Darts handicap calculator
A handicap makes a game between players of different standards closer. The weaker player starts on a lower score, so both need about the same number of darts.
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How it works
- Enter the stronger player's three-dart average.
- Enter the weaker player's average.
- Choose 501 or 301.
- The stronger player starts on the full score. The weaker player starts on the suggested lower score.
The suggestion scales the starting score by the ratio of the two averages, so both players need about the same number of scoring visits. It is a rule of thumb, so adjust it after a few legs if one player is still winning easily.
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