jackie schmidt
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I have talked to our Region Director, Scott Hunter, and he is willing to entertain a motion that when the NBRSA votes on the final rule for its version of 'Varmint for Score", there would be a slight change in the way the scoring is done.... That being, that the "x" will only count as an "x" when the shooter wipes out the dot.
The reasoning behind this is as more and more shooters take up the score game, the vast majority of matches will be won by a tie breaker. With the current best edge "x", it is quite common for quite a few shooters to hit 20+ "x's". As many know, many of our great "x" counts are the result of many shots just barely touching. By requiring that the "x" actually be wiped out, the degree of difficulty in the game would be enhanced, and the shooter who could actually hit the closest to the center of the "bullseye" would have be rewarded.
When we first proposed Varmint for Score last year as a Registered NBRSA Format, many veteran Group Shooters complained that shooting score with a real Benchrest Rifle under the current system was simply too easy. Of course, many of the shooters saying this had never sat down and tried to hit that dot 50 times, (Grand Agg).
To see the difference that wiping out the "x" would make, take a look at some of your aggs. I looked at my targets from the last match at Lake Charles, where I hit 33 "x's in the Grand Agg, and by the wipeout system, I would have only hit 18. That is a BIG difference.
If the NBRSA should decide to institute Varmint for Score, we need to get it right the first time. Benchrest should be difficult. The attention to detail and excellence that is required in Benchrest should be reflected in the degree of difficulty to win. By simply requiring that the "x" be wiped out in order to be counted as such, the degree of difficulty is greatly increased.
Once something is voted on and put into play, it is VERY difficult to change. Especially when records are involved. If this is to happen,it needs to happen in the beginning of official NBRSA sanctioning.
As a note, this has nothing to do with the scoring system in HBR. Varmint for Score and HBR are two entirely separate disciplines. And, it has nothing to do with the way IBS does things, as the organizations are totally separate.
In truth, this proposal will not change anything, because, at this time, there are no official NBRSA rules to change, as the class is be shot on a probationary basis. The NBRSA has an opportunity to make the degree of difficulty involved in Varmint for Score worthy to be sanctioned by the NBRSA.......JACKIE
The reasoning behind this is as more and more shooters take up the score game, the vast majority of matches will be won by a tie breaker. With the current best edge "x", it is quite common for quite a few shooters to hit 20+ "x's". As many know, many of our great "x" counts are the result of many shots just barely touching. By requiring that the "x" actually be wiped out, the degree of difficulty in the game would be enhanced, and the shooter who could actually hit the closest to the center of the "bullseye" would have be rewarded.
When we first proposed Varmint for Score last year as a Registered NBRSA Format, many veteran Group Shooters complained that shooting score with a real Benchrest Rifle under the current system was simply too easy. Of course, many of the shooters saying this had never sat down and tried to hit that dot 50 times, (Grand Agg).
To see the difference that wiping out the "x" would make, take a look at some of your aggs. I looked at my targets from the last match at Lake Charles, where I hit 33 "x's in the Grand Agg, and by the wipeout system, I would have only hit 18. That is a BIG difference.
If the NBRSA should decide to institute Varmint for Score, we need to get it right the first time. Benchrest should be difficult. The attention to detail and excellence that is required in Benchrest should be reflected in the degree of difficulty to win. By simply requiring that the "x" be wiped out in order to be counted as such, the degree of difficulty is greatly increased.
Once something is voted on and put into play, it is VERY difficult to change. Especially when records are involved. If this is to happen,it needs to happen in the beginning of official NBRSA sanctioning.
As a note, this has nothing to do with the scoring system in HBR. Varmint for Score and HBR are two entirely separate disciplines. And, it has nothing to do with the way IBS does things, as the organizations are totally separate.
In truth, this proposal will not change anything, because, at this time, there are no official NBRSA rules to change, as the class is be shot on a probationary basis. The NBRSA has an opportunity to make the degree of difficulty involved in Varmint for Score worthy to be sanctioned by the NBRSA.......JACKIE
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