Setting up a major match for 350 people is a daunting task.......all we as members ask is that it is done properly. "The best SOs in the country" is certainly debatable....a 4.4% DQ rate is not. You backpatters can blame the shooters all you want....numbers don't lie. Rulebook knowledge with a bad attitude equals a sorry SO(s) along with gotcha stages equals a miserable match for those shooters that run afoul of said SO(s). For example more than just a few shooters ran over 700 seconds on 16 stages......It's demoralizing and just not right. Our sport will suffer for it. As I've stated many times in the past......good stages at any match, especially Nationals, should be those that MM can finish while at the same time are challenging to MAs.

Nationals with Gotcha stages, SOs with bad attitudes, bad food, and a 4.4% DQ rate will ruin our best show.

Cody

"An APPEASER is one who feeds the crocodile hoping it will eat him last"
Winston Churchill

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Last Edited By: Cody Ray Oct 9 12 2:18 PM. Edited 3 times.