First let me say that there are many fine handicappers on this forum that are having wonderful years and hopefully will continue in the future.
With that said, I have been considering asking this question for some time in order to help each other, other RX members and our viewers better understand our meaning behind the units that we assign to our plays. So, I am asking you to help us better understand what your units mean. Are the units you assign a percentage of your bankroll or are they more of a particular dollar base? Please understand I am not asking you to divulge the dollar amount of your unit or play as I believe such a question would cause more harm than good to the forum, it's members, viewers and the RX in general.
Each of us have our own way of rating our plays and obviously the higher the unit value we are indicating, the stronger the play is in our view. But that being said, there is a wide variety of units presented to the reader. Since I have posed the question, I will begin the discussion by explaining my own releases and what my ratings mean to my viewers.
As many of you know, I rate my plays from 1*-5* with each unit equalling the exact percentage of my bankroll. Thus, I am telling my reader that when I release a 1* play, it is equivalent to 1% of my bankroll. A 3* play would equal 3% and a 5* play would equal 5% of my bankroll. This is exactly how I wager and want my reader to understand this.
On the forum, there are fine handicappers that release unit ratings of 3*, 4*, 6*, 7*, and 10*. There are others that might use 5*, 7* and 10*. Still others might use 5*, 10*, 15* and 20*. Again my question is are these units a percentage of your bankroll or are they linked to a dollar value, for instance 1* might be worth $100 etc.
This question is raised with no intention to make anyone uncomfortable but simply to help each other as well as our viewers better understand the meaning of our releases.
As a final point, there are some very fine handicappers here who choose not to assign a unit value but there YTD is posted and one can easily see through their percentage success how they are doing. I don't wish for those who choose not to post units to feel slighted because that is not my intention and please comment on this thread as well along with anyone else who wishes too. The intention is to clarify the meaning of a handicappers unit.
Thank you in advance for your comments.
With that said, I have been considering asking this question for some time in order to help each other, other RX members and our viewers better understand our meaning behind the units that we assign to our plays. So, I am asking you to help us better understand what your units mean. Are the units you assign a percentage of your bankroll or are they more of a particular dollar base? Please understand I am not asking you to divulge the dollar amount of your unit or play as I believe such a question would cause more harm than good to the forum, it's members, viewers and the RX in general.
Each of us have our own way of rating our plays and obviously the higher the unit value we are indicating, the stronger the play is in our view. But that being said, there is a wide variety of units presented to the reader. Since I have posed the question, I will begin the discussion by explaining my own releases and what my ratings mean to my viewers.
As many of you know, I rate my plays from 1*-5* with each unit equalling the exact percentage of my bankroll. Thus, I am telling my reader that when I release a 1* play, it is equivalent to 1% of my bankroll. A 3* play would equal 3% and a 5* play would equal 5% of my bankroll. This is exactly how I wager and want my reader to understand this.
On the forum, there are fine handicappers that release unit ratings of 3*, 4*, 6*, 7*, and 10*. There are others that might use 5*, 7* and 10*. Still others might use 5*, 10*, 15* and 20*. Again my question is are these units a percentage of your bankroll or are they linked to a dollar value, for instance 1* might be worth $100 etc.
This question is raised with no intention to make anyone uncomfortable but simply to help each other as well as our viewers better understand the meaning of our releases.
As a final point, there are some very fine handicappers here who choose not to assign a unit value but there YTD is posted and one can easily see through their percentage success how they are doing. I don't wish for those who choose not to post units to feel slighted because that is not my intention and please comment on this thread as well along with anyone else who wishes too. The intention is to clarify the meaning of a handicappers unit.
Thank you in advance for your comments.
