RE: Basic
rcplane,
If I understood your post correctly, it sounds like you got a judge who misunderstood the rules. On the half reverse cuban you should not pull the 5/8 loop immediately after the half roll. As Ed indicated, the half roll is centered on the 45 leading into the inside 5/8 loop.
The judge may have applied the rule for entering half loops from a horizontal line. If, for example, you are flying a manuever from upright level flight that calls for a half roll then a half inside loop (split S) then the half inside loop should immediately follow the half roll.
Dave Michael