At my first pattern contest I noticed that many of the maneuvers were very much exaggerated. Very long lines between the maneuvers and LONG up and down lines with lots of allitude. It was almost like the guys were afraid of being downgraded for not drawing a long enough line between maneuvers. IMO the top of the box was being busted on a regular basis. To me the maneuvers did not flow very well because of the exaggerated lines. Maybe it's just because I'm new to all of this????? Maybe just tighten up the maneuvers a bit and not draw such long lines between maneuvers?

Ken