DarthMuffin Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) OK, anyone who was at the LPR awards knows why, but can I propose a new rule? Acceptance speeches are fixed time, 120 seconds using a shot timer. "Extra words" are a procedural which affects your score ;-) Seriously though, congrats to the winners and special thanks to the ROs (who all started early, worked through lunch, and stayed late) for the great match. Edited October 17, 2012 by DarthMuffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 It's good to be King! :-) Let them say whatever they want to say. They earned their 15 minutes of fame (or 5 minutes, or whatever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I grabbed the microphone and made an ecceptance speech at the FL Open a few years back... The funny thing was I was 3rd Place C class in Production... It was a "you had to be there" moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Well, I am a bit biased. I like seeing an articulate winner being able to express themselves in a cogent manner. Additionally, I have know Blake's dad for a few years. I have had the honor of shooting with him during a weekday indoor match outside of Baton Rouge. Blake did an awesome job up there. Jessie was good also. In fact, Blake and Jessie were the only highlights of the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 The things I liked best about the speeches: Randi acknowledging that Svetlana beat her in the match and how unfortunate it was that such a minor misunderstanding of the USPSA rules bumped her into Open. Eric Grauffel being offered the opportunity to speak after getting his trophy and declining saying that the "National Champion should make the speech" (or words to that effect). Blake's speech was very heavy on the sponsors but that's fine, he earned his time on the podium and used it to thank everyone who helped and supported him along the way. TGO ribbing Phil every few minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Blake also explained how important his parent role has been in his shooting career.....that impressed me the most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamakiri Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I agree with pjb45, it's nice when the winners make the effort to say something articulate. An incredible amount of hard work leads up to that moment, they should enjoy it... even better if they have something interesting to say that the audience can enjoy too. The evening inevitably runs too long, but the champions' speeches are a tiny fraction of that time, and after all, the awards are what we're all there to see. (Well, that and it's nice just to hang out once the stress is over, and maybe have a really large beer.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 USPSA shooters are (of course) a straight shooting bunch. If someone's comments at the mike run on to the point that the crowd loses interest, it will be apparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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