I have read TS.com for years and like most people I just read and do not post. I have a problem being a ATA doubles squad leader. I have shot both PITA and ATA doubles and I am wondering why there can not be a ATA rule book change made that would allow the squad leader to see a pair of targets at the start of each post like the current PITA rules allow. Pat Traps with rubber bands allow a very real disadvantage to a ATA squad leader. It has been proven here on TS.com (before the server crash) that the rubber bands deliver less power after being idle while fully stretched for a few minutes. I remember reading where one poster reported that there was a loss of two MPH of target speed in the time required to change stations. I can understand where that might not have a significant effect on a singles target, but in doubles it does put the squad leader at a disadvantage with his soft second target.
Neil Winston did some rubber band testing (pre server crash) and maybe he can shed some light on this phenomenon.
Allowing the ATA squad leader to see a pair of targets at the start of each post would eliminate two problems:
It would allow the squad leader to receive a pair of legal targets _for record_ not soft start up pairs from the rubber band Pat Trap.
It would allow the squad leader to observe the track of his soft first target like the other squad members get by viewing the squad leaders _for record_ pair.
Your thoughts/comments?
2007 PITA DOUBLE TARGET RULES
The squad leader may ask to see no more than 2 pairs
of double targets before the squad commences firing for
record on each sub-event or trap. The squad leader may
also ask to see a pair of doubles targets before starting to
shoot each subsequent post of a sub-event or trap. In
cases where the trap could be determined to be throwing
illegal targets, the squad may ask to see additional free
pairs.
After there has been a disruption of the squad during a
sub-event or when two (2) illegal pairs of targets, or two (2)
broken pairs of targets, or two (2) no target pairs are thrown
in succession, or combination thereof, the contestant
affected by the disruption may ask to see one (1) free pair of
targets.
Neil Winston did some rubber band testing (pre server crash) and maybe he can shed some light on this phenomenon.
Allowing the ATA squad leader to see a pair of targets at the start of each post would eliminate two problems:
It would allow the squad leader to receive a pair of legal targets _for record_ not soft start up pairs from the rubber band Pat Trap.
It would allow the squad leader to observe the track of his soft first target like the other squad members get by viewing the squad leaders _for record_ pair.
Your thoughts/comments?
2007 PITA DOUBLE TARGET RULES
The squad leader may ask to see no more than 2 pairs
of double targets before the squad commences firing for
record on each sub-event or trap. The squad leader may
also ask to see a pair of doubles targets before starting to
shoot each subsequent post of a sub-event or trap. In
cases where the trap could be determined to be throwing
illegal targets, the squad may ask to see additional free
pairs.
After there has been a disruption of the squad during a
sub-event or when two (2) illegal pairs of targets, or two (2)
broken pairs of targets, or two (2) no target pairs are thrown
in succession, or combination thereof, the contestant
affected by the disruption may ask to see one (1) free pair of
targets.