IMO, I look at it from a match perspective. A good match has variety. I don't care if you have a ridiculous memory stage, a footrace stage, a super accuracy stage, a hoser stage, etc. But what I don't like is when there are a whole bunch of any of those things. A good match kinda tests it all. Maybe the footracer gets to shine on a stage, the hoser gets to shine on a stage, the ex-bullseye shooter gets to shine on a stage, and at the end of the day the guy who could do it all pretty well will end up with the most MATCH points.
I've never said "that stage was too hard." I have said "that match got boring because I got tired of ..."
It doesn't seem people here get upset by hard stages......
Ah yes. my "everything you hate in a stage, in one stage" stage. Seated start with unloaded gun on table and all mags on barrels, on a complex memory stage using turtle targets.
I still got comments on that stage two months later... all positive. If it upset folks, they kept quiet about it. It was hard. I struggled with whether I had gone too far. Do I take that as a challenge to see how hard I can push the limits?!
-rvb
I've never said "that stage was too hard." I have said "that match got boring because I got tired of ..."
It doesn't seem people here get upset by hard stages......
This was my first USPSA match... I enjoyed the challenging stages.
I had no problem with the stage.
I like the hard stages and have fun with all.
I enjoy the challenging stages
I thought the stage was great.
I understand this is challenging but that stage that we are all talking about is what gets me coming back!
I remember RVB saying his apologizes in a shooters meeting for stage 4 at Ft Wayne a couple months ago. We all gave him a hard time mainly because he brought it up. It was different and a memory stage with all mags from the barrels. The stage was very challenging and fun. Not Boring For sure.
Ah yes. my "everything you hate in a stage, in one stage" stage. Seated start with unloaded gun on table and all mags on barrels, on a complex memory stage using turtle targets.
I still got comments on that stage two months later... all positive. If it upset folks, they kept quiet about it. It was hard. I struggled with whether I had gone too far. Do I take that as a challenge to see how hard I can push the limits?!
-rvb