RickT Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 It's rare but I've had competitors hit a missed plate after the stop plate, just a reflex on their part. I've always entered the time corresponding to that extraneous plate, but I suppose that the course of fire technically ends when the stop plate is hit. These runs are blown anyway with the miss, but should I be backing up the timer to the 5th shot or let the extra shot stand as the COF end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseywales Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 NO. 9.2.2 Sound-Actuated Timing: Sound-actuated timing uses conventional shot timers that “hear” each shot. The competitor’s elapsed time stops with the last shot fired. Timers will not be backed up for multiple hits on the stop plate or hits after the stop plate. The time stops with the LAST SHOT FIRED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOF Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) The string ends when the Stop plate is hit. The timer should be backed up to that shot and the shooter then receives a 3 second missed plate penalty. Edited April 26 by GOF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 12 minutes ago, GOF said: The string ends when the Stop plate is hit. The timer should be backed up to that shot and the shooter then receives a 3 second missed plate penalty. @joseywales is correct. 9.2.2 is very clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackss06 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 No. If they shoot the stop plate and have a miss at 3 seconds total, yap for 10 seconds and then shoot the missed plate and the stop plate again and that takes 2 seconds, their time would be 15 seconds and one miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 14 hours ago, GOF said: The string ends when the Stop plate is hit. The timer should be backed up to that shot and the shooter then receives a 3 second missed plate penalty. that is 100% wrong,, its not even grey in the rule book. 9,2,2 is perfectly clear on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 That's how it was until USPSA got in on the act. With impact stop plates that Piru had it was how it worked-- shots after the stop plate were meaningless. But in the interests of easy, nobody uses impact plates anymore and backing up the timer was deemed too complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdawgbeav Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 yes, 9.2.2 is clear. The shooter can go back and hit all the plates, doesn't matter. They keep shooting the timer keeps rolling. If they missed any plates prior to the stop plate, oh well... 3 seconds per miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmidtg Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 A good way to think about it: The stop plate does NOT stop your time, it only stops your ability to make up mikes/misses on the other plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, schmidtg said: A good way to think about it: The stop plate does NOT stop your time, it only stops your ability to make up mikes/misses on the other plates. Thanks, now I’ll always be able to remember that. Sometimes it’s just the way you look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fimrire_RongLifle Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I think the rule makes sense because it covers double tapping the stop plate as well, this adds time and shouldn't matter if its the stop out of uncertainty or going back to a diff plate that all shots add time. Seems to be fair to prevent doubles on the stop and it not 'counting' the second which would add complexities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdawgbeav Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 On 4/26/2024 at 4:34 PM, RickT said: should I be backing up the timer to the 5th shot or let the extra shot stand as the COF end? Something else to remember here is that the COF doesn't end until "Range is Clear" is called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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