Not sure if I like the new scoring. Higher point values means less action and more stalling. 5 TD/moves = 10pts vs 3 TD/moves = 9pts. Looks like less action to me.
NEW: For your 3 takedowns you receive 9 points, if you choose to cut your opponent for each of those takedown, they get 3 points. 6 point gap for just 3 takedowns.
- Old: For your 3 takedowns you receive 6 points, if you choose to cut your opponent for each of those takedowns, they get 3 points. 3 point gap for your 3 takedowns.
OLD: For your 5 takedowns resulting in 10 points, again if you choose to cut your opponent, they get 5 points total.
- New: For your 5 takedowns, you receive 15 points, if you choose to cut your opponent for each takedown, they get 5 points total. For the same effort, you will now have a 10 point gap as opposed to just 5. With one more takedown, you'll have a 13 point gap and you're just a 2 point turn away from a tech. They escape? You're still just 1 takedown from a tech at that point.
A competitor's ability to fight back into matches is something else to consider. The point scoring adjustments is a win I think for anyone with a largely attacking mentality. I worry a tad about the one point in-bounds, but that is more about being able to utilize the rule properly due to spacing issues, as opposed to the rule creating some kind of safety issue, or creating more ambiguity. Im not an official, but I think like others have said the rule change could help them make more clear calls.