[SPAM] Re: Displacement during snap rolls (was Why is it so quiet?)

[Bill Glaze]

Matt:
There's always the old subjective, indefinable word: "presentation."  
Still usable.  Bill Glaze

Rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/29/2004 1:55:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> rcaerobob at cox.net writes:
>
>     This is another example of the intent of a thread wandering far
>     afoot....as the original questioner, I'd like to refocus my point.
>     Simply put - according to our CURRENT rules, there is NOT a
>     downgrade criterion for offsetting of the track during a snap
>     maneuver.
>       I understand the "more skillful" guy should get a point reward
>     (by not getting a downgrade that others may receive), but my point
>     is ----
>       What is the rule basis for the downgrade?
>       And since I'm specifically talking about LATERAL track offsets,
>     not vertical or angular, there aren't "general" guidelines to
>     handle this.
>       My point being that there SHOULD NOT be a scored difference
>     between the line that shifts and the line that doesn't, all other
>     factors being identical between the quality of the two
>     snaps.....simply because we don't have the criteria identified.
>
>     Or am I just being logical again?
>
> The basis for the downgrade is smoothness and gracefulness, not any 
> other spelled out criterion. If one looks for a specific, spelled out 
> rule, it does not exist. Dean threw out half a wing span displacement 
> in pitch or yaw as acceptable. That's reasonable if not a bit much. 
> Anything more than that is grounds for downgrade. Not a zero mind you, 
> just downgrade, and in some cases, severe downgrade that may result in 
> a zero.
>  
> MattK
>  
>  

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