Posted by Pete van Meurs on
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Shooter-Of-The-Year-SOTY-qualification-tp5060476p5088500.html

I have been giving this a lot of thought and cannot get away from the facts of 'historical' attendance numbers and the way this should reflect on both a minimum entry level for SOTY and some sort of reward for those who do well at the bigger matches.
At this stage I would stay with my earlier suggestion of minimums (5 for HEAVY, 10 for LIGHT) to meet SOTY qualification. As for the mimimum number of scores/points to count I would certainly  agree that 4 is the least we should consider. I also concur that the 4 (minimum) should be from 3 different States/Territories.  My real dilemma is how to award points.  Last years system has it's merits but fails to acknwledge  good results in big fields. (The 'Super-Car" series that this was based on usually saw the same field competing at every round regardless of venue - not quite the same in our sport). I will think some more and come back with some sort of proposal on points allocation.
Pete