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Re: Shooter Of The Year (SOTY) qualification

Posted by Dave Purcell on Dec 11, 2011; 6:34am
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Shooter-Of-The-Year-SOTY-qualification-tp5060476p5065463.html

I think that the previous format of 2 SOTY events per state and minimum 3 scores to qualify was good at the time the concept was introduced and the subsequent change to the points system has likewise been a good thing.
The growth of the sport and maintaing the challenge and integrity of the SOTY are what needs to be considered.
The inital concept of having to travel and shoot well at multiple ranges was both a test of skill and an incentive to attend matches.
With that in mind and considering that distance is a bigger issue for some more than others ie Little River, Batemans Bay or Wagga and Majura is a lot less driving that Townsville, Brisbane and any southern range.
How about  4 matches to qualify and no more than 1 score from any range ie If I attend the Federal Cup and The Procal at Majura only my best result can be included in SOTY. This means I have to attend a combination of Majura, Wagga, Batemans Bay, Brisbane, Townsville and Little River(any 4 once) to get 4 scores that count. I will still attend a 2nd event at those ranges to either improve my score or prevent someone else taking top points by winning myself.
To ease the pain each range can host 1 SOTY event per year with no more than 3 SOTY events in any state. This would allow Majura to host 2 events as it does now and should there be a dispute then the SOTY co ordinator can alternate multiple events ie 2 SOTY's in Baemans Bay and 1 Wagga in 2012 reversed in 2013 IF both ranges wanted to host 2 events in a year.
As far as minimum entries goes, I think if you meet the minimum number for a registered match in total then points should be as normal. If I travel to Townsville/Brisbane/Melbourne to win SOTY points and only get half points due to numbers, then I would need to know that HG entries were high enough to make it worth the drive before I left, this does not encourage people to travel.