otherwise they'd be considered higher-skilled. Does anyone really notice if an unskilled player does 2-3 throws worse than usual because of unlucky kicks off from trees? Take those 2-3 throws away from a skilled player, and it drops them significantly in their standings. 2-3 throws at the bottom of the skill list doesn't affect a player too much, but 2-3 throws from players near the top of the skill list makes a big difference.

Well said.