Shortening to 10.75, 10.25, 10.00, and then 9.75 wouldn’t cause the tournament to last longer. By the way, I’ve not seen anyone suggest adding 10.50. Nate would have a shot at running 10.00 I think but it would be rare. I would think the average score at 9.75 is 1 buoy. I’ve seen a lot of zeros and very little past 1 ball. The boat is going to finish the pass anyway so no extra time at 10.00 with maybe a couple more outlandish buoys to enjoy watching. If someone were to every run 10.00, I think that would be extremely entraining plus the “impossible” shot at 9.25 as a bonus. As far as too many passes, watch it after the tournament and skip all you want. I enjoy watching every single pass starting at 13 meters. Remember, these athletes are performing at a level comparable to any sport out there and mostly for the love of the sport, not for you or big cash prizes. Let them get their bearings with a couple of warmup passes, at least for the first round of the day. If the top 10 were making between 1-10 million a year like some sports then yes, make the pro tournaments strictly for the spectators. For free, we’re getting to watch the very best in the world do what we love at the highest level. By the way, no one is even close to Nate in understanding how much harder 9.75 is than 10.25 and he says it’s like going from 13.00 to 10.25! Imagine all the whining there would be among skiers if the rope went from 13.00 to 10.25, and rightfully so. That would be dumb, and so is going from 10.25 to 9.75 only to drop the shortenings to .25 meter every shorting after 9.75.