But has the sport grown or have we just added new members? More clubs? Not seeing a rush of clubs to become affiliated. More helpers, not really, same people showing up at the clubs to do setup and tear down. What we see is more people wanting to "participate", not take time to learn anything, and filling up spots where established shooter used to be, basically edging some people out. Local matches are getting to be like area matches, registration opens and in an hour it's full. Snooze you lose.
Yes, some different people ae stepping up as we older guys start to fade away, and I love and cherish every one of them. But the shoot & scoot mentality is still strong.