joesouthfla
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Do you play in a random doubles league? if so do you have a separate draw for the advanced players or do all the cards go in one pile?
The reason why I ask is I'm thinking of proposing to my club a change in the way we choose the teams. Currently we mix all the cards together and draw and the outcome is the following: AA, AB, BB. Where A =really good league players and B is everyone else: Going back and looking at previous league results the AA combination finished first almost every single time, the BB only one time, the BB did not fair well in the second place or third place finish either. By not separating the A players from the B players they(good players)are being given a 33% higher chance of winning.
So what I am going to propose is we have half the cards in one pile and half the cards in another pile and ask the good players to all pick from one pile and the B guys to pick from the other. I figure peer pressure alone should keep a really good player from picking from the wrong pile. If someone is not sure which pile to pick from they can pick either one. As long as the majority are in compliance it is a far more fair system.
Your thoughts?
The reason why I ask is I'm thinking of proposing to my club a change in the way we choose the teams. Currently we mix all the cards together and draw and the outcome is the following: AA, AB, BB. Where A =really good league players and B is everyone else: Going back and looking at previous league results the AA combination finished first almost every single time, the BB only one time, the BB did not fair well in the second place or third place finish either. By not separating the A players from the B players they(good players)are being given a 33% higher chance of winning.
So what I am going to propose is we have half the cards in one pile and half the cards in another pile and ask the good players to all pick from one pile and the B guys to pick from the other. I figure peer pressure alone should keep a really good player from picking from the wrong pile. If someone is not sure which pile to pick from they can pick either one. As long as the majority are in compliance it is a far more fair system.
Your thoughts?