99 Rating System by Pool and Billiard Magazine

[Anthony_Beeler]

I think the new 99 rating system is the best thing that has happened to pool in a long time. However, I feel handicaps should be made in scores based on table size. Frankly, it is not fair to say that a player who scores an 80 on a 8 foot table deserves the same recognition that a player who scores the same on a 9 foot table. I believe the handicap should be around 5 balls per table size. Whats your opinion?

 

[Rickw]

I must have been snoozing again. I never heard of this 99 rating system before. I say, take your skirt off and play the game straight up. If you can't play straight up with someone and don't like losing, don't play. I learned to play by paying time and racking. If it was good enough for me, it's good enough for the rest of you, imho of course!

 

[BeeMan]

My opinion is that handicaps in tournaments shouldn't be. To make terms equal between a great player and a lesser player, is completely unfair to the player that has become better by practicing and putting in harder work(most cases).

If you want to beat a better player, you have to play better, not rely on a handicap.

 

[SneakyPete]

How about recording the difference in the number of balls on each, doing each ten times?

Then you can work out the average difference and have that as the handicap.