Who said HC is just for beginners???? Bow Pro??? The rule book?? The kid on the corner??? If you read the preamble to the IBO it states "to promote B O W H U N T I N G " not competition classes. Anyone should be able to shoot HC as long as the equipment standards are met and for as long as they want( but not be able to monopolize the top slots). If you force and old,expierenced shooter to move to another class, you also force them to change equipment to remain competitive, and thats not being fair. Bowhunting is what got this thing called IBO started, not competition archery. Although it seems more like competition now. I thank Bow Pro tremendously for introducing the HC class; and it seems that as large as it is so do a lot of other shooters. The Gift certificates were quite good and numerous, and if you add it all up and count how many got something, it was a pretty good award for the HC class. What HC really needs is youth class , a novice class, a masters class, and a seniors class.