Pattern practice help
If the wing dip is visible, yes there should be a deduction.
The trick is to try and mask the wing dip so as not to be detectable, or minimally detectable.
If you dip the wing as you are pulling elev. and the dip is very slight it may go totally unnoticed. If you dip the wing prior to the pull, then it will be obvious. Same notion as the downline pull on a stall turn, if the wings aren't totally level on the downline, you will encure a smaller deduction if you adjust the wings as you exit, as opposed to making the change on the downline where everyone can see it.
Also, I/m talking about very small amounts of wing changes.
In Don's book he also brings up there are better places to do this where the plane is in a better position, or more difficult to discern by the judges. The pilot has a better feel for what is going on as he/she is controlling the plane. For instance, on a loop, on the backside as the plane goes from the back side down to ending level is the best time to do this.
Another idea to maintain heading in crosswind is to try and roll with the canopy into the wind. So practice 1/2 rolls, slow rolls, 2 of 4 pt rolls and 4 pt rolls rolling both directions, left and right. It does feel different.
Ed