GENTLEMEN,

I POSTED ON ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS SAME SUBJECT, AND STILL BELIEVE THAT A CLASS DESIGNATED AS NONCOMPETATIVE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. THIS COULD BE A "WE ARE THE IBO, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT" CLASS.

MEANING, THIS CLASS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE A MEMBERSHIP, AND HAVE A LITTLE LOWER ENTRY FEE. I BELIEVE THIS WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FRIENDS WHO DO SHOOT THE LOCAL RANGES ON OCCASSION TO COME TO A NATIONAL LEVEL SHOOT AND SEE WHAT THIS TYPE OF COMPETITION IS ALL ABOUT AND HOW MUCH FUN IT CAN BE. BUT, I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS SAME CLASS SHOULD NOT BE OFFERED AT THE WORLDS. THE IBO GOES TO MANY DIFFERENT STATES AND REGIONS, BUT YOU REALLY DO NOT SEE A WHOLE LOT OF "LOCALS" AT THESE SHOOTS.

I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO NELSONVILLE, AND HAVE TRIED TO GET SOME FRIENDS TO SHOOT THERE WITH ME, ONE GUY ASKED HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST AND I TOLD HIM. HE DECIDED NOT TO GO (AND SHOOT) THIS YEAR BECAUSE IN THE HC HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT $60 WHEN HE KNOWS HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE SCORE-WISE AND PROBABLY WILL NOT SHOOT ANOTHER "BIG SHOOT" AGAIN THIS YEAR. I ALSO EXPLAINED TO HIM SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP, BUT HE WAS NOT INTERESTED. I THINK THAT IF HE WERE TO SHOOT THERE, HIS INTEREST WOULD BE SPARKED AND WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER MEMBER. REMEMBER, THERES STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.

ALSO, IF WE OPEN OUR DOORS TO THE PUBLIC (WITH ONE LITTLE RESTRICTION--NO AWARDS), IT COULD MAKE OUR ORGANIZATION APPEAR TO BE MORE OPEN TO NEW MEMBERS. I KNOW WE ARE VERY OPEN NOW, BUT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THAT. IT WOULD JUST SEEM LIKE WE ARE WELCOMING NEW BLOOD AND APPRECIATE NEW MEMBERS. THIS WAY SOMEONE COULD GET A FEEL FOR IT AND SEE IF THEY LIKE IT. AND I BET THEY WILL. DOES EVERYONE REMEMBER THE FIRST NATIONAL/WORLD LEVEL SHOOT YOU WENT TO, WERE YOU HOOKED RIGHT THEN AND THERE, I KNOW I WAS.

AS FAR AS MOVING ALONG BY POINTS, I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, BUT I DONT KNOW WHAT. THE POINTS THING SOUNDS GOOD, BUT WHAT IF IT IS IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE FIELDS. I DO NOT THINK THAT SOMEONE SHOULD BE FORCED INTO SEMI-PRO OR PRO. ACTUALLY, I DONT EVEN THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE PUSHED OUT OF MBR AND MBO EITHER. BUT, I AM SURE THAT WOULD NOT BE FAR BEHIND. I KNOW THE OTHER GROUP (ASA) HAS SOMETHING OF THIS SORT SETUP, BUT I DONT KOW HOW IT WORKS FOR THEM AS FAR AS EFFECTIVLY. MAYBE IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING, I REALLY DONT KNOW. THEN AS YOUR SKILLS IMPROVE, YOU WILL HAVE TO KEEP WORKING ON THEM TO COMPETE AT A HIGHER LEVEL. I AM SURE THIS SUBJECT WILL BE UP FOR SOMETIME, AND I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT IN MY OPINION. AS WE ARE ALL SEEING HERE, THERE ARE A LOT OF OPTIONS AND THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM (WHETHER IT BE PERCIEVED OR ACTUAL). BUT, AT LEAST WE HAVE OPTIONS TO LOOK AT. MAYBE BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE LOOKING TO TWEAK THINGS A LITTLE WITH WHAT IS DECIDED ON TO MAKE THEM EVEN BETTER. THANKS, BUTCHB.