OK...Here comes a thread for all of you wannabe odds-makers.
Post your thoughts for establishing handicaps for personal challenge races.
Here are a couple of mine:
1. Age credit: basic idea.....the older of the two gets a handicap. (as in chaos vs. muppet) the handicap goes to yours truly.
2. Wetsuit penalty: self explanatory....I heard 10% is a good rule of thumb for this one.
3. Personal bests (within 2 years).....swimmers are handicapped based on their best recent performances. (this could make geek vs. gull II a real nail-biter)
Like Mollie I'd be against the Smiths and Ande soon ... unlike Mollie I'm a sprinter, a drop dead sprinter ... I will decline the challenge and call all 3 winners right now. Though it'd be entertaining to race and have them not only be able to get out of the pool before I finish but also to shower and get back to see me hit the wall on the 100 free ...
Handicaps for height, lack thereof, and a penalty for those that are really tall
Tenths for the number of masters classes one is taking (less tenths for undergrad courses)
Also one tenth to all those that swam age group and a tenth for each year
Five tenths for swimming DI in college, 4 for DII, and 3 for DIII ... a whole second if it was at UT, 'Zona, Cal, Stanford, USC, Auburn, Florida, or any other "tier I" school ...
Like Mollie I'd be against the Smiths and Ande soon ... unlike Mollie I'm a sprinter, a drop dead sprinter ... I will decline the challenge and call all 3 winners right now. Though it'd be entertaining to race and have them not only be able to get out of the pool before I finish but also to shower and get back to see me hit the wall on the 100 free ...
Handicaps for height, lack thereof, and a penalty for those that are really tall
Tenths for the number of masters classes one is taking (less tenths for undergrad courses)
Also one tenth to all those that swam age group and a tenth for each year
Five tenths for swimming DI in college, 4 for DII, and 3 for DIII ... a whole second if it was at UT, 'Zona, Cal, Stanford, USC, Auburn, Florida, or any other "tier I" school ...
