Dartonjames, I' m glad to hear you shot well enough to become aware of the equipment check process. That makes for a good weekend. Good job!!

Ohio Curtis, I don' t doubt that you believe the scale was reading heavy, nor do I doubt the other shooters who also felt this way. However, I also have no reason to doubt the shoot directors when they tell me the scales were checked and calibrated to a certified weight before the tournament began. I helped at the Pro check-in, and a couple there also were " sure" the scales were " heavy" . That is untill they checked it themselves with the same certified weight.

Ken Rose, The check-in stations will give you a 2 pound allowance for scale differences. They can not keep giving additional allowances " just because" . If you look at most spring type scales, you will notice that they seldom read accurate in the 1 - 3 lb range. That is the point where the spring is relaxed. If we have anyone shooting equipment with a 2# draw we could see a problem. Most shooters will be between 40 - 80 lb draw weight. The scales are designed and calibrated to be most accurate within these tolerances.

To all, Believe me when I tell you that no one in the organization benefits when someone is DQ' d from a tournament. Extreme care is taken to try and prevent that from happening. All of the information and resources are made available to try and keep everyone on track. However, at the end of the day, they must still enforce the rules set forth, and manage the program in a manner and on the schedule that is most beneficial to everyone. Making special allowances for one or two, ultimately does a dis-service to the many others who complied.