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Competition Ploughing
Who's at the national this year ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ley253" data-source="post: 5589074" data-attributes="member: 4681"><p>My ideas may be a dream indeed, but they are better than the nightmare we now have. Other sports work this system, but they also have a controlling body, with teeth, to enforce it.</p><p> Seminars have turned up one problem in that many ploughmen now know how bad some judges are, the usual lack of technical knowledge exhibited by the local landowner, is now obvious, whereas before both ploughmen and judge were of the same awareness. This is causing a build up of angst, and verbal attacks by ploughmen on judges and stewards are becoming more common.</p><p> I may be viewing through rose tinted glasses, but I feel incompetence is the cause of many odd results, I cant believe that most would risk their integrity in order to make sure his favourite ploughman won, and those that do, would be much more skilful in making the scores look right. For example, just award max points for the opening, in a close class that would be enough, and by the time questions are being asked, the evidence is buried!</p><p> I believe that the score sheet is as good as it needs to be, though the points are worth too much, which leads to an increase it the use of the countback idea. This could work, but it should be related to actual ploughing operations, not the "Artistic Impression" used now.</p><p> Can we stop raking over the coals,it is achieving nothing, and the constant agitation is preventing any new ideas taking root.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ley253, post: 5589074, member: 4681"] My ideas may be a dream indeed, but they are better than the nightmare we now have. Other sports work this system, but they also have a controlling body, with teeth, to enforce it. Seminars have turned up one problem in that many ploughmen now know how bad some judges are, the usual lack of technical knowledge exhibited by the local landowner, is now obvious, whereas before both ploughmen and judge were of the same awareness. This is causing a build up of angst, and verbal attacks by ploughmen on judges and stewards are becoming more common. I may be viewing through rose tinted glasses, but I feel incompetence is the cause of many odd results, I cant believe that most would risk their integrity in order to make sure his favourite ploughman won, and those that do, would be much more skilful in making the scores look right. For example, just award max points for the opening, in a close class that would be enough, and by the time questions are being asked, the evidence is buried! I believe that the score sheet is as good as it needs to be, though the points are worth too much, which leads to an increase it the use of the countback idea. This could work, but it should be related to actual ploughing operations, not the "Artistic Impression" used now. Can we stop raking over the coals,it is achieving nothing, and the constant agitation is preventing any new ideas taking root. [/QUOTE]
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