If pool were much larger and more popular, there would be room for D, C, B, and A leagues, with more money and glory to be won at the higher levels than the lower. Then players have an incentive to make the next level.
In the meantime (probably forever), handicaps (1) bring people into the game and into leagues, growing the pie for everyone and (2) force me to focus when I'm playing someone in a league match who has almost no chance to beat me even.
All in all, if you blame handicaps for your lack of advancements, you're probably just prone to making excuses. If it weren't the handicaps, it would be something else.
Cory
In the meantime (probably forever), handicaps (1) bring people into the game and into leagues, growing the pie for everyone and (2) force me to focus when I'm playing someone in a league match who has almost no chance to beat me even.
All in all, if you blame handicaps for your lack of advancements, you're probably just prone to making excuses. If it weren't the handicaps, it would be something else.
Cory