I am looking for some suggestions on a decent handicap system for 8 ball and 9 ball league. I know that there is no perfect system but I am looking for something simple but effective and fair as possible. I am also open to suggestions for a different formats. If you have any, I would appreciate your input. Thank you in advance.
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Please understand this is only my opinion. The APA 8b hdcp system if watched for sandbagging is not bad at all. The 9b hdcp system and rules it just a game with 9 balls, not the "real" game of 9b played world wide. So that alone will push me toward the bcapl hcdp system, but anything you do has to be watch very closely for sandbagging. If you are talking about one (1) league, you might be able to keep it totally above board and make a good experence for the members.
Try NAPA: http://www.napaleagues.com/. They have the best (fairest) handicapping system I've seen in the 23 years I've been playing leagues.
Is NAPA played on 9ft or Bar Boxes?
It's whatever the team wants. In my Napa division most play on barboxes but we have one team on 9 footers.
The USA-PL 8-ball handicap league has handicaps starting at 30 through 130 (I think that is the range?). It basically is a ball handicap, example: I have to get to 30 balls before you get to 130 balls. There are a lot of other factors that go into creating a handicap, but that is the basics. Hope that helps.
I have played both 8 and 9 ball in UPA leagues and have found their handicapping and ranking systems to be very fair. Worth a look.
http://www.upatour.com
http://www.upatour.com
TAP has an excellent handicapping system called pool-net which is internet based and compares skill levels Nationally.
This is the only app that integrates directly into pool net and makes running and scoring leagues simple. No more paper, pens, printers, ink or gas bills.
http://vimeo.com/78388124
http://www.tapleague.com/
http://runoutapps.com/
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