Great discussion on this topic. I'm curious what the perception of this new rule would be if all age division speeds were kept in place?? That probably gets rid of the safety aspect that has been brought up.
If B3, M1 or M2 skiers thought they could get more buoys at 34 than 36, go for it. I think that may be true for some of the middle of the pack people, but not many.
I also think it could add a lot of fun at tournaments. You could get a group of friends together from different ages, set a max speed of everyone's choosing, say 30 or something and go have a friendly competition of how short you can go. Who cares what the buoy count would be, just stay at 30 and compare your count at said line length.
The other area that I always think about is the poor kid trying to run 36mph 15off. That is a big hurdle to get over. Some never do. Some start at 32-22 , then 34-22, then 36-22, just so they can skip 36-15. I always really hated 36-15, it's a terrible pass.