Actually you can do a lot better than par in golf. A better example is skeet or trap shooting. The task is 100 targets and you can't get more than 100. As Chris says - ya only got to count the ones you missed - and at the upper levels if that is 1 you can plan for your ride home... Ask me how I know... :) Jim
Jim Monaco Rocky Mountain Soaring Association Denver, CO http://www.rmsadenver.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:25 PM To: RCSE (E-mail) Subject: RE: [RCSE] Contest Format Why not just have everyone fly for 10 minutes to qualify for a landing attempt with 1 meter concentric divisions like f3J. After all, isn't that what it's about? Why not give bonus points for landing if they are within 2 seconds over the time. If they are short of 10 minutes then zero flight points. Isn't that what all the top experts do in each contest. If you can't make the time, what makes you think you are good enough to get landing points either? BTW, DLG contests do MOM all the time. The thought pattern is TOTALLY different in DLG contests. There is a set task, either you make it or you don't. The only thing I constantly hear is how many points did you DROP, not how many points did you achieve. This is not basketball, it is more like Golf. The course is rated and you know the task (par value) and you are being measured on what you can or cannot achieve. Chris RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
