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Perhaps there is also a difference in mindset. Most competitive archers will want to keep things moving; after all, it's difficult to maintain your focus when proceedings are constantly stopping and starting. Ther judges, bless them, are not competing. They probably have a more relaxed attitude, especially if they don't have too much aggravation to sort out.

Having said that, most judges will have been competitors in their time. Maybe they have forgotten what it's like?

The bottom line is - most judges are elderly former archers who no longer shoot but wish to maintain their involvement with the sport. Are we saying that if they can't run 100 metres in x seconds we don't want them? Because we certainly need judges, and if that's the case then the alternative is to tell active archers on a rota basis that they are not shooting in a particular tournament because it's their turn to be a judge. Fancy that scenario? No...I didn't think so.

Personally I'll go for the time limit. We do it in FITAs so what's the problem?
And as far as I'm concerned, if you're keen enough on your archery to travel to a tournament then you should also be keen enough to equip yourself with enough arrows. There should be enough time between ends to score, pull and maybe 30 seconds to retrieve any missed arrows in plain view. Arrow hunting should be done during a pre-arranged break in shooting. I also think that arrows should be registered at the start of a shoot and checked at the end - that way, nobody gets to leave a nasty little surprise on someone else's shared field...