not quite sure they have ever sprung into action over anything....oh apart from when i lost my scorecard to the wind and i received a warning letter within the week for not putting it in (the first time in 20 years)!!
I could provide a lot of the code already. Tablet and mobile based scoring ( even a smartwatch integration ) with scheduling on a central server and real time scoring updates to the clubhouse ( wirelessly with a peer to peer self healing network so no fancy infrastructure required ) and onward to the internet. A hardware device to monitor traps to alert on battery voltages and low magazine and potentially monitor them overnight for security purposes. Maps integrated with scheduling to display fixtures graphically. ( I'll put a demo up shortly ) Got plans to integrate NFC into the scoring side to remove the need for paper completely and can already control traps from the tablet as well. A ruggedised tablet could replace a trap controller costing a grand at a fraction of the price. project on the desk is to explore voice triggered trapping.
I have to disagree. I have been there and done that for 3 years or more. I used to drive from Merseyside to Harrogate, at least a 2 hour drive after working all day and in some atrocious weather, to achieve what ? Well, absolutely NOTHING really and I could not even have a pint due to the distance to travel. During 1 snowstorm I arrived home at 3.00am. after the 'meeting' only to have to go back to work at 7.00am. Any ideas for change were usually voted against by the 'clique' who had been on 'The Committee' for some years. It came as no suprise that they were local to the venue for the meetings too. The outcome is still the same, regional County Championships being held half way across the Country and very often the County Champion was the only contender from their County who bothered to turn up.
I have to say, I looked at the Berks CPSA committee and figured out that they were all very happy living in 1978 and left it there..
Seems we have it good. Our committee is generally fairly forward thinking and has done a good deal over the past few years to push the sport forward. With the exception of the Olympic disciplines, all the county championships enjoy a good attendance despite some of them being held outside the region due to a woeful lack of registered grounds in our part of the country. In fact we've done so well that those representing the county at the intercounty events are now paid to do so.
I'm amazed smart phone tech hasn't been intergrated at grounds yet. The current system is so outdated, it's crying out for something like this. Voice activating technology is so good now, there's no reason why a Siri type system couldn't be used to operate traps for solo shooters.
There are some latency challenges to overcome too. It all has to work entirely locally as a lot of grounds are devoid of even basic cell or network coverage. Power supply, ruggedisation and dealing with ham fisted shooters are all part of the challenge. There is potential in letting a shooter download an app with the control stuff to their own phone that patches in to the grounds network with the app acting as payment system, trap controller, record keeper and scorer all in one. Interesting projects all! 
