AUTOMATIC HANDICAP SYSTEM (AHS)

All players should carry forward their indices from season to season. New players should start off with the number of points for their handicap given in Table 1 below.
Handicap Play (Full Games): your index will increase/decrease by 10 for every win/loss.
Level Play (Full Games): use Table 2 to calculate your index change (noting notional step changes for minus players in Table 3).
A handicap change can only be triggered at the end of an event in a CA tournament or at the end of a day. Please note that it is not possible to change handicap in consecutive games.
Report your handicap change at the end of a tournament or at the start of your next one or to your club handicapper.
Only competitive singles games played in the UK are to be included in the AHS. Do not include friendlies, Short or Golf Croquet games. Games played against overseas visitors to the UK are NOT to be included in the AHS, unless the visitor is on a long term visit and has been given an official CA handicap.
For details of how 14 point matches affect your handicap refer to the Competition Rules for 14 point games.
TABLE 1
 HANDICAP TRIGGER POINTS

Handicap
 Index
 Handicap
 Index

-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4		 3000
2800
2600
2400
2250
2100
2000
1950
1900
1850
1800
1750
1700
1650
1600		 4.5
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
16
18
20
22
24		 1550
1500
1450
1400
1350
1300
1250
1200
1150
1100
1050
1000
950
900
850


TABLE 2
 LEVEL PLAY INDEX CHANGE
Handicap Steps
 Difference
 Index Change
Higher Handicap Wins                         Lower Handicap Wins
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 or 8
9 or 10
11 or more		 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19		 10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1


TABLE 3
 NOTIONAL STEPS FOR MINUS PLAYERS

0 TO -0.5
 -0.5 TO -1
 -1 TO -1.5
 -1.5 TO -2
 -2  TO  -2.5
 -2.5 TO -3

2
 3
 3
 4
 4
 5