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Actually, we had one a couple weeks ago at the US IPSC Nationals in Florida. You can thank Manny Bragg for insisting on one!

I would definitely find it in violation of the rule @perttime quoted.

Good news ... Just completed my 90-day post treatment follow up. Cancer is still gone and complications are minor. The thyroid is a little under active at the moment and I'm still having some lymphedema in my neck. Hopefully both will improve with time. As for the thyroid, if it doesn't, there's medication that can deal with it quite well. Merry Christmas!

More schadenfreude...

1 - He is not IROA. Never has been. In fact, there were a total of 14 IROA personnel working the match. The rest were NROI from various regions. 2 - He was under strict instructions he could not hold the timer or run shooters. I never saw him doing more than running the tablet. 3 - Under the current circumstances I seriously doubt he will ever be considered for IROA.

1 - BEFORE the BoD meeting and decision, and 2 - Under the supervision of a CRO who is a current RM AND a member of the Board. FWIW ...

Well ... The BoD has come up with an unusual solution: - YML will be reinstated as an RO effective 31 Dec. - Then in, separate vote, they decided (apparently for legal/liability reasons) he's reinstated BUT cannot work as an RO in any capacity while he is the President. Not personally commenting ... Just reporting what the November 27 board meeting minutes said ... Assuming I understood them correctly. Apparently YML will take office on 1 January.

Both tennis elbow and golfers elbow are possible in our sport. (Ask me how I know!) They are each a form of tendonitis which is an inflammation of the tendon at the connection to a joint. Rest from the activity along with a good antiinflammatory agent usually helps. An ice pack is generally recommended. You can also try a compression sleeve for your elbow and/or a compression brace. Either is generally available at any good sporting goods store. And yeah, it can hurt like a female dog! Good luck.

To amplify what @shred just said ... There are relatively few stages in IPSC matches where your ammo is on a table (or someplace else, but not on your belt.) If you get in the habit of popping your last mag on a borderline too-far-forward position under those circumstances, then, at some point in time, you are likely to succumb to Murphy's law and fornicate in a generally vertical direction ... i.e., You'll do it during a "normal" stage and receive a one-way ticket to Open. Moral - If you're going to have a magnet on your belt, make sure you can place a mag on it without violating your divisional requirements.

Sorry ... I would have repied sooner, but I've been swamped today! All the above replies are correct, starting with Chuck! This is an issue that SHOULD have been addressed during the equipment check before the match. (See the IPSC-Handgun-Equipment-Check-Handbook-Jan-2019-edition.pdf, page 2, near the bottom.) Keep in mind that the 50mm distance from the torso to the magazines applies here, too. So if the magnet is on the outside of a regular mag holder there could be an issue in that respect as well.

Ahhh ... Now I understand your question. Let me do a little more research and I'll get back to you.

Based on your description of the situation, it's legal. See IPSC 5.2.4.1. 5.2.4.1 When a Competitor Ready Condition requires that magazines or speed loaders be placed on a table or similar, the competitor may retrieve and carry those items anywhere on their person after the Start Signal, and this will not be treated as contravention of Divisional equipment placement rules.

I rigged one up with a CED timer over 15 years ago ... wasn't exactly rocket surgery to do.

Yes ... See HG Ready Conditions under IPSC 8.1.2.4. The Classic Division Appendix does not make any changes to this.

Clearly, this is a case of less than optimal maintenance by the club, likely long preceding this match. I too have seen such poppers. Generally they are found in local matches and not as frequently in L2-3 matches (in my experience.) While a nuisance in the open they're not a serious problem until they are standing in front of or behind something else, like a target or no-shoot. I know one club who tried to fix this by welding the nuts to the bolts so they wouldn't back out/loosen. Guess what ... The nimrods found that wasn't the problem. The bolts will stretch with repeated poundings causing the fit to loosen. Now they have loose poppers that CANNOT be tightened! The correct solution is for constant maintenance of the equipment in the first place. Unfortunately, this is something many clubs overlook.

For the record, and comparison purposes: What was your experience (Level 1 RO) and about when was it? (My L1 course was in the late '90s ... Things have changed some since then!)

I must confess, I've never seen this document. I shall review it more carefully.

Again ... As an IROA RM, I am not aware of any IPSC requirement for this. Various NROIs may do it, but it is not an IPSC requirement. BTW, I think it's probably a good idea.

@waktasz Not an IPSC requirement ... I suspect that's more likely something that Belgium NROI has tacked on for their people.

Outstanding ... Welcome to the fold, brother!

I'm not an expert here, but I would think the following from the Bylaws 6.5 covers the situation, and has been there for a very long time: I suspect the situation with YML could very easily fall under this provision.

What's your point? Unless I'm mistaken the board has always had this authority.

@Squirrel45 I hear you. By the end of my treatments last February I was asking my wife and treatment team to please let me die. I wasn't joking. Fortunately, they kept me going and I'm currently cancer free. I've still got a ways to go to recover from the treatments (especially the radiation), but things are better now. Hang in there my friend. It's a long road, but it's worth it in the end.

We're not building a rocketship to Mars ... it is, was, and always will be a judgement call. Kind of like a legal definition for pornography ... Can't put it into words but the judge knows it when he sees it.

Go to this page on the USPSA website and scroll to the bottom: Contact Us - USPSA.ORG It lists all the positions and the next election for each one.