Pappy Q
is Blowin Smoke!
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2010
- Location
- Elk Creek, KY
After 5 years of competing in KCBS contests, I decided to fianlly take the CBJ class yesterday. I now have a better understanding of why the system is as flawed as it is. It all begins with the class and the class is seriously flawed. From the quality of the instruction, to the material covered, to the answers given to simple questions. The whole thing was contradictory from it was said it is supposed to be to what it was said it is in the real world. How someone could leave the class and have any clue as to how to be a fair and professiomal judge is beyond me.
It also helped to solidify my feelings of what KCBS is and will continue to be. Any change to the status quo will come very slowly and with much resistance. My final conclusion is that the judging system is what it is. It hasn't and probably won't evolve as fast as the growth competition BBQ has experienced in recent years. It could be better with some of the suggestions made in other threads but those are all just band aids until the core of the system is changed and I truly believe the past and current leadership of KCBS along with majority of KCBS members have no interest in making significant changes. I applaud those working for change and encourage you to focus on the core as chipping away at the outer levels will be temporary fixes.
Just my opinions for what they're worth.
It also helped to solidify my feelings of what KCBS is and will continue to be. Any change to the status quo will come very slowly and with much resistance. My final conclusion is that the judging system is what it is. It hasn't and probably won't evolve as fast as the growth competition BBQ has experienced in recent years. It could be better with some of the suggestions made in other threads but those are all just band aids until the core of the system is changed and I truly believe the past and current leadership of KCBS along with majority of KCBS members have no interest in making significant changes. I applaud those working for change and encourage you to focus on the core as chipping away at the outer levels will be temporary fixes.
Just my opinions for what they're worth.