Finger, yes the payout was nice but the way it was done then I`m not sure of. Entry fees were lower but you also had alot more shooters then. The pot was made up of world shoot participant`s fees and world qualifier fees. Now how that was divided is what I`m not sure of. Back then it was common to have 10 to 20 RU shooters at a local shoot,around here anyway. The NTC averaged about 40 to 50 at the first event and 30 or so at the second and about 15 or 20 at the last. I used to hear some guys start talking of going to a compound class for one reason or another. One reason was, more shooters = larger payout. So, we started losing a few here and a few there. I would like to see more shooters in this class and I try to encourage anyone that mentions it. Some even try it and say, man I wish I would`ve pick one of these up a long time ago. So anyone wanting to try it, go for it and you might just get hooked but also give it a chance. See ya on the course and shoot`em in the middle!