Just finished my first Nationals. I really didn’t know what to expect other than it was going to be 22 stages and that it would be a very challenging match.
Well, it certainly met those expectations. I ended up finishing 10th in A Class, Open Division. Can’t say if I’m proud of that (I guess I am? Since I set a soft goal of finishing top 16 in my class) but I did walk away a bit disappointed. Not about the actual place but definitely around my performance. I made 12 scored errors (5 misses, 6 no shoots, and 1 procedural). I had been working hard all year to clean up my game, not rushing, and *really* calling my shots. I felt I had turned the corner by August with only 2 penalties at A3, 1 at MN Section, and 2 at IA Section.
Anyways, I’ll post some videos and my analysis of my performance soon.