jeverett
Double Eagle Member
I'm not sure if this has been addressed already, but I don't really want to slog through all the previous posts :doh:. So sorry if this is redundant.
But I'm wondering about the value of including all of a players' rounds, even rounds that are by no means recent. I feel like the ratings for individual rounds are quite accurate, however, a player's composite rating has a tendency to be far from his/her true current rating if he/she has many rounds that are below their current standard, even if those rounds are well in the past.
For example, I have been playing this wonderful sport for ~3 years now. I've recorded nearly all my rounds since then, and have seen my individual round ratings go up significantly. When I started, I was shooting about 700, but have been shooting consistently over 900 :thmbup: for the past months. But my composite rating is still around 840 .
I realize that the most recent 25% (or similar) of one's rounds are weighted heavier, but that still gives old rounds a big part of the calculation. So I guess my question is: Would there be value/ Would it be possible to only use rounds within a certain time frame in overall ratings calculations?
Thanks!
Yes, just like the PDGA system, the DGCR rating system only goes back as far as a year (in between your most-recent round and the oldest-included round). Here is the FAQ text for how player ratings are calculated:
Your player rating is the average of your recorded rounds over the past calendar year (i.e. there will be up to a year between your most recent round and the oldest round included), weighted according to how many holes were played in the round (e.g. a recorded round for a 9-hole layout only weighs half as much as a recorded round for an 18-hole layout), with your most-recent 25% of included rounds double-weighted. If you have less than 12 rounds for the year we will pull some older rounds to use in our calculation. You must have at least 5 rounds recorded to obtain a rating.
Source: http://www.dgcoursereview.com/faq.php?mode=show&id=44