Youth is broken up by male/female and the male is broken into two age groups. The numbers in those divisions simply don't warrant breaking it by sight now, or fingers. If you continually break divisions up to adjust to some perceived "fairness" you will eventually get a few shooters in many classes.

You also have to keep in mind that the divisions and numbers in the divisions have to take into consideration all IBO shoots, not just national shoots. If 99% of the IBO shoots draw very few youths already, what good is breaking it down further.

The entire concept of making it "fair" is going to far. This is a game that is being taken to seriously, especially at the kids level. A Youth who wants to shoot pins has two options: HC and MBR, there is nothing in the rules that forces them to stay in Youth.

--Bob