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Great article and I love your opinion on the present state of shuffleboard. As webmaster for the West Coast District, I hear the same complaints you’re voicing, over and over. The tournaments are too long, the same best players are partners and win all the time, too much time between matches, need more one day tournaments, etc. etc. I understand the better players liking the way it is and I understand the lower level players gripes. Draw tournaments solve many complaints as well as one day tournaments for the B Level players but the A Level players dislike the two mentioned above. I have found though that many A players understand the inequality and are OK with having a fair split making the B players happy and life has been better in the long run.
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Thanks Stan for the posting
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Thank You Gus, for the article!!! Stan
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I remember those days… I was always in 100% agreement with that article. Good hearing From Gus again!
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I totally agree with Gus comments. What is the harm of one or two draw tournaments. The top players can still partner up for the rest of the season. New players might attend with the hope of drawing one of the top players. Maybe it would encourage them to attend more tournaments. We desperately need more attendance at tournaments.
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It is very difficult to find partners that would give the lower pro levels a great tournament. The upper echelon of potentially H of F. Is limiting the games enjoy ability. Personally I just expect to only have a one day tournament. Sometimes I find that I am fortunate to qualify for next day. Then I look at my opponents, usually in the top 10 players. I travel 90 miles round trip to play. It has now demoralizing to return and play 1/2 hours lose and drive home which takes about a hour plus depending on traffic flow on the I-75…. Idid find a partner last year, who is not getting involved this year for the reasons that Gus has explained.
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To think Gus wrote this 15 years ago and here we are!
Gus was right.
Earl
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You were right on, Gus. Thank you for this article. It is hard to believe you wrote this 15 years ago!
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We love the game off shuffleboard we are going to many tournaments.
It would be nice to have some draw tournaments at the State tournaments.
Thanks Gus you right on not only15 years ago not much have changed.
Gerrit and Gerdien
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