The uniqueness of The Equalizer® handicap system is that it brings out the best in both the novice/beginning player and the expert should they compete in a match. With The Equalizer®, it’s feasible for a beginner to have a nearly equal chance in a match against a more highly skilled player. The Equalizer® aids the lesser skilled player by dictating mathematically that he/she needs to win fewer games or points than his opponent to win the match. (In golf and bowling, you give or get strokes or pins.)