lyleoross
* Ace Member *
The amount of divisions and reducing them is way over discussed and is a non-issue.
The only time you actually see a bunch of divisions is at really larger events, which is totally fine. The top events should showcase the best players in age brackets.
Local events mostly only have MPO, MP40, FPO, MA1, MA40, MA50, MA2, MA3 and FA1 which is a very good range of players.
If you have 6 guys in the their 60s that show up to your C tier and you don't let them play the division they want, you are missing the big picture.
I'm going to disagree, it is an issue, but only because so many think it is. People are quite adroit at thinking non-issues are all too real issues and this is one such case. It should be a non-issue but it never will be.
Folks want to beat other folks
Folks want to win more booty
Folks look at player brackets with too few players and conclude there are too many brackets.
I'm gonna point out that the problem with players writing articles is that they tend to write what they want without any real analysis. The reason there are so many brackets is that players want them. Those that don't have a vested interest in the outcome. Which is going to speak more to the PDGA, "I want this so I can win more," or "I want this cause it's fun and will keep me playing?"