Team Mav
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corbinam
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Very helpful! And I apologize because it made me think of some more questions.
So the tunnel in the send is worth both 7 and 10 points. Does that truly depend on which way you enter? And if you take it one way, do you then not get the points for that obstacle in the send because you already took it?
Also, it says the send is 5+10. So if you complete that correctly, do you then need to find 35 other points to accumulate to get the 50 to Q? I think that can't be right since there really aren't 35 other points out there if you only take each obstacle once.
Team Mav
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Very helpful! And I apologize because it made me think of some more questions.
So the tunnel in the send is worth both 7 and 10 points. Does that truly depend on which way you enter? And if you take it one way, do you then not get the points for that obstacle in the send because you already took it?
Also, it says the send is 5+10. So if you complete that correctly, do you then need to find 35 other points to accumulate to get the 50 to Q? I think that can't be right since there really aren't 35 other points out there if you only take each obstacle once.
Tunnel can be taken twice for pts. Once both ways. Go in at #7, get 7 pts. And in at #10, get 10 pts.
Since send on this course is 5 + 10, you get 15 and 20 pts bonus if you did it correctly (from behind the line & in order). So on this course, you just need another 15 pts to get to 50.
Points needed in addition to send will change based on what judge designed for their course.
Silaria
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You know, every time I attempt to figure out the FAST rules I keep coming back to one thing... only AKC can take something simple like Gamblers and make it complicated.
corbinam
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GOT IT! Thanks!
You know, every time I attempt to figure out the FAST rules I keep coming back to one thing... only AKC can take something simple like Gamblers and make it complicated.
Wow - I always thought Gamblers sounded complicated but FAST sounds even more so. We don't tend to have these type of competitions in the UK (well not in KC shows - maybe some independent shows have them but none I've been to.) However I think they do have something similar in show jumping (Topscore) which is a kind of accumulator.
Very best of luck at the show - looking forward to watching your videos!
Very best of luck at the show - looking forward to watching your videos!
Silaria
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Gamblers is easy to understand in comparison to FAST. For the first 30 seconds, run around the ring and collect the number of points you need for your level. Point values for obstacles are consistent, not randomly determined by the judge.
When the buzzer sounds, you get 20 seconds to attempt (and hopefully successfully complete) the Gamble, which is a distance challenge. The gamble is always worth 20 points.
If you have enough points and completed the gamble under course time you Q. Simple.
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ClantyreSheltie
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What is going on here? You people WAAAY over think things. 
corbinam
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What is going on here? You people WAAAY over think things.
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Calliesmom
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we've never done Fast- just Std, Jww and T2B......
if we screwed up from the plan, I don't do math well on the run to make a new plan
if we screwed up from the plan, I don't do math well on the run to make a new plan