Tim, thanks for piling on! You are only partially correct in your findings. What you are not aware of is the serious health problem I had for the last 3 years and was only recently diagnosed and
successfully treated. At least I did not decide I could no longer handle Master's and "whimped out" by dropping back to Advanced like some folks I know. Instead, I have continued to practice and hopefully my plan is to attend a number of contests later this year and hopefully be competitive again. Does any of this sound familiar? It should!____Everette