SASS is saying that these new rules reflect on conversations and meetings with the Ambassadors and general members. Do we have an actual count of how many Ambassadors were in favor of doing away with the rifle power factor?
The observation was made that our aging membership will spell the end of SASS. While the up close and fast targets work for the new and aging shooters it does little to bring in the younger shooters. I look at the other shooting sports, that we share the range with, and they are getting the younger shooters but still keeping the older shooters. Our club will routinely get 45-60 shooters for USPSA and Steel Challenge matches. If we seriously want to attract some of those shooters we need to look at our condition 3 start and not moving with a chambered round rules. I don't see us going to 8" plates at 20 yards but keeping a balance of speed and accuracy will at least make us attractive to other shooters. SASS has the reputation of just being repetitive, 10-10-4, and not being enough of a challenge. I had hoped that offering an open class would bring out other shooters to try WB but we have mainly promoted it to CAS shooters and not to outside disciples. I don't see where SASS has promoted WB to shooters, outside of CAS. I actually haven't seen a SASS promotion of WB period.