So maybe i was a little quick to shout out the other night against this thread. Constructive criticism for competition organisers is a good thing. there is only one way to get better and that is to learn, especially what people want. My experience is of organising small ish one day precision competitions at Diggle. Whilst being small a lot of work goes into organising, setting up and running the day.
PRL looks and sounds great. I wish i had the time to enter and compete but alas there are only so many weekends in a year !
Cost. Cost will always be a factor. £150 or more entry is a sizeable chunk of cash and one would expect a certain level or organisation and professionalism throughout the event for the outlay. For me i have sat down and worked out the cost of competing in the PRL and it ran into the thousands ( this is factoring everything into it )
Prizes. Personally i shoot for fun, not for the chance of winning a prize. I disagree with the old ways of the top 3 winners getting prizes whilst everyone else gets nothing for their effort. To this end the precision competition that i organise a certain % of the entry fee goes into a prize fund for a raffle at the end of the day. If 30 people shoot, there are 30 raffle prizes ! Everyone takes something home. From AIM bags to Nerf guns ( yes, and the lucky chap was more than happy ) everyone gets something.