TheOtherErik Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 SO, I get a letter in the mail today from USPSA congratualating me for my recient "outstanding Perfromance" at the Golden Bullet Back in July and informing me that I have been moved to A class in open. I finished second B open at 76% of JoJo. The other two GMs finished at 90% and 87% My current percentage is 68% and is steadly declining. I guess the only critera for getting bumped is just to finish above your class in a match with 3 or more GMs. My local B class rivals are sure to love this news. Can I apeal this decision? I just had a lousy 68% finish at area1 which had better representation of tallent. This finish is also going to kick out a higer score and lower my percentage even further. I guess I better get on the ball and practice so i can shoot like the A i am. or..... shoot B limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4444 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 With 3 or more GMs in the field and a 1st or 2nd place finish in a class below master that shoots a % score in the next class up,,,,,,you get bumped. It be in the book. I don't think you're going back...... That's how I got my B card in Limited. I think of it as a badge of honor. My score was shot directly against the best GM on that day, not the average of the top 10,,,,,so I was proud of it. It also has to do with my approach, I want to win my Limited cards in tournaments, while I don't particularly care if I get my others through classifiers or not. Limited I want to be representative of my match performances against the best in the country. If I make it to A or Master that way,,,,,I'll be ecstatic. H4444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVZ Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I guess I better get on the ball and practice so i can shoot like the A i am. That would be more like the BIG A you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessej Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Congrats Erik! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdj Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Erik, I think congratulations are in order! You made A the hard way Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Grrl Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 wooooohooooooooo Now if I could just get the RB on his feet and out of B Class, I may just have a small chance of being competitive in BAGGER class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_round Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 My local B class rivals are sure to love this news. Congratulations! If you want, I'll trade cards with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdj Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Erik, take Alvin up on the offer! That way we can claim that neither of you belong in B Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Big match performance is a better indicator of big match performance than is the classification system. The rule is in place to prevent sandbagging, keep you current, etc. Enjoy A class while it lasts, it's just a pit stop on the road to Master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ong45 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Now you gotta get to work James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Big match performance is a better indicator of big match performance than is the classification system Hooah! So true! Congrats man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Welcome to my class! Sundberg bumped to A Open, Littman still in B Open... all is not right. Bad juju. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherErik Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 Welcome to my class!Sundberg bumped to A Open, Littman still in B Open... all is not right. Bad juju. you coulden't have said it any better Erik. you know, maybe I should blame you. If you had drawn more top drawer tallent at the golden bullet i woulden't be in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Seriously, that's just wrong. We haven't shot together lately but from what I remember you are a solid B capable of some good A runs. Do you even have many A classifiers? I'll support you if you want to appeal that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherErik Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 Ive posted up a few 80.somthins and a mid 70 or two. just nothing consistant. Is there an actuall apeal process or do i just send a gripe to whoever will liseten. Id really like to earn it the real way. Need to think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 I just received my B card the same way. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana James Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Congratulations TheOtherEric! I too think of as a badge of honor for all the $$$ and hours spent. Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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