[NSRCA-discussion] 2007 Advanced Schedule

[jonlowe at aol.com]

I've been looking at the 2007 advanced schedule, since it looks as 
though I will move up from Intermediate next year.  One thing that 
struck me is that the new Advanced schedule has NO inverted exits in 
it, down from 4 or 5 in the existing schedule.  As it stands, if the 
new schedule passes the contest board vote in June, the new 
Intermediate schedule will have one inverted exit, Advanced none, and 
Masters eight, if I counted right.  I'm not sure the degree of 
difficulty change between the schedules is what was contemplated.

It may be that with the different options presented for the NSRCA 
survey, that we ended up with a harder intermediate pattern, an easier 
advanced, and a harder Masters, I'm not sure.  But now the change from 
Advanced to Masters will be huge, while the difference between 
Intermediate and Advanced is not so big anymore.

It appears that the only thing that could be done now would be to 
encourage the contest board to vote down the new Advanced schedule 
since it is too late to update the proposal, if others feel the same 
way I do.  If it is voted down, then the old Advanced schedule would 
remain in place, as I understand it.  Each new schedule is a separate 
proposal, so they are voted upon separately.  The current Advanced 
schedule would appear to be a good transition from the new intermediate 
schedule, and would be hard enough that the new Masters schedule 
wouldn't be so intimidating.

Comments?

Jon Lowe