Back from USPSA Nationals!
Well I am back and I must say- it was an excellent experience & I learned so much!
Here is a video in the event my story is a bit too boring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7f08bR7i6cI made about one mistake a day I would like to have back. Interestingly each time, was when stages were paired together and as the shooter you went from one stage immediately to the next. I had a great squad- I was squadded with the US Border Patrol Shooting team and a handful of other guys. A really fun squad with some great competition.
For some of you not familiar- USPSA scores are calculated by your total points divided by time on a stage. Accuracy =higher points, but physical speed reduces time.
My game is to always win the points. If someone beats me by speed, so be it, but I try and outscore them. Sometimes it works, sometimes they get me.
At Nationals- everyone had exceptional speed and accuracy. I was definitely playing catch-up and trying to push where I could, resulting in mistakes I wouldn’t normally make.
Overall I finished 290 out of 400 shooters- which I am happy with- the other shooters were strong.
I think if things level out I will make it back with the goal of being in the top 50% next year.
Three days of hard running USPSA is tough. Every stage at Nationals would be the craziest stage at any club match.
There was a stage the targets were so far out it was being scored by RO’s on a golf cart. Lots of moving targets too.
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Awesome wow, now let us know about the next match 3 -
Nice job Dave.
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Sounds like you did well and had a great time. In my youth I shot a little PPC and that was hard enough without all the running and gunning. Bob 3 -
You are shooting with the wrong hand, that's giving the opposition a nice break. 
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Very impressive!! We now know who the forum USPSA expert is!!!!! 3 -
You did good against those other guys that probably shoot every day. 3 -
Thoughts on a forum sponsorship ? Pink sweatsuit for warming up? 3 -
Overdubbed with some Lion the Beast the Beat. I love it!!! 3 -
NICE!! Glad you did well. 3 -
BTW, very nice shooting and movement. You did amazing! 3 -
Thanks guys-
To put it in perspective- I was way out of my league-which is what made it so cool! some of those I shot against:
Team Glock
Team Sig
CZ Factory team
Walther factory team
USMC shooting team
Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU)
US Border Patrol Shooting Team
Homeland Security shooting team
JJ Racazza
Frank Proctor
Max Michel
And so many others- everywhere you looked there was a famous shooter or someone at the top of their game.
I want to go back next year and try to really make a run at them.
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That's some tough competition, and that says a lot about your skills!
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Awesome.
Question are you allowed to step out of the red box on the ground?
Also are you required to run the targets in a certain order?
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Awesome.
Question are you allowed to step out of the red box on the ground?
Also are you required to run the targets in a certain order?
You can step out of the red box, however you may not shoot with your feet on the ground outside of the red box.
In USPSA you may shoot targets in any order-there is no prescribed sequence-totally up to the individual, as a lefty I quite often shoot stages “backwards” from everyone else on the squad.
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Warbirds said:Awesome.
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In USPSA you may shoot targets in any order-there is no prescribed sequence-totally up to the individual, as a lefty I quite often shoot stages “backwards” from everyone else on the squad.
Thanks.
I shot some informal combat shoots, 10-15 years ago. Been awhile.
Cowboy Action requires you to shoot in a certain order which I find somewhat annoying. I'll figure it out eventually.
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You're shootin' with some pretty talented folks, Dave!
I watched a video the other day of Christian Sailor at the Area 1 match. Holy Cow!!! That kid is unreal!!
I've done a lot of IDPA/Defensive Pistol matches but only one USPSA match and it was a night shoot. It was a bit overwhelming to say the least.
How many rounds did you go through at the match?3
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