Unpopular as this is going to sound, you're not wrong. Match fees are currently rather cheap compared to other places. I pay forty bucks for a 4 stage (sanctioned) USPSA match at TMGN and NRA HQ. Would strongly recommend jacking it up to $20 and $30, with maybe $30 and $45 to shoot a second gun. This would also do more to encourage badge purchases.Incorporating some sort of additional fee?
Judging from what I saw at the match today, even if bay 1 was just a super simple stage like Five To Go, it would prove challenging for quite a number of shooters.