Loud music during the match

[Jcovais]

I recently shot my first major match.   Several of the stages the RO was allowing the people working the stage to play music. To the point where the RO had to yell when reading the stage plan.   I’ve seen this happen during our monthly club matches and I find it quite distracting    Is this common at stage 2 matches?    I brought the issue up at the monthly match and apparently I’m the only one that was not liking it.   If I’m just a grumpy old man let me know and I’ll crawl back in my hole

[ColoradoNick]

That would irritate me as well... I'm 38 but... Get off my lawn?

[RJH]

It would annoy me 

[allamericanbp]

You must be shooting matches near me 

[Sarge]

I wouldn’t permit it as an MD

[TaterHead]

Never heard of it, would not tolerate it.

[Maximis228]

We did walk out music one time at a year end club match. It was way more effort than it was worth. Music after the WSB reading and before the first shooter... sure... why not. After that... its just a distraction that slows down the pace of the match. 

[Joe4d]

Really despise listening to other peoples music or trying to think or communicate with it blaring. was a load of BS if it was playing during the stage briefing. 
If the music is playing during the shooting it would have to be they same type of music played at the same volume for every shooter or it would be in violation of the rules.
As mentioned its a distraction... which is OK,, but by rule said distraction MUST be the same for every shooter. 
I have shot lower light stages with rotating yellow lights, flashing blue lights,, that type of stuff, but they have to be the same for every shooter. I see music played during the match would fall in same category

[Matt1911]

Nope. Don’t think I’d want to shoot with that. 

[teros135]

The VA state match has had that several times, including one "heavy metal" stage.  To their credit (I guess) they allowed the option of asking that the music be turned off.  Not a fan of any of it, being that we're there to compete.  

[yekcoh]

This is the result of promoting amateurism in the sport. 

 

There should be a fine line between a major match and casual shooting.

Those two are very fused even at nationals

[kaseyj5056]

I agree, at a local that fine, just like on the golf course with your buddies. At a major match I would personally say something to either the CRO working the stage, or the RM/MD