tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post6529152137112690794..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Behind the Bay Team USDAA Southwest RegionalsElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-88691854116715870872009-09-10T09:50:34.775-07:002009-09-10T09:50:34.775-07:00We had 186 runs Friday night split across 3 rings,...We had 186 runs Friday night split across 3 rings, started running around 5:30 and were finished before dark.<br /><br />1500 runs saturday divided among 5 rings, almost 1000 runs sunday among 4 rings, 850 Sunday among 4 rings (although the starters/adv ring had only 150, so well over 200 per ring in the masters/tourn rings).<br /><br />So they were full days but not horrifically full. Finished at decent times in the afternoon all 3 days.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-85712141815526752272009-09-09T19:58:04.424-07:002009-09-09T19:58:04.424-07:00Interesting...the regional we had here last year w...Interesting...the regional we had here last year was so small there weren't a lot of conflicts. I remember thinking, this isn't any big deal, it's just like being out our usual USDAA trial :)Johann The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676712437788270947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-67140202012729204522009-09-09T10:52:38.010-07:002009-09-09T10:52:38.010-07:00I had to make sure to take a few minutes sometime ...I had to make sure to take a few minutes sometime before each run to stand and look at the course (and if possible watch some people run it) to review the course and my handling. Have discovered that it helps if I make some quick notes on the course maps right after each walk-through on where I want to cross or hold back or nonobvious things like that.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-37372662973498257372009-09-09T10:22:42.471-07:002009-09-09T10:22:42.471-07:00I think the CO Regional is using the group rotatio...I think the CO Regional is using the group rotation system for the DAM team classes but you only ever walk 2 classes at a time. I think. It's a good system for managing so many people, I'm not sure how else you do it without making everyone crazy.<br /><br />One of the main reasons I chose not to go to Regionals this year was that last year I ended up with maybe 3 minutes to walk the Finals course of the Grand Prix because it conflicted with the Masters/P3 Snooker walk-through and I cared more about that. The club and the Snooker judge came up with a way to avoid the conflict but the Grand Prix judge refused to cooperate and did his own thing and they were calling me to the line in Grand Prix as I was exiting the Snooker walk through. With the rotation system everyone is on the same page and hopefully it'll help things run more smoothly this year.<br /><br />I don't like walking all my courses first thing in the morning and running some of them 6-7 hours later but I'm not sure how else you manage all those people at the big events and avoiding conflicts is by far the bigger issue.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.com