Ken,
I understand the encouragement of the controlled letdown but what I'm talking about are the bloop shots that barely get out of the bow when a shooter has letdown safely (and bumps his release) or has applied slight pressure to the string before the shot and accidentially bloops one a foot or two in front of him. The way the rule is stated now, some guys are going to take a zero on the shot and some are going to reshoot. The only way, in my opinion to get all shooters on the same page is to define clearly what constitutes a shot. Won't bother you any further but still not sure what the IBO's rule 5b really means.