Test of Main/Bracket
Yesterday we shot a 4x, 2x Main and at the same time a 2x 2nd Chance Bracket shoot with 10 shooters on 2 lanes. All CFDA rules were followed with the CFDA bye being used. The match was advertised as a two winning shot format, but that was changed using CFDA Rule IV 11 to three winning shots in main match and two winning shots in 2nd chance shoot.
I have concluded that this is not ready for prime time because of confusion and probably never will be because it would have to used a lot before the confusion would be overcome. 19.5 handles it well. It is doable if you can keep the paperwork straight. When I look over the score sheets this morning everything looks simple and orderly but in practice it is hard to keep everything straight.
Best illustration of the problem: Even though it was announced as three winning shots in the main match, two winning shots in the 2nd chance shoot, and even though the score sheets had the correct match format on them and the score keepers were told to announce match format before each match, all matches were shot and scored as three winning hits. I guess it is hard to herd cats.
Range Time: It took us only 2.5 hours to shoot to completion. It is very efficient on the use of the ranges. It would have been much easier to run if we had been dealing with 30-50 shooter because that would have meant the rounds would have been longer, thereby giving data entry more time to ponder and keep things straight.
Training: Shady ran the main match and I ran the 2nd chance brackets. One more event under our belts. All shooters scored the event. About half of the shooters had never keep score before so that was good training. We had one new range officer who got to do some range officer work.
Grumblings: The only grumbling was Shady about Hitch being "the luckiest shooter alive," but that was because we were shooting a lot of CFDA byes which has a definite gunfighter bias. The other grumbling was about the bye method itself and the easy answer was "Heh, it is the CFDA bye which we have been shooting for ten years." Folks didn't recognize it because it was shot on two lanes.
Venom: Neither of our two new regulators attended although both had been invited. I do not attribute that to them, but to you. You ought to be more careful as to who you label a miscreant. This was a CFDA event held by a CFDA club with a definite training purpose. Neither of the regulators have ever run a CFDA event with the CFDA scoring program nor have either been involved in running a titled event and it is high time we get them trained up.
Loess Hills Paladins, Inc is a charity to promote the sport and provide a championship range to CFDA clubs. The range can only be used by CFDA clubs for CFDA sanctioned events. It made $20 Saturday. $20 is not going to sustain a charity. It will be dissolved in December.
I don't mind being banished by thin skinned can'ts, it has been good for me. It has let to this blog. Here I can rant all I want without offending the natives.
I have concluded that this is not ready for prime time because of confusion and probably never will be because it would have to used a lot before the confusion would be overcome. 19.5 handles it well. It is doable if you can keep the paperwork straight. When I look over the score sheets this morning everything looks simple and orderly but in practice it is hard to keep everything straight.
Best illustration of the problem: Even though it was announced as three winning shots in the main match, two winning shots in the 2nd chance shoot, and even though the score sheets had the correct match format on them and the score keepers were told to announce match format before each match, all matches were shot and scored as three winning hits. I guess it is hard to herd cats.
Range Time: It took us only 2.5 hours to shoot to completion. It is very efficient on the use of the ranges. It would have been much easier to run if we had been dealing with 30-50 shooter because that would have meant the rounds would have been longer, thereby giving data entry more time to ponder and keep things straight.
Training: Shady ran the main match and I ran the 2nd chance brackets. One more event under our belts. All shooters scored the event. About half of the shooters had never keep score before so that was good training. We had one new range officer who got to do some range officer work.
Grumblings: The only grumbling was Shady about Hitch being "the luckiest shooter alive," but that was because we were shooting a lot of CFDA byes which has a definite gunfighter bias. The other grumbling was about the bye method itself and the easy answer was "Heh, it is the CFDA bye which we have been shooting for ten years." Folks didn't recognize it because it was shot on two lanes.
Venom: Neither of our two new regulators attended although both had been invited. I do not attribute that to them, but to you. You ought to be more careful as to who you label a miscreant. This was a CFDA event held by a CFDA club with a definite training purpose. Neither of the regulators have ever run a CFDA event with the CFDA scoring program nor have either been involved in running a titled event and it is high time we get them trained up.
Loess Hills Paladins, Inc is a charity to promote the sport and provide a championship range to CFDA clubs. The range can only be used by CFDA clubs for CFDA sanctioned events. It made $20 Saturday. $20 is not going to sustain a charity. It will be dissolved in December.
I don't mind being banished by thin skinned can'ts, it has been good for me. It has let to this blog. Here I can rant all I want without offending the natives.
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