Posted by Anthony Hall on
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/FOR-THE-ATTENTION-OF-ALL-FLY-SHOOTERS-tp5708867p5708873.html

Hi All,

A lot might think I have been quite, or non existent on the forum and these topics, and to a point I have been as there were (still are) much more important things going within my & my wife's family.

I think it is a little sad for the sport that some of these things have had to be brought out into public discussion, but unfortunately the alternative is for nothing to be said and changes will be brought about behind closed doors and the sport die because no one wants to shoot it under rules they did not know were going to change.

I am choosing to leave any committee wrong doings and personal issues in this thread alone, they can be addressed later or elsewhere.

It is my opinion that the majority of shooters do not want a shift to Multi Gun focus for the Fly.  Light Gun/Heavy Gun & Rimfire are all individual classes and all should remain that way.  You can shoot one/two or three classes as you choose.

On a centrefire day the highest score regardless of class wins outright and there should be a winner of each class.  Any recognition of multi gun should be secondary and supplementary, not the focus for HOF points or outright winners etc.

If I am wrong and fly shooters do want a shift towards Multi Gun being the winner, like it is in Short Range, please speak up and express your opinion.

At the end of all discussion Les, Pete, Billo, Myself or any other shooter or match organiser does not own the shoot themselves, and should not be proposing rule changes and getting them voted on behind closed doors to suit their personal agendas.... All the shooters own the shoot and any changes should be in consultation with the shooters and should suit the majority .  It is your shoot and it should be run in the best interests of the majority.

I would also say, it is not broken, why now are some trying to change the way it has been for the last 20+ years !!  Sure there needs to be some administrative changes and corrections to the rules.....but lets not change something as fundamental as shifting to multi gun format without full consultation and discussion.

If we can't stop fighting amongst ourselves and get a common agreement with all these things, there will be no shooters left anyway. Whatever direction we go in, we need to get agreement and move forward quickly for everyones sake.

Cheers

Anthony