T-Square Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Just wanted to share an observation about name tags / badges at major matches. The shooter "alias" should be the largest text on the name tag - that's why we have "Name Tags". That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Guess I'm fortunate to have shot a long time ago. The Badge was enough and you introduced yourself as necessary. I won't wear a name tag or for that matter, a Mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 With a 132 pt font size, a couple o' these cowpokes would need to wear a sandwich board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Three Foot Johnson said: With a 132 pt font size, a couple o' these cowpokes would need to wear a sandwich board. I do believe your name fits in that catagory!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: Guess I'm fortunate to have shot a long time ago. The Badge was enough and you introduced yourself as necessary. I won't wear a name tag or for that matter, a Mask. Name badges help the score keeper too. Your face I can remember forever but names I forget 5 seconds after I’m told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Matthew Duncan said: Name badges help the score keeper too. Your face I can remember forever but names I forget 5 seconds after I’m told. The badge has a number - quicker to write than a name. As to faces, pretty ladies are easiest for me to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: The badge has a number - quicker to write than a name. As to faces, pretty ladies are easiest for me to remember. Most, if not all, score sheets have the alias and category. No number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 They can ask or I will tell them my name every time up if need be. I won't wear a name tag or badge. Tore a couple nice shirts that way. Seems I hit it no matter what part of the shirt I put it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 said: Most, if not all, score sheets have the alias and category. No number. Whatever makes sense to the establishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I wear the badges/name tags on my hat! It’s out of the way, gives the TO and the scorekeeper a little help, often makes introductions easier, and allows folks, that don’t know me, a way to find me at the match, or avoid me when they see me coming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beartrap SASS#57175 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Couldn't agree more! As our eyes and memories get older we need all the help we can get. It's a lot easier to remember the name of the match you're at than 820 aliases! Having the badges for the CA State made now and the shooter's name is twice as big as anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Didn't know you could still shoot there! Are the tags RFID? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Beartrap SASS#57175 said: Couldn't agree more! As our eyes and memories get older we need all the help we can get.... They say as you get older your memory is the second thing you lose! I don't remember what the first thing is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancy Shot, SASS #67163 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I shoot with a pard that put a name tag on the back of his hat. Works for him. Chancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I guess they could go to the large hangtags that are used in marathons rodeos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Cash Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I'm lucky enough to have a wife (Hilda Billie SASS 92974) who can embroider and has put my alias on my scarf so that it shows up and easy to read from quite a distance. I have had a number of score keepers appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Cholla said: I guess they could go to the large hangtags that are used in marathons. Need a face palm emoji! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Don't like hang tags? How about QR code badges? Load a QR code reader app in the score pad. The shooter has a QR code badge on the back of their hat or gun belt. Point the QR code reader at it and bang, the shooter information populates the pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Rip, one other option besides those mentioned above for your name badge, some years back at a Comancheria Days match the shooter's packets had a leather piece with holes for the badge pin, and a couple magnets on it. A strong bar magnet went inside the shirt or vest to hold it in place (thanks, Col. Callan for donating them). I still have mine, though I usually pin the badge to a vest or braces if no vest, or the back of the hat. If it's on the left side of my torso (right handed), it never gets in the way. I prefer women to wear them on their hat. It seems rude to be staring at their chest trying to read it. Maybe some put it there on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Whoa, how about a bar code tat across the forehead? Ya'd just have to tip your hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Fe River Stan,36999L Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Rip, one other option besides those mentioned above for your name badge, some years back at a Comancheria Days match the shooter's packets had a leather piece with holes for the badge pin, and a couple magnets on it. A strong bar magnet went inside the shirt or vest to hold it in place (thanks, Col. Callan for donating them). I still have mine, though I usually pin the badge to a vest or braces if no vest, or the back of the hat. If it's on the left side of my torso (right handed), it never gets in the way. I prefer women to wear them on their hat. It seems rude to be staring at their chest trying to read it. Maybe some put it there on purpose. Folks with medical devices might find the bar magnet disagreeable. Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe LaFives #5481 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 45 minutes ago, Singin' Sue 71615 said: Need a face palm emoji! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I'd really like to get a Sheriff or Marshal badge with my name on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: I'd really like to get a Sheriff or Marshal badge with my name on it Change your alias to Sheriff or Marshal. You could also go with Brothel Inspector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 The O.P. was about name tag print size. I agree that some name tag fonts can be hard to read, which makes them less helpful. But the discussion here has slid to one about propriety of wearing or refusing to wear a name tags. Wearing a name is pretty painless and benign. It doesn't seem to me like there is much need for chest pounding refusals to wear one. The tags are very helpful to T.O.s, scorekeepers and others around us who forget names too easily and prefer to avoid that embarrassment. Most of our shooters want to get to know each other and the tags are very helpful there. Many collect and display them to help remember favorite matches and events and their own attendance history. For me, it falls into the "Just do it and move on" category. It sounds like others disagree. That's their privilege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Some shooting ranges/clubs/matches have policies making it mandatory for competitors to wear identifying name tags/badges while in active shooting areas, as well as for meals, meetings, and other non-public events. Different colors have been used to distinguish them from guests and/or conventioneers who may have limited access to event functions. Outright refusal to display the appropriate identification could result in a competitor's removal from the shooting areas and possible DNFs/MDQ if not resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Since name badges are only at the bigger matches, there are always going to be some people who don't know some other people, so the more readable the badge, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S. Sooner, SASS #73526 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Small print is a great way to tell who the blind spotters are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El diablo gringo Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I’ve got no issue with wearing badges except when I’ve : A. Left it at the hotel B. Lost it in the hotel parking lot. Still trying to figure out how that happened C. Blaming all of the above on Abe The Crippler and the scotch Gringo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 17 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: Some shooting ranges/clubs/matches have policies making it mandatory for competitors to wear identifying name tags/badges while in active shooting areas, as well as for meals, meetings, and other non-public events. Different colors have been used to distinguish them from guests and/or conventioneers who may have limited access to event functions. Outright refusal to display the appropriate identification could result in a competitor's removal from the shooting areas and possible DNFs/MDQ if not resolved. Well, then. that escalated quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 17 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: Some shooting ranges/clubs/matches have policies making it mandatory for competitors to wear identifying name tags/badges while in active shooting areas, as well as for meals, meetings, and other non-public events. Different colors have been used to distinguish them from guests and/or conventioneers who may have limited access to event functions. Outright refusal to display the appropriate identification could result in a competitor's removal from the shooting areas and possible DNFs/MDQ if not resolved. Simple enough, fair enough. Just like the places here in Montana that have No Guns signs. I just don't patronize them and go elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Rip Snorter said: Simple enough, fair enough. Just like the places here in Montana that have No Guns signs. I just don't patronize them and go elsewhere. Yes, wearing a name badge at a voluntary participation event is EXACTLY the same as patronizing anti gun businesses. And you know, (whispering), the Democrats put tracking chips and hormones in the name badges that migrate into your bloodstream. Which eventually cause you to become a liberal and begin to transition. You have figured out the secrets to the SASS shooting events and conspiracy. Make sure you line your cowboy hat with tinfoil so the Lizard people can't read your mind and realize you're on to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapshot Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 3:32 PM, Singin' Sue 71615 said: Need a face palm emoji! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geronimo Jim SASS # 21775 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 A real pet peeve of mine! At EOT last years, saw a number of shooters I know and have shot with but had not seen them for a year or two ....or three. It sure would have been nice if their name was big enough to see. But it was not to be. All kinds of other information on the name tag and name just too small to see. After all, it is a NAME tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I posted a response, mild, and it vanished. I'll blame that on a new computer I haven't completely figured out. Since for whatever reason that is gone, I reported a personal insult. I'm interested to see what happens, since the offender obviously supports the "party line". Really irrelevant since I'm not fond of crowds and have no plans to attend big matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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