I have been away from organised shooting for quite some time, and while I was aware that the Grand had moved from Vandalia to Sparta, I paid little attention to the whys & wherefores.
In discussions here, from the last month+, I have heard/learned a lot of things: perhaps most of them were opinions or memory-enhanced 'takes', but interesting nonetheless.
Google has not been especially helpful, but then there are a lot of things that don't make Google, neither.
Are there published (or 'semi-published' or 'kinda privately-circulated') accounts from people involved and knowledgeable about 'The Move' and the various interworkings?
I can surely see why anybody who likes good scores would not go to Amarillo on a bet, but why was Las Vegas not chosen? Why is there SO much animus from OH & PA shooters, still?
As Dysinger states (almost as a 1st person account and w/o qualifiers) did ATA decide very early that Ohio was a non-contender, regardless?
As important and lucrative as having The Grand is for ANY state, I am both surprised and suspicious that Ohio did NOT make a serious offer to keep such an economic boon.
Even if one accepts as fact the ATA board and EC could bankrupt a hot dog stand at Wrigley Field, too many things just.don't.make.sense.
Has anyone pointers where I might go to get de-ignorantised?
Bob
In discussions here, from the last month+, I have heard/learned a lot of things: perhaps most of them were opinions or memory-enhanced 'takes', but interesting nonetheless.
Google has not been especially helpful, but then there are a lot of things that don't make Google, neither.
Are there published (or 'semi-published' or 'kinda privately-circulated') accounts from people involved and knowledgeable about 'The Move' and the various interworkings?
I can surely see why anybody who likes good scores would not go to Amarillo on a bet, but why was Las Vegas not chosen? Why is there SO much animus from OH & PA shooters, still?
As Dysinger states (almost as a 1st person account and w/o qualifiers) did ATA decide very early that Ohio was a non-contender, regardless?
As important and lucrative as having The Grand is for ANY state, I am both surprised and suspicious that Ohio did NOT make a serious offer to keep such an economic boon.
Even if one accepts as fact the ATA board and EC could bankrupt a hot dog stand at Wrigley Field, too many things just.don't.make.sense.
Has anyone pointers where I might go to get de-ignorantised?
Bob