Some of the best players that I've heard in Weiser are contest fiddlers who are judged accordingly. Many well known professionals have passed though Weiser and other state and national contests in their early careers like Byron Berline, Herman Johnson, Marc O'Connor, Darol Anger to name just a few. They had to work hard to perform at that level. Practice and natural ability makes perfect or pretty damn close and exposure to other high level players makes you want to practice more. Keep working hard Nick and don't beat yourself up.