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Old January 29th, 2013, 07:41 AM
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Default age range rap

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Originally Posted by Chuck Kennedy View Post
Those are the age ranges used for the Senior Games for competitors over 50. I did a study that pros lose 1 throw (10 rating points) every 5 years on average starting at age 40. But I'm not sure that's enough to justify 5 year ranges until perhaps 60-65 where we didn't have enough data to see if it was still 1 shot lost per 5 years. It appeared to accelerate.

Cool, I remember reading bits about your study and was wondering if it still came up at the talk table. Thanks again Chuck for all the work you have put into our great sport.
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