i was at the 2004 area 4 championship shooting stage 12 'Home on the Range'. there was this PP that activated a swinger down range, not visible until you move down range to see it. well, i had a solid hit on the PP so i moved on, when i get down range the swinger in not activated. the poor RO wasn't expecting a sudden rush back up range, so he interfered with me. i didn't ask for a re-shoot. i was pre-occupied with finishing the course. what a huge mistake! that course of fire probably cost me 10-15 places in the over all match.
i'll post the video later. it's a hoot. "get out of my WAY!" RO's, tappers, and camera guy scatter like the running of the bulls in Spain.
what i've learned:
1. if a PP activates a swinger, mover, or whatever. make sure it goes down. duh! double tap the steel if you have to, to knock it down.
2. if for some reason you don't knock the steel down and discover your mistake later, don't go back. the time will be worse than the penalities and the loss of points.
3. if the RO interfers even a little bit, ask for a re-shoot.