I was in the last group that shot on "J" Sunday and the Pro men were kind of slow. There were four groups behind the Pros and two of them had kids in them, mine was one of them.I did hear some grumbling about the Pros but didn't know it bothered the kids. That's too bad. I know that most of the Pros shoot just like the rest of us and follow the rules, but there are always a couple that make it bad for all. When I watched a Pro man glass his shot from the stake for 45 seconds after the shot, (yes, we were timing them), using up the next shooters time, I was quite disgusted. My group had shot "I" previously behind some Pro women and had the best time. The ladies were gracious and even took the time to talk to the two cubs that were shooting with us. Yes, there was a range official that came up behind the Pro men and was timing them. She dropped off a late contestant to our group and was upset to learn that we had waited for twenty minutes to shoot target number four. It's too bad that these things have to happen but if we don't police ourselves, it won't get any better. There is nothing wrong with walking up to a Pro shooter and asking what their name is and "could you please take only the two minutes allotted to shoot". I'm a long time Life Member of IBO and wishthese problems didn't exist, but they do.Please don't let the actions of one or two affect your opinion of the IBO. It's a great organization and only we can make it better.
Shoot straight!