Rule Book 1.1.2 Quality – The value of a USPSA match is determined by the quality of the challenge presented in the course design. Courses of fire must be designed primarily to test a competitor’s USPSA shooting skills, not their physical abilities.
IMO--That stage with the tires (6 tires) is why people would complain and be justifed. Not only did you have to JUMP in and out of tires, you had a pretty good run between tires. No, I am not an advocate of "stand and shoot" either. I hate boring stages, but this stage definitely favors the young and fit. I've shot and worked many Area matches and those kinds of stages are biased. One tire not so bad, having to run (I mean run) a good distance between shooting locations; rewards the young and fit shooter, not the "average" USPSA shooter. This stage did not test your ability to solve a shooting situation, how to minimize movement, or shoot on the move.