It is my understanding that you have to be a member of USSMA in order to post, but that may be wrong. I found this by accident, and just replied here. I am not sure how their forum is moderated, so I'm curious what is allowed or how far some of my ideas/comments would go.

Mitch, I do feel bad because I feel like you may think this is aimed at you. This is a situation that has a very long history. I got two calls yesterday and even more today from competitors of Masters that have seen this thread, and the comments all fall along the lines of "finally someone really spoke up and is getting listened to" (at least by someone).

They are also saying 1). they no longer (and some for many years) belonged to USSMA because they were not listened to, 2). They are not going back to Masters. 3). judging is the reason.

I am not inclined to join USSMA because from what I have been told your $35.00 doesn't go far when it comes to changes.

Dennis