Canadian IPSC Nationals
- Thread starter Forestsight
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After ROing Ivan and watching him closely I can see him getting 6.85 on that stage no problem. I remember the stage clearly. I was too conservative and got all alphas in 9.46 seconds. No question he could have smoked it in 6.85. Since he was shooting major he dropped three charlies.
I agree that self patching was great as they supplied patch guns and 2-3 people could patch the whole stage in very little time. It didn't affect anyone up, on deck or in the hole and we didn't have to work on a day off. I call that a win 
I wondered about that myself when I saw the scores later on. I didn't realize the margin of victory on that stage otherwise I would have asked to look at the timer (I was sick as a dog when I shot on Saturday). My best guess: I probably shot either an 8.65 or an 8.85 and they transposed some digits. My shooting partner Tim had a time of 9.35 and running half a second faster than him would be the right ballpark.
This would have knocked me down 12.5 to 13.5 stage points. I was ahead by about 50 points so no overall placing change.
It got me thinking that as an RO I always show the timer to the shooter: I wish all ROs would do that for me when I shot as well.
-ivan-
Thanks ivan. Appreciating the honesty and I wasn't questioning your time, just for curiosity and maybe to learn something. After shooting first two, there was some moving forward with a reload and then shooting a few targets with some tight partials at about 20..25m, so you do have to somewhat slow down for those (to the level you can shoot accurately for that distance).
Ivan, as Eugene said, self squading could work if they locked in the team times and slots. Then left the rest open. It is done this way at much larger, more complex matches all over the world, no reason Canada can't figure it out. The match director always had the option of moving people as necessary. This actually makes it easier for the MD and allows people to make plans ahead of time, planning carpools, flights etc. Why someone would not want to make things easier for the MD is beyond me.
As for working while shooting, it is definitely personal preference, for locals it's better, if they know ahead of time when they are shooting... for me, flying in and having to be there for the whole thing, I'd much rather work a half day or more than doing it while shooting. Especially when there is an "off" day. I like to be able to focus on shooting and not worry about catching my gun on a popper, or prop when setting stuff, or being rushed in cleaning my mags because no one else is patching. Hell I'd pay extra to not have to work at all if the price was reasonable. If people like patching or painting while shooting I'm sure no one will stop them from doing so during the time on a stage. I also think stages run better with dedicated workers than with new people every squad. Less mistakes, less confusion and smoother flow, typically.
As for working while shooting, it is definitely personal preference, for locals it's better, if they know ahead of time when they are shooting... for me, flying in and having to be there for the whole thing, I'd much rather work a half day or more than doing it while shooting. Especially when there is an "off" day. I like to be able to focus on shooting and not worry about catching my gun on a popper, or prop when setting stuff, or being rushed in cleaning my mags because no one else is patching. Hell I'd pay extra to not have to work at all if the price was reasonable. If people like patching or painting while shooting I'm sure no one will stop them from doing so during the time on a stage. I also think stages run better with dedicated workers than with new people every squad. Less mistakes, less confusion and smoother flow, typically.
It was not much work patching while shooting and I did not feel rushed in any way. If i was in the hole I did not work. after I shot I took all the time I needed to clean mags and reload. The staff there were pretty good and did not pressure anyone I saw. In my opinion this match ran very smooth and I loved shooting 2 half days and patch while shooting because that gave us an entire day free to do what we wanted. I dont like working an entire day in the heat. I loved the way the match was run. Thanks Pat.
