Live reporting of scores? What the heck do you think you are doing man? You keep your `I'm going to act like it's later than 1995` to yourself.Have you no sense of tradition? You will deprive hundreds, if not thousands of interested parties from their much loved 2-5 day wait for scores. What will become of this multi-day `dwell`, where we all go through a lovely process of extreme curiosity, which fades to frustration, before finally not caring because it was all too long ago.. This is what we know and love. Bloody newbie. This is not the Gadget Show. Sod off back to 2012 where you belong. CSC3, on behalf of the whole shooting fraternity and places with buckets for toilets everywhere. Hmmphh..
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At this years CES there is a company which has developed a waterproofing solution for iPhone, Pod, Pad etc. and the future is looking bright with technology
I don't think the iPad would be feasable due to A, Fatigue and B, Battery life. Probably a more workable solution would be for every shooter to have a barcode below the number on their skeet vest and small unit's like UPS etc carry with custom software to cover every discipline and communicate straight back to HQ, scan the shooter as they enter the stand then results updated straight away. No more magic pencil, makes it easier for refs to record gun malfunctions, warnings etc. As these devices have a unique MAC address like all PC network cards, mobile phones with WiFi etc. it's secure, properly planned the CPSA could go out to some of the larger grounds and get a commitment together to make the initial investment per unit cheaper but if well planned the ROI could be easily determined as they can save a lot of money and time, shooters can pre-register for the shoot on the CPSA Online booking system therefore no need to queuetake cash to the ground which saves time, particularly for the people shooting back to back. A simple photo membership card with said bar code scanned on entry to the first stand, then a rescan to confirm the shooter confirms the score on exit. This technology has been around for years and I doubt it would be silly expensive to implement but the obvious benefits are live scores, potential reduction in costs for ground owners and shooters. WinWin so far as I can see. Time to fire up the DeLorian and head back to 1995 Jon.
