On Feb 15, 9:35*pm, "John Godfrey (QT)"
wrote:
The USA Competition Committee has issued a waiver for the 2012
Standard Class National contest that authorizes a limited use of
handicaps. The waiver and specifics can be found athttp://www.ssa.org/files/member/Waiver%20for%202012%20Standard%20Clas...

Hmm, I just read the waiver, and the maximum handicap allowed is 3.5%,
considerably more than the 2% handicap for standard class over 15m
under the old 'combined std/15m class rules for regionals. Not that
we should notice the 5000lb elephant in the room, but doesn't that
kind of indicate that it is time to simply fold the standard class
into the 15m class, with a 2-3% handicap?

TA