Rob01, for a moderator, you sure are aggressive. What happened to the reason for this original post? I believe it was started to kick around ideas of how to make the sport better and how to retain non pro shooters who feed the sport. If you guys tonight are the face of PRS, I can see why people leave. You are cutting someone down for trying to come up with ways to make the sport better. I myself am a new shooter who has two matches under my belt. My first I came in about 4 spots from the bottom. This past weekend i came in 25th out of 103. That is a great improvement, but to crack the top 15-20 will take some serious work on my behalf and the hope that one of them is having an off day. I am just looking for ways to find those who are of similar skill level as myself to compete with.
As far as how to break it down, well, lets see...I do believe PRS already has these classifications laid out. That is a good start.
Professional: Top 20%
Semi-Pro: Next 25%
Marksman: Next 25%
Amateur/UnClassed: Remaining 30%
Like i said, I love to shoot and that is what brought me to this sport. But like any athlete in a sport, I am here to compete and not simply shoot my rifle while hanging with other shooters. That part is just a great bonus.
