Major Match - do you look at day 1 scores?

[bsdubois00]

My buddies and I had this talk in the hotel the other night after day 1 scores were up. My take on it is like golf. You need t know where you are at going into the last day, not so much so you can be lazy but so you know if you really have to step it up a notch and take a chance or two. Their thoughts were DONT LOOK.

I feel knowing that in had to run a near perfect day 2 for me last Sunday in order to make up for my one stage mess up and to catch the other sandbagged err I mean D class shooter helped me.

What are your thoughts? Do you look at where you stand after day 1?

 

[jtischauser]

If there weren't scores and subsequent winners and losers I wouln't play golf, shoot pool, play badminton or shoot guns competitively. I would look at scores after every stage if i could. I cant wait for the day that they are streaming live on my phone. I'm not the weak minded type that will crumble from the pressure of knowing that i have to shoot perfect the next day to win. Nor does knowing I just tanked a stage mean I'm gonna turn it up to get some back. I want that pressure the entire match so I shoot with the same level of commitment throughout.

 

[Bubber]

I look at my scores. See that they are correct. Maybe snivel a little then I am done.

 

[Wall]

I cant wait for the day that they are streaming live on my phone.

How cool would it be to check the scores while walking to the next stage?

 

[Burk Cornelius]

At the bigger Team Roping events (1500-2000 teams) Everyone always scrambles to the score table to see where they stand after each round (stage).

Inevitably, there is some team that makes it to the short (final) round knowing that all they have to do is rope their steer and get ANY time to win so they "safety up" and miss their steer. DOH!

I would rather go into the final round not knowing, and pushing as hard as you can (within your skill level) and let the chips fall where they may. It takes a much better roper than me to be able to turn it up or turn it down at will. Not everyone subscribes to this theory, but I like it when I beat them

 

[Rick417]

I look at the scores, but it is difficult to get an accurate picture due to the fact that not everyone has shot the same stages.

 

[benjamin-benjamin]

How cool would it be to check the scores while walking to the next stage?

did you say iphone app?? it wouldn't be hard to make an app (well it would be for me) that you could keep score on...

 

[kaiserb]

I look at the scores to see where I am at and also to double check that they are right. I try not to let my score bother me and have found them motivational in the past.

 

[Rodshoot]

I check the scores against the paper copy when finished with the match to find errors. Once found I had mysteriously been changed to "Master" class?!!?? Now THAT needed to be corrected!
When they put me back in the right class, I became #1 in the class by 4 sec. The guy from TN who had been keeping score closely and thought he had the class won practically needed an EMT when he saw the corrected scores.......

There's be time enoough for countin', when the dealings done
The Gambler, sung by Kenny Rogers

 

[Copper01]

I look at scores during a match, in Bullseye I keep my personal scorebook updated as I shoot. However, the scores don't really mean anything to me after I step up to the firing line. I think that's the key, as long as your score has no influence on your shooting then looking or not looking at it matters.

No shot you take is any more or any less important than another. I'm shooting for the X-ring every time I press the trigger. If I'm up 50 or down 100 points, the same amount of attention and effort is put into each shot. If you are ahead in score there is no reason to accept firing a bad shot and if your are behind you shouldn't have left anything on the table to make a better shot to begin with. I haven't shot much action pistol but I can't see a reason why it would be any different.

IMO, if you can't/don't have that mindset about each shot, then maybe you should stay away from the score sheet.

 

[No.343]

I shot the '08 Nationals in Tulsa and I checked my scores to make sure they were correct. While looking at the scores I noticed that I was ahead of the entire super squad. I knew why, but made a comment to a friend during a phone conversation. He suggested that I print out the scores for a laugh or two. While looking at the scores the second time I saw an announcement that changed our starting time for the following day. Moral of the story check your scores. That may be the only way that match staff can relay information on too you.