Posted by Jugs (Jaegen) on
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Shooter-Of-The-Year-SOTY-qualification-tp5060476p5105047.html

Ill say this straight off the bat

Having points linked to the number of shooters is a step backwards. (sorry Pete), works OK at club level but not for a larger competition

Think of it this way, one shoot to go you are second by just a few points, would you bother driving hundreds of kilometers if a win could be anything from 5 points up to a max 10.  I think you need to know how much a win gets you not how many people turn up that makes the difference.

If only 4 shooters are going to turn up then you had better make sure you are one of the 4.

I think that it should be each range can run 2 shoots with 4 shoots to qualify from 3 states and QLD should be considered as 2 states, North and South due to the distances involved.

I have done a spreadsheet for distances traveled based on the above (just for interest sake).fly_range_distances.xlsx

So lets split this discussion into 2 parts
1. Qualification Shoots
  1.1 - 4 Shoots instead of the current 3
  1.2 - 3 different states (QLD as 2 states ie. North & South QLD)
  1.3 - 3 different ranges
  1.4 - Each state can run 2 qualification shoots (4 for QLD ie. North & South QLD)
  1.5 - Each eligible range can run 2 qualification shoots (currently Townsville, Brisbane, Canberra, Wagga, B'Bay & Melbourne)

2. Scoring System
  2.1 - Stay with current setup
  2.2 - Have a minimum number of shooters for points to count
  2.3 - Change points to a be linked to the number of shooters that turn up.
  2.4 - Use current setup with a different spread between positionsPoints_Spread_Fly_SOTY.xls

My Vote is for 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 & 2.4

Let me know what you think

Jugs