For the sake of the show. It allows the viewers who aren't familiar with the firearms being used to learn something from the experts. These guys would get their practice in and perform the same with or without the expert being there and telling them who did the best in practice.
Zondfolge said:
So that shooters that don't already have a technique on a given competition can learn. You'll note that Jay listened carefully to the tomahawk thrower.
Also note that some of the competitors have never seen some of the particular weapons used, like the upcoming Barret rifle, and are better served (safer, even) with an expert teaching them how to manipulate that specific weapon.I remember picking up my friend's FAL for the first time, and almost lost a finger when I accidentally hit the bolt release (don't ask me how
) while having my finger in a poor position-- one sentence from someone familiar with the weapon can avoid all kinds of scenarios like that.
Additionally, the "experts" often seem to provide rudimentary advice on how to prepare for the challenges. Hopefully the "work on your reloads and transitions" isn't really needed at this point in the season, but I'd imagine at the beginning it was helpful to the competitors.
On the Jay thing: he surprises me, but I think it's all about a complete lack of pressure. He's even said it, that he already considers it a victory for himself to even be standing there with the top class shooters, so there is no pressure on him when he goes up against them. He knows they're great shooters, and to lose to them fairly would not be embarrassing in the least.
Jay is probably at least somewhat annoying in real life, but I sense that he's mostly just the victim of careful drama-inducing editing. George, on the other hand.....
