Our handicap system works the same as most handicap systems on earth. In other words all things being equal we would all finish close to 400. However because we all are capable of shooting better or worse than our average our handicap score can be over or under 400. With more results to work from, for each person, the gap should narrow. Golf, horse racing, yacht racing etc all work very close to this principle. in other words the competitor who can on any week shoot higher than their average will be the winner. It really doesn't matter that 400 is the maximum score from the bow. If you check golf it isn't unusual for the winner to be way below what Tiger woods would score ( before his melt down). I find it difficult to understand how any club would laugh at the scores, however each to their own thoughts. For me it just adds one more level of fun & actually gives the up & coming archer a chance to be first. In the Sydney to Hobart yacht race all attention focuses on line honours, where the million dollar maxis battle to be first across the line, however they also have a race winner which often comes from the smaller boats. The reason for this is they all have a yardstick which is applied to their times to get a winner.
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