T is correct, after 12 events at the outside, everybody's pretty much sorted out in pretty much the same general ranking they had the season before, unless they got adventurous and moved up a level or two. but hope springs eternal. you know: "if only we could start fresh, i swear i won't be swinging for the fences all the time"...riiight.
i voted for five months because asymetrical 20 or 21 week seasons would never start or end in the same months each year. it's long enough for the stats, flights, and rankings to be convincingly set in concrete, yet just short enough to avoid drawing a growing chorus of the inevitable whining to reset.
shorter seasons, even with an aging rule, would allow some players to skip tough events and work the short clock. in a 12 week (three month season), a player could maintain a ranking by completing only six events. not much of a test. lw
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