I disagree with this. None of the RO's business on what the shooter is going to do, which way they go etc. We are there for safety, equality and scoring. BTW, if you can't keep up or choose not to, then you should not hold the timer. My opinion, it could be deemed as coaching or unfair advantage asking what they are doing. Example, they say going right, oh really!? you say. They look at you and say, maybe I'll go left now. Also, guaranteed you did not ask every shooter in the match the same question, so it has potential to be different. There is a reason they say stick to the range commands when on the clock.
As for PCC's I agree there is an issue. Some just do not register well on timers. Leads to another issue: Shooter goes half way through stage, timer is 0.00 and has a malfunction he cannot clear. Should be scored as shot, thanks for playing but because the timer never had a chance, he gets a re-shoot. Not exactly fair for the other PCC shooters.