Why wouldn't you want to play at 4.0???

[Jim Davis]

i Love 4.0 Scale And In The Further I Will Only Play In A League With A 4.0 Weight Scale Of Play And I Love The Dfw Rules Of Play.


the D. F. W. Rules Rock

[Reginald Rutledge]

these are "Shootout Rules".

I may have been reponsible for authoring these rules 34 years ago BUT many leagues have adopted this style of play that they can just simply be classified as "The Shootout Rules System".

The LAEFL has its variation of the ruleset. The Alamo City EFL has its variation. The BAM has its variation. Kevin Boddie is getting ready to establish a Shootout Rules League in Washington. I know Brian Healey and Jerry Fulton are starting a Shootout League. I know a league is forming in Virginia under the Shootout Rules system. And the South Florida League of Champions has its version of the Shootout rules system. And the big league, the College Bowl Series of Miniature Football will be doing a Shootout-based system.

Yes they may have originated in the DFW but I can't give total credit to the DFW for the rules. It must be given to all the leagues that use this style, therefore, it's just the "Shootout system". All these coaches are taking the time to learn this style and that is what's great about the potential.

Reg

[detroitchild]

I'm not an expert when it comes to this discussion. In fact, I've never played a down of EF against a coach at the 4.0 weight so you can take my comments with a grain of salt....BUT...I have experimented/played with heavier weights on my board and I gotta tell ya that it is an improvement. With more coaches moving towards bigger boards the "need for speed" becomes highly desirable. If you turn up the speed on those boards with the lighter figures they become less stable. I like playing at a high speed and find that the heavier figures are stable and run a lot smoother (not to mention the realistic, bone crushing collisions at the heavier weight/higher speeds...ya talk about excitement). Now let me say here that I understand tweaking skills (or in my case, lack thereof) play a huge role in this but I'm getting better play out of figures weighing in closer to 4.0 regardless of my tweaking skills All I did was add weight to my existing miggle/tudor/buzzball figures to reach 4.0, tweak the base a little and I'm good to go. I would think that bringing existing teams up to 4.0 for a more experienced coach would not be difficult (I mean come on...if I can do it!) Like my man Jeasy money said, I'll be looking to play at 4.0 competition at some point in the future.

Just my 2 cents!