Classifier reshoot policy

[Flexmoney]

I thought I would bump this back up, after re-reading the policy in the Intro the the Classification Book. http://www.uspsa.org/classifiers/Intro.pdf

What The System Measures

Many shooters use the classification system as if it

were a huge postal match. Their goal is to obtain an

Master or Grand Master classification, and they can get

discouraged when they see their percentage changing

from time to time.

Recently, some members have come to believe that

the system was intended to indicate the highest performance level they could reach. Unfortunately, it is a

simple matter for members to shoot a particular classifier

over and over until they achieve as high a score a possible,

then they send that score in to be used. This results in a

classification that does not reflect reality, and in most

cases, members who have done this cannot realistically

compete at that higher level.

It is understood that anyone can do poorly on a

classifier stage for various reasons, and this is why the

USPSA board of directors has allowed members to

reshoot a classifier stage for classification purposes. This

permission should not be construed to mean that members can shoot classifier stages repeatedly until they have

a score they like. The integrity of the classification

system is at stake.

What the system was really designed and meant to

show is how well a member can perform on a regular basis

so that they can compete against shooters of their own

relative skill level. It adds to the fun and excitement of

practical shooting, the greatest shooting sport going!

[MarkCO]

So are you going to propose a rule change that a repeat of the same classifer from the same match has to have MD approval WITH a reason?

[whitedog]

Yer saying some shooters would shoot a classifier over and over. Really? . I guess that's how a low A becomes a GM over a weekend. Always wondered how that was done. All joking aside, I believe RM should have to sign off on it...and provide a reason. And you only get one more shot. Love that to be a rule somehow.

[dmwphoto]

not too smart to send in a score that is above your normal ability. Kind of a self inflicted wound. Damn egos.....

[Chills1994]

No just very clever marketing/business model approach to how USPSA is run.

[PKT1106]

The only time I re-shot a classifier was when my slide stop on my XDM broke mid-COF and was jamming the slide every shot. I talked to the MD and he agreed that I could re-shoot for official score because of the nature of my malfunction. How do you check to makes sure all your metal parts are structurally sound? Guess I can buy an X-Ray machine to check for hairline cracks, but I just bought a chrono and it was a toss-up.

I have never shot a classifier twice just to get a better score, but I think there are some instances, to be decided by the MD, where a re-shoot for official score is valid.

[steel1212]

I wrote a nice big long winded post....but I think I'll walk away from the key board