You make the call - Reload and procedurals

[spanky]

You would think the first line of the rule book says "level one matches are exempt from everything."

That's actually printed on the cover of the rule book.

[MarkCO]

You guys should feel fortunate to have written stage briefings. At a couple of the matches I shoot, it's verbal.

Then, by the rules (we are in the USPSA subforum, so we are not talking about other kinds of matches) the stages are not legal and so they can be shot any way you want.

Section 3.2 in the rules clearly specify a WRITTEN stage breifing be posted and read! If those rules are not being followed, then it is totally unacceptable.

Another shooter brought up this thread at the match yesterday. (It was on a stage with no WSB.) You should have heard the chorus of "it's a club match, get over it." You would think the first line of the rule book says "level one matches are exempt from everything."

It might be time for you to have a friendly discussion with your SC and AD and see what recomendations they would make to solve the issue.

[Skydiver]

You guys should feel fortunate to have written stage briefings. At a couple of the matches I shoot, it's verbal.

Then, by the rules (we are in the USPSA subforum, so we are not talking about other kinds of matches) the stages are not legal and so they can be shot any way you want.

Section 3.2 in the rules clearly specify a WRITTEN stage breifing be posted and read! If those rules are not being followed, then it is totally unacceptable.

Another shooter brought up this thread at the match yesterday. (It was on a stage with no WSB.) You should have heard the chorus of "it's a club match, get over it." You would think the first line of the rule book says "level one matches are exempt from everything."

It might be time for you to have a friendly discussion with your SC and AD and see what recomendations they would make to solve the issue.

Also, does that mean that no procedural penalties can apply since there is no WSB? From 10.2.2: "A competitor who fails to comply with a procedure specified in the written stage briefing will incur one procedural penalty for each occurrence."