i have been keeping tabs on the posts here lately, and a few of them have stated what would you do....

here are my thoughts, if i have to look at 2700 angry shooters due to them not shooting, i would have called the shoot as well. that would mean every single person was safe, and able to look back at me.....there is a certain level of risk in everything we do. given the options available to ken, snowshoe and the board of directors, i would have called the shoot.

case in point.....one of my buddies was on R range, target 6 when he got the word to clear the range. it took 35 minutes just to get off of the range. the weather detection system in place at snowshoe as i understand it detects lightning at 30 miles. if that storm were to have hit the mountain, with all those shooters on the ranges i feel it could have been bad. given that i would have a choice to pull the shooters or ignore the threat, i lean on the side of safety. pull the shooters. if a storm is moving at 30 miles per hour, do the math. that is a slow moving storm.

i agree that the shooters who did not shoot on saturday, or who shot partial ranges should have been given the opportunity to shoot saturday afternoon or on sunday. i am quite sure ken has read the posts and is formulating a plan for next year...a four day shoot is not a viable option for most. i hope that the shoot remains a 3 day event....

had ken and the staff not reacted to the threat, and someone were to get hurt, what would be the new stance. ken is a headhunter? heartless? wreckless? good call ken........

for those that feel ken has somehow screwed you? dont take it personal, because of his position he is the man who takes all the blame. do you think he sits in a room with little ibo shooter dolls and sticks pins in them, or grins everytime he thinks you missed a target, or was jumping with joy that he had to be the one to let people know he had to stop the shoot? come on, he is in a tough spot....

this has been a real education for all. i would love to be a fly on the wall at the next board of directors meeting....i am sure there will be much discussion on the future and how to make it better.

one last point, i am the 2004 ibo national triple crown champion, and ibo world champion, as everyone is quitting the ibo, i should win about $7.92 at the triple crown and $23.76 at the world did i mention i will be the shooter of the year? i should win hands down shooting all by myself.....no backups, clean targets to shoot[8D] maybe even a caddy due to boredom at the checkin tents maybe someone just wants to go for a walk on the range[8D] i should be great....lol

keep your heads up, and give the ones who are trying to take care of you the benifit of doubt......i am sure ken is just as disappointed as we all are.....