Larry, I can't speak for how the ratings worked originally or even several years ago. But I have gotten to know the system that's been in place for the last couple years.
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Originally Posted by ChingLizard
I think that the way ratings are based has changed a bit, but it seemed like when I was playing in Rec. my rounds were always based on the rounds of other Rec. players in my division that played the same course at the same time.
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If the REC players were the only ones playing that particular layout/tees, then that's the case.
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Originally Posted by ChingLizard
It seemed like because I was one of the higher rated Rec. players (and had a large number of rated rounds) that I was the "bar" at which the Rec division was being rated against...I was one of the propogators.
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Need at least five propagators (all playing the same layout) to get the round rated. All the PDGA members are rated against all the propagators (those rated 800 or higher).
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Originally Posted by ChingLizard
Have you torn apart the algorithms? Is there a weighting factor applied to propogators in the same division?
It seemed like the algorithm had a tendency to say "whatever Larry shot, that's going to be a 890-rated round"...  |
No extra weight per division. Only the the player ratings.
ERic