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I contend one of the biggest problems with our judging system are judges who just throw a score at a maneuver and will not use the system as designed.<BR>
We will always have different opinions concerning zero scores but objective judging will go a long way toward assuring that the judging is on an equal and correct basis, there are ways to do this. <BR>
Currently we never know when this is happening but I think it is more times than most will admit.<BR>
If we want to get technical and assure that judges are using the judging system as it was designed and not just throwing a number subjectively at a maneuver, with currently available equipment we could add electronic scoring where the judge would simply press a button to deduct points from the perfect ten score when the maneuver is complete he would press another button to reset for the next maneuver, the scores could be indicated on a lighted score card for all to see along with a changing score as he deducts points for errors. the score board could be large enough to have a place for all maneuver scores or could have only two places which would indicate the last maneuver score and the one in progress, in that case a scribe could transfer the score to a score sheet, or if we want to have the ultimate system the results could be transferred directly to the scoring system computer. <BR>
It would be interesting to know what such a system would cost. With things coming out of China these days who knows maybe we could afford such an animal. It sure would spruce up a contest.<BR>
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