In some parts of the country, Short Croquet is very popular and a full Short Croquet handicap system is available for this format of the game. Generally it is based on the player's Association handicap but allows handicaps to be given to those without Association handicaps.
The allocation of handicaps for Short Croquet is based entirely upon a player's Association Croquet handicap. When a player does not have an Association Croquet handicap, the Club Handicapper must decide.
Table 1: Relationship between Association and Short Croquet handicaps
| Handicap | Handicap | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assoc. | Short | Assoc. | Short |
| -3 to -1 | 3 peels | 8 to 9 | 3 |
| -0.5 to 0.5 | 2 peels | 10 to 11 | 3.5 |
| 1 to 1.5 | 1 Peel | 12 to 13 | 4 |
| 2 to 2.5 | 0 | 14 to 15 | 5 |
| 3 to 3.5 | 0.5 | 16 to 17 | 6 |
| 4 to 4.5 | 1 | 18 to 19 | 7 |
| 5 | 1.5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 2.5 | ||
Where players only play short croquet regularly, an automatic system may be used to vary their handicaps. Table 2 may be used for this purpose.
Table 2:
| Handicap | Index | Handicap | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3P | 115 | 3 | 70 |
| 2P | 110 | 3.5 | 65 |
| 1P | 105 | 4 | 60 |
| 0 | 100 | 5 | 55 |
| 0.5 | 95 | 6 | 50 |
| 1 | 90 | 7 | 45 |
| 1.5 | 85 | 8 | 40 |
| 2 | 80 | 9 | 35 |
| 2.5 | 75 | 10 | 30 |
All handicap games are 14 point full bisque. The winner's index increases by one; the loser's index decreases by one.
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