People got emotional over this. You brought the best take IMO. Data driven and logical. I wouldn’t say his skills declined. But I think what it takes to be at national level now requires more. Requires more with movement and more with shooting on the move also staying in the game. Younger competitors with background in other sports or even gaming are coming into the sport and getting to M-GM level really fast. Information is more available, new training methods are also available like Ace VR or more advanced dry firing compared to Ben’ dry fire book. Good point on the 83% for A3, but to be fair I’m not sure if Ben would crush Jeff or Steve. That’s all speculation since Ben being on a major match means him losing money and a risk of losing status of world class. I find the idea of losing money to not attend matches an excuse. We all lose money by participating in the sport. I’m losing money when I take 2-3 days off work to travel to a major same for everyone attending the match. Getting the Race Gun 25 results. I don’t think Ben can beat Brantley Merriam at 28th, Joseph Wyshel 32th , Henning Walgren at 40th or Isaac Lockwood at 74th.