wilsmith's comments - by leg
| 1. |
Hesitated Time Lost: 00:05 | Arrived late to the start - it was actually dismantled - but they let me start. In a huge rush so not settled and focused, just ran off into the bush wildly. A little hesitant after the first 50m or so, but luckily visibility was good and I saw the bag far enough ahead. |
| 2. |
Lacked confidence Time Lost: 00:05 | Basically straight, slightly distracted by the other control just before ours. Should have totally ignored it as I knew where I was, but went over to check the code "just in case" |
| 3. |
Bad compass work Time Lost: 00:05 | Opted for the straight route - was just a little bit to the right but didn't lose much. |
| 4. | Straight on, no problems. | |
| 5. |
Bad route choice Time Lost: 00:10 | Went to the right - between fence and building - and this was probably not optimal. In retrospect the straight route was the best - through the little slash of yellow, then across the road into the yellow area, punch through a little green and then you're there. |
| 6. |
Bad route choice Time Lost: 00:10 | Again being cautious I took the left route around, but later when I went to collect controls it appeared that straight would have been better - can't really miss the control either way. |
| 7. | It seemed a little farther from the trail than I expected, but it was just to be confident and continue until the flag was seen. | |
| 8. |
Bad compass work Time Lost: 00:10 | A wobbly route - to the left initially then missed the control to the right. Oops! Better compass work needed. |
| 9. | Straight on, no problems. | |
| 10. |
Bad compass work Time Lost: 00:20 | My first real miss - got too far to the left and was too hesitant to punch through the darker green - should have simply pushed through, but instead wimped out and went around to the right, tried a couple of spots abortively and then finally found a way through relatively scratch-free. Would have been better off a bit more to the right initially, but was off on the compass (again). |
| 11. |
Bad route choice Time Lost: 00:15 | Tried (rather stupidly and wastefully) to go a little bit left to save climb, but actually managed to cross two reentrants in the process and added both climb and distance. Way to go. |
| 12. | Straight, no problems | |
| 13. |
Bad route choice Time Lost: 00:10 | Went a bit right on the "level" trail - straight would have been faster for sure, and the same (or even less) climb. |
| 14. | Straight, no problems | |
| 15. |
Bad route choice Time Lost: 00:10 | Went slightly left when actually slightly right would have been better - eventually went to the right of the line anyway to descend and cross the valley. Wasteful. |
| 16. |
Bad route choice Read map too late Time Lost: 00:15 | Was a little to the right and crossed both reentrants - oops! Then stayed in the forest going straight (and hesitating slightly) when around to the left on the trail was probably faster. |
| 17. | Time Lost: 00:15 | Wandered to the right of the control - about 150m off - and had to correct once I saw the clearing. Bad rough compass again. |
| 18. | No problems |
Total Time Lost - 00:02:10
| Suggested Exercises | |
|---|---|
| map reading | |
| compass work | |
| route choice | |
| route planning | |
| map memory | |
| map contact | |
| control flow | |
| concentration | |