Is it possible to create a more complex algorithm for calculating the score and, as a result, the shooter’s final place?
I have an NRA pistol target where the scores are from the outer 1 to the center 10. If the shooters have the same score, then to determine the shooter’s place, the application should then count the number of 10s, 9s, 8s, etc. for each shooter with the same score.
Is it possible to create a target with that kind of algorithm for calculating the shooter’s place?
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@Mariusz_Klimaszewski
What sport are you shooting and what does their rule book say about scoring ties?
ISSF rules. That’s the way of scoring in almost every presision target disciplines according to ISSF
ISSF not, but I am in my shooting club. PractiScore is very popular in Poland and we wonder if there is possibility to create one target to adapt scoring rules to ISSF regulations.
Currently we cannot create a one off target with a whole bunch of math built in without a sanctioning body requesting it. Effectively it would be a whole match type, not just a target.
I’m curious as to what match type you are using?
NRA Action lets you use/modify a target and also uses X count as a tie breaker.
NRA Action is exactly what I’m using now. Everything works great until shooter’s position in the results list. If multiple shooters have the same score, PS sorts them alphabetically. In this case, the shooter with the most 10s, 9s, etc. should be ranked higher (even if the total score is the same). Currently, I’m exporting the results list to Excel and manually setting up multi-level sorting.
In NRA rulebook those kind of situation are explained as well. Some shoot-off may be conducted but there are also other factors possible.
Depending on the competition, other factors like the number of “X” ring hits (the highest scoring ring on the target) might be considered. If there are the same number of "X"s they consider number of 10s etc.
Thats the main rule of scoring in ISSF, but even in NRA Action that model of scoring is not available in PS.
NRA gives you the X count as a tiebreaker. That’s where it stops. Beyond that it’s on the MD.
What do you mean?
There is a task on our backlog to support breaking ties in bullseye kind of matches by the scoring zones. We need to confirm if adding it would break some of NRA events (though they aren’t really using PractiScore for their prime events either, e.g. Bianchi).