diff --git a/example/example_consumer.go b/example/example_consumer.go
index ac65ebf..a84eee5 100644
--- a/example/example_consumer.go
+++ b/example/example_consumer.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/smartystreets/go-disruptor"
 )
@@ -13,31 +12,26 @@
 	}
 }
 func consume1(reader *disruptor.Reader) {
-	started := time.Now()
+	// started := time.Now()
 
-	debug := make([]int64, 5)
-	debug = debug[0:]
-
+	fmt.Printf("\t\t\t\t\t[CONSUMER] Starting consumer...\n")
 	for {
 		sequence, remaining := reader.Receive()
 		if remaining >= 0 {
-			for remaining >= 0 {
+			fmt.Printf("\t\t\t\t\t[CONSUMER] Received messages starting at sequence %d, with %d messages remaining\n", sequence, remaining)
 
-				if sequence%ReportingFrequency == 0 {
-					finished := time.Now()
-					fmt.Println(sequence, finished.Sub(started))
-					started = time.Now()
-				}
+			for remaining >= 0 {
+				// if sequence%ReportingFrequency == 0 {
+				// 	finished := time.Now()
+				// 	fmt.Println(sequence, finished.Sub(started))
+				// 	started = time.Now()
+				// }
 
 				message := ringBuffer[sequence&RingMask]
+				fmt.Printf("\t\t\t\t\t[CONSUMER] Consuming sequence %d. Message Payload: %d\n", sequence, message)
 				if sequence != message {
-					for i := sequence - 5; i <= sequence; i++ {
-						debug = append(debug, ringBuffer[i&RingMask])
-					}
-
-					alert := fmt.Sprintf("Race Condition::Sequence: %d, Message %d\n", sequence, message)
+					alert := fmt.Sprintf("--------------\n\t\t\t\t\t[CONSUMER] ***Race Condition***::Sequence: %d, Message %d\n", sequence, message)
 					fmt.Println(alert)
-					fmt.Println("Partial Ring Buffer Snapshot:", debug)
 					panic(alert)
 				}
 
@@ -46,8 +40,16 @@
 				remaining--
 				sequence++
 			}
+
+			fmt.Println("\t\t\t\t\t[CONSUMER] All messages consumed, committing up to sequence ", sequence-1)
 			reader.Commit(sequence - 1)
 		} else {
+			if remaining == disruptor.Gating {
+				fmt.Println("\t\t\t\t\t[CONSUMER] Consumer gating at sequence", sequence)
+			} else if remaining == disruptor.Idling {
+				fmt.Println("\t\t\t\t\t[CONSUMER] Consumer idling at sequence", sequence)
+			}
+			//time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 10)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/example/example_producer.go b/example/example_producer.go
index 94b3095..9888d4f 100644
--- a/example/example_producer.go
+++ b/example/example_producer.go
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 package main
 
-import "github.com/smartystreets/go-disruptor"
+import (
+	"fmt"
 
-func publish(writer *disruptor.SharedWriter) {
+	"github.com/smartystreets/go-disruptor"
+)
+
+func publish(id int, writer *disruptor.SharedWriter) {
+
+	fmt.Printf("[PRODUCER %d] Starting producer...\n", id)
+
 	for {
-		sequence := writer.Reserve(ItemsToPublish)
-
-		if sequence != disruptor.Gating {
-			for lower := sequence - ItemsToPublish; lower < sequence; {
-				lower++
-				ringBuffer[(lower)&RingMask] = lower
-			}
-
+		if sequence := writer.Reserve(id, ItemsToPublish); sequence != disruptor.Gating {
+			fmt.Printf("[PRODUCER %d] Writing %d to slot %d\n", id, sequence, sequence)
+			ringBuffer[sequence&RingMask] = sequence
+			fmt.Printf("[PRODUCER %d] Committing sequence %d\n", id, sequence)
 			writer.Commit(sequence)
+		} else {
+			// fmt.Println("[PRODUCER] Gating")
+			//time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index c687b8b..81f813c 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 	MaxConsumersPerGroup = 1
 	MaxConsumerGroups    = 1
 	MaxProducers         = 2
-	ItemsToPublish       = 1
-	ReportingFrequency   = 1000000 * 10 // 1 million * N
-	RingSize             = 1024 * 16
+	ItemsToPublish       = 2
+	ReportingFrequency   = 10000 //1000000 * 10 // 1 million * N
+	RingSize             = 2
 	RingMask             = RingSize - 1
 )
 
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 }
 func startProducers(writer *disruptor.SharedWriter) {
 	for i := 0; i < MaxProducers-1; i++ {
-		go publish(writer)
+		go publish(i, writer)
 	}
 
-	publish(writer)
+	publish(MaxProducers-1, writer)
 }
 
 func startConsumerGroups(upstream disruptor.Barrier, writer *disruptor.Cursor) disruptor.Barrier {
diff --git a/reader.go b/reader.go
index 3570f00..50c6ceb 100644
--- a/reader.go
+++ b/reader.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package disruptor
 
+import "fmt"
+
 const (
 	Gating = -2
 	Idling = -3
@@ -24,12 +26,16 @@
 func (this *Reader) Receive() (int64, int64) {
 	next := this.readerCursor.Load() + 1
 	ready := this.upstreamBarrier.Load()
+	fmt.Printf("\t\t\t\t\t[READER] Next: %d, Ready: %d\n", next, ready)
 
 	if next <= ready {
+		fmt.Printf("\t\t\t\t\t[READER] Next Sequence: %d, Remaining: %d\n", next, ready-next)
 		return next, ready - next
-	} else if next <= this.writerCursor.Load() {
+	} else if gate := this.writerCursor.Load(); next <= gate {
+		fmt.Println("\t\t\t\t\t[READER] Gating at sequence:", gate)
 		return next, Gating
 	} else {
+		fmt.Println("\t\t\t\t\t[READER] Gating")
 		return next, Idling
 	}
 }
diff --git a/shared_writer.go b/shared_writer.go
index e235a60..e60b241 100644
--- a/shared_writer.go
+++ b/shared_writer.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package disruptor
 
-import "sync/atomic"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
+)
 
 type SharedWriter struct {
 	capacity    int64
@@ -24,23 +27,32 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func (this *SharedWriter) Reserve(count int64) int64 {
+func (this *SharedWriter) Reserve(id int, count int64) int64 {
 	for {
 		previous := this.reservation.Load()
 		next := previous + count
 		wrap := next - this.capacity
 
+		fmt.Printf("[WRITER %d] Previous: %d, Next: %d, Wrap: %d\n", id, previous, next, wrap)
+
 		if wrap > this.gate {
+			fmt.Printf("[WRITER %d] Previous gate: %d\n", id, this.gate)
 			min := this.upstream.Load()
 			if wrap > min {
+				fmt.Printf("[WRITER %d] New gate (need to wait more): %d\n", id, min)
 				return Gating
 			}
 
+			fmt.Printf("[WRITER %d] New gate (accepted): %d\n", id, min)
 			this.gate = min // doesn't matter which write wins, BUT will most likely need to be a Cursor
 		}
 
+		fmt.Printf("[WRITER %d] Updating reservation. Previous: %d, Next: %d\n", id, previous, next)
 		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&this.reservation.value, previous, next) {
+			fmt.Printf("[WRITER %d] CAS accepted\n", id)
 			return next
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("[WRITER] CAS failed, retrying\n", id)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/shared_writer_barrier.go b/shared_writer_barrier.go
index b9499d9..5d913c3 100644
--- a/shared_writer_barrier.go
+++ b/shared_writer_barrier.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package disruptor
 
-import "math"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+)
 
 type SharedWriterBarrier struct {
 	committed   []int32
@@ -30,11 +33,14 @@
 }
 
 func (this *SharedWriterBarrier) Load() int64 {
+
 	for sequence := this.reservation.Load(); sequence >= 0; sequence-- {
 		if this.committed[sequence&this.mask] == int32(sequence>>this.shift) {
+			fmt.Printf("[SHARED-WRITER-BARRIER] Barrier Sequence: %d\n", sequence)
 			return sequence
 		}
 	}
 
+	fmt.Printf("[SHARED-WRITER-BARRIER] Barrier Sequence: -1\n")
 	return InitialSequenceValue
 }