Alvin, I like it. I don't keep very good records, but as best I can reckon, over 2/3s of my LRM points came from the Nationals or match wins. (BTW, the old Nationals point system was a little hinky too -- you got a full point for, say, placing 10th in light gun score, but no points for placing second in the overall. I think that's been fixed.)
But I'm afraid you'll run afoul of the "we gotta attract new shooters" mentality if you try to eliminate recognition for relay wins. People care about winning too much, and for most of us, match wins are few & far between.
However, thinking on it, the pleasure is for "winning something," not for how many points you get. That only counts for the very few chasing SOTY. And if that playing ground is level, they *shouldn't* care either.
If the above is correct, we could lower relay wins to, say, a value of .25 points. That would be .025 points per shooter under the new system. You'd need 120 relay wins to make the LRM. If you can shoot for six years, in all ten matches, and win every relay, good for you, you deserve to be a LRM.
Or an even lower number of points for a relay win -- the notion is to give newer shooters something to brag on. Occasional recognition does have importance, after all.
But I'm afraid you'll run afoul of the "we gotta attract new shooters" mentality if you try to eliminate recognition for relay wins. People care about winning too much, and for most of us, match wins are few & far between.
However, thinking on it, the pleasure is for "winning something," not for how many points you get. That only counts for the very few chasing SOTY. And if that playing ground is level, they *shouldn't* care either.
If the above is correct, we could lower relay wins to, say, a value of .25 points. That would be .025 points per shooter under the new system. You'd need 120 relay wins to make the LRM. If you can shoot for six years, in all ten matches, and win every relay, good for you, you deserve to be a LRM.
Or an even lower number of points for a relay win -- the notion is to give newer shooters something to brag on. Occasional recognition does have importance, after all.