Spirit of the Game Penalty
A stage called for a double tap Nevada sweep starting on the middle target. Shooter shot the revolvers correctly and then started the rifle with 3 shots on the middle target. They realized they messed up but their mind went blank and didn't know how to continue. They dumped the rest of the rifle rounds on the right target. One of the spotters wanted to call a Spirit of the Game penalty besides the obvious P but was overruled.
Later I was talking about it with another shooter. They s
REF: SHB pp.12 & 23
The 30-second penalties for SOG (shooting) and FTE (non-shooting) are often misapplied (or attempted) for offenses that are actually MDQs.
(e.g. "Unsportsmanlike conduct" or "Belligerent attitude")
There is no provision for giving a warning for the first of either of these infractions by a shooter, if the INTENT (on of two criteria required) is admitted or blatantly obvious.
FWIW - I had the dubious distinction of assessing the first SOG