N.M.I.M.T.   BILLY AARDD'S CLUB
Straight Rail Handicapped Ladder
-- Rules and Regulations

Contents:

  1. Introduction
  2. Straight Rail Ladder Specifics
  3. Handicapping
  4. Scoring

Introduction

Except as noted (or contradicted) below, the General Ladder Rules and Regulations will apply to this ladder.

The handicapping for this ladder is based on the number of points a player scores per inning (over his last five games).   Stroke by stroke score keeping will be used to get these numbers and allow some statistics about the matches and player's performance.

Straight Rail Ladder Specifics

  1. A copy of the Billy Aardd's Club Carom Billiards rules will be in the magazine rack by the attendant's counter.   They, the Billy Aardd's Club General Rules of Carom Billiards , and the Tournament Rules and Regulations , will apply except where indicated otherwise.

  2. Each match will be consist of one, equal innings, game of 45 innings or 100 points.   The handicap will have one player starting closer to final game score than the other (who will start at zero).   The winner of the match will be the person finishing closest to (or exceeding) 100% of the points they needed to get for the win. (e.g. 32/40 beats 78/100)

  3. In matters pertaining to the Ladder (argument of fouls, clarification of rules, etc.), the Ladder Director's (LD) decision will be final.

  4. Each player must pay for their share of the table time (based on the current league-rate).

Handicaps

If you've not played on the ladder before, or if it's been a long time and you'd like to establish a new PPI, you will need to shoot a qualifying game of 20-innings.   If any five inning stretch (of innings 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, or 16-20) is blank then shoot another five innings (only once).

Handicaps for the matches are based on a player's performance over their last five matches.   Their performance is measured as the number of points made each time at the table (points-per-inning, PPI).

Each match should take no more than about an hour (there is no time limit though).

Example:

Here is an example of how to determine each player's starting score for a match.   The formula for finding the starting score is:   100 - Ceiling (PPI * 45)
Example:   Starting scores
Player PPI Starting
Score
A. Low 0.430 20
B. High 0.780 64

Score Keeping

No more than 10 innings will be recorded per line.

Billy Aardd's Club,   email: billiard
Last updated: Tuesday, 27-Mar-2007 15:21:00 MDT
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/~billiard/public_html/Ladders/straight-rail/rules_regs.html