The USAG MAG Bonus System - Does it make sense?

Link to USAG document There are two questions here: is the system working, and does it make sense? Let me say that USAG is transparent about the bonus. In the past, they were not. There was no table, and the bonus wasn’t reported in the final score. I don’t like the bonus system, but I’m not a coach or a gymnast and am not in a position to judge how well it works for development and motivation. As…