Posted by Sebastian Lambang on Jan 22, 2012; 5:22pm
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Team-vs-individual-Fly-match-tp5152349p5164363.html

Hi Pete,

Thanks you for the info & much appreciated too!

Great follow up & thoughts there!

Re: Team "money shoot"
You bring an important thought with "the better  & lesser shooters" (loaning your term).... so it's more to shooter's choice/decision, I think.
Back to several years ago when I shot for the Supershoot in Ohio, I did not feel that I was gambling or wasting my money at all when I participated the money shoot ($50 per individual category if I remember correct, not a team match). I knew that I only had just 1/1,000 or less chance to win the yardage, but to me it sure added more fun & challenge to the match. Although I win nothing!
We need to encourage new shooters about this very matter --- not rare new shooters can make a great group (which in turn make the agg or score better, assuming he/she doesn't ruin the other targets). For instance, me. I'm just a newbie & shoot very rare, but I placed well in a few matches that I attend. I'm not a good shooter in any way! At least I don't think so.

Re: Shooters # in a team
For more friends & fun, I would opt for 4. But for more teams # & challenge in the match, I would opt for 3.  Or maybe even just two if the participants are not many/enough.
This need general concensus, I think.
Just for instance... I would prefer to see 12 teams total with 2 shooters per team rather than 8 teams total with 3 shooters per team, or 6 teams total with 4 shooters per team.
To make a team with less shooters would probably be easier also for most of the participants....???

Re: Aggregate score or total score?
Do we shoot agg score in the Fly, by the way?
Either aggregate or total score for each team will work, I guess?

Re: Best result or Agg of the two, or Pre-nominate
I would opt for pre-nominate myself because it's more fair & less risk of future problems, imo.

Re: Money prize
Sure bigger prize(s) would attract more shooters, but as you may agree with me most of us shoot competition not for money but more for fun & accomplishment. -- We can probably give some percents of the total money shoot to support the SSAA, or other positive thing, for instance?
Yes a treasurer or two will be in order (can be selected by random basis, or by election before the match begins) - if this idea is working.

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My question now, do you think this idea (team match) would work for the Fed Cup this March?
I hope so!
If not, then we probably need to make one, or choose another c/ship.
If this is the case (plan B), then what/which match?


Stuart & Annie, Etc... please?

seb.