There are a couple rules where ROs need to determine if the violation is a significant advantage or not and that decision affects how many penalties the competitor will earn. One of those is foot fault penalties. Let’s look at what the rules say!
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Range Command Issues
I’ve recently received a bunch of questions about what to do with incorrect range commands, poor start signal sequences, and the like. Here’s the scoop:
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Recently, I asked for topic suggestions on the NROI Facebook page, and we got some good ones. But there were several SCSA questions we have also received via email. Let’s find out if these are fact or fiction.
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You notice an IPSC target with an oddly shaped hole while scoring and you notice a wall hit that lines up with that odd hole. The competitor only fired two shots at the target and both holes are in the C-zone. Best 2 hits score. The wall and no-shoot were inspected and restored after the previous competitor. As the RO, how do you score this target?
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