a blast from the past - Pace and Cap

ray lopez · 12-25-2022, 03:30 AM

12/21/22 Prx Race 8...Synthesis...the screen shots says it all...

Henrio · 12-25-2022, 08:19 AM

Sir, is it a manual input program?

ray lopez · 12-25-2022, 10:50 AM

Henrio,

yes,it is manual input.If you play a lot of races,it's quite a pain in the ***...but if you specialize on a few races a day like me,it's not a hustle.Putting in data for 4 contenders is a breeze and the program adjusts all the data automatically...after doing it awhile ,you get that feeling that Mike Pizzola always says,"let the bet make you"...

Michael · 12-27-2022, 05:27 PM

Nice when they line up like that.

DanBoals · 12-30-2022, 07:25 PM

Hey Ray,

It has been almost 20 years since I used Synthesis, but something Howard told me back then worked pretty well for me. He said to cut the adjustments in half.

IIRC, there was a screen that came up after you entered the lines, and on that screen it showed all the adjustments and a sum of the adjustments and then a chance to enter a manual adjustment. So if the total adjustment for a horse was 4.2 as an example, you would enter a manual adjustment of -2.1 to reduce the total adjustment to 2.1 which is half of the 4.2 original adjustment.

Back when Howard told me about this, it worked really well, especially when horses were coming from different tracks.

You might test it and see if it still works. I haven't used Synthesis since the early 2000's so things might not be the same these days, but back then, I found that the adjustments were too large, and Howard's trick to simply cut them in half was great.

Best of luck out there,

Dan

ray lopez · 01-01-2023, 10:17 AM

Hi Dan,

Thanks.I'll do a sample check on some past races this week and check things out...here's a screen shot of Prx 12/21/22,Race 8...

ray lopez · 01-01-2023, 10:23 AM

cut the NET ATM to half ?...the #1- BB ,from 9.5 to -4.75?...#3- STR 1.5 to -.75...ok,i'll check them out and see if it's making an impact on current data.

12-30-2022, 07:25 PM	#5
DanBoals Grade 1 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 305	Adjustments Hey Ray, It has been almost 20 years since I used Synthesis, but something Howard told me back then worked pretty well for me. He said to cut the adjustments in half. IIRC, there was a screen that came up after you entered the lines, and on that screen it showed all the adjustments and a sum of the adjustments and then a chance to enter a manual adjustment. So if the total adjustment for a horse was 4.2 as an example, you would enter a manual adjustment of -2.1 to reduce the total adjustment to 2.1 which is half of the 4.2 original adjustment. Back when Howard told me about this, it worked really well, especially when horses were coming from different tracks. You might test it and see if it still works. I haven't used Synthesis since the early 2000's so things might not be the same these days, but back then, I found that the adjustments were too large, and Howard's trick to simply cut them in half was great. Best of luck out there, Dan

01-01-2023, 10:17 AM	#6
ray lopez Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 846	Hi Dan, Thanks.I'll do a sample check on some past races this week and check things out...here's a screen shot of Prx 12/21/22,Race 8... Attached Images

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12-25-2022, 03:30 AM	#1
ray lopez Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 846	a blast from the past 12/21/22 Prx Race 8...Synthesis...the screen shots says it all... Attached Images

12-25-2022, 08:19 AM	#2
Henrio AlwNW3X Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 44	Sir, is it a manual input program?

12-25-2022, 10:50 AM	#3
ray lopez Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 846	Henrio, yes,it is manual input.If you play a lot of races,it's quite a pain in the ***...but if you specialize on a few races a day like me,it's not a hustle.Putting in data for 4 contenders is a breeze and the program adjusts all the data automatically...after doing it awhile ,you get that feeling that Mike Pizzola always says,"let the bet make you"...

12-27-2022, 05:27 PM	#4
Michael Grade 1 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: U K Posts: 100	Nice when they line up like that.

01-01-2023, 10:23 AM	#7
ray lopez Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 846	cut the NET ATM to half ?...the #1- BB ,from 9.5 to -4.75?...#3- STR 1.5 to -.75...ok,i'll check them out and see if it's making an impact on current data.