Rowan Practical Shooters USPSA August 2017

Todays match was a deception on every stage. What looked easy, bit your butt. What appeared hard, wasnt. When you thought you could go fast, nope, not happening. When you thought you needed to slow down, you were probably right, but never did.

I tried to improve times, welp I did. Alot, however my hits, or lack there of, showed.
24th/ 82 overall. 5th/34 in Limited

Today was to see what needs work for next months State match. All in all, had a great time. Squad 4 was a great group of shooters, really pushing each other to better ends. Damn fine folks

And a big shout out the Rowan Wildlife Club, thanks an aweful lot for the matches every month

 
Today's match was intended to be more difficult going into sectionals. Also to use a few of the props to ensure they will hold up for sectionals.
 
Match was fun. Tougher than it looked and made you pay for being sloppy. Don't ask me how I know this....

Weather was brutal but squad 4 was the bomb! Shooting with a bunch of good peeps makes all the difference on a day like today.
 
So was it too hard? Too many tough shots? Maybe a hoser stage would have been welcome relief?

All my questions have reason. For those who don't know, I am now part of the 3 person match director for RPS. I am in charge of the stages. As this part of it is newer to me, I'm trying to get a feel for it. I want to have challenging stages but not so hard it sucks to shoot.
 
I heard quite a bit of positive feedback throughout the course of the day. A lot of people commenting that they weren't doing well, but no one saying this is too hard. I think when the stages can provide challenges for shooters that compete on a national level while still being fun for all to shoot, you've put on a good match.

Also, well done on the first match!
 
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Trigger_Pull said:
I heard quite a bit of positive feedback throughout the course of the day. A lot of people commenting that they weren't doing well, but no one saying this is too hard. I think when the stages can provide challenges for shooters that compete on a national level while still being fun for all to shoot, you've put on a good match.

Also, well done on the first match!
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Thank you
 
Wolffy said:
So was it too hard? Too many tough shots? Maybe a hoser stage would have been welcome relief?

All my questions have reason. For those who don't know, I am now part of the 3 person match director for RPS. I am in charge of the stages. As this part of it is newer to me, I'm trying to get a feel for it. I want to have challenging stages but not so hard it sucks to shoot.
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Was it too hard? Well, it was for me but I wish I could shoot it again today! This match really put a spotlight on the holes in my game and that is accuracy. I think I had 4 mikes and 8 no shoots for the match! I was absolutely frustrated with my performance but it gives me a goal that I need to achieve and several areas that need work. USPSA's motto is DVC which stands for ACCURACY, POWER,and SPEED. I was lacking in both accuracy and speed yesterday. I need to fix this in a very short amount of time. I personally loved the match for its difficulty and for its frustrating moments and would like to see more matches set up like this. It is way more fun to shoot the hoser stages but hoser stages are not a great test of skill. Yesterday's match was a great test of skill. Thanks for the work that you guys did.
 
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Well I did absolutely terrible, not that I usually do good. Had some vision issues when I needed it the most.

I don't think it was unreasonably hard. It was pretty enjoyable. Stages had multiple options, not all obvious and some minor that looked to have substantial impacts, the match had a decent mix of hard and open targets.

Movement seemed a little limited, no interest in a foot race but a little more spread out stage thrown in would be good imo.

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Very challenging match regarding raw accuracy, which is excellent. One shooters take:

Downs:
-Activators on stage 4, swinger and drop turner did not activate as they sat and had to be adjusted in order to drop (both lines were too long to activate targets). Also forward falling poppers (that use the hook and loop release mechanism) that have an activator line connected to the release mechanism seemed to be a recipe for reshoots.
-Seemed to be a lot of stand and shoot, movement and varied positions were limited. Keeping the targets on the downrange side relatively close is fine to make reset easier, you can still use the existing walls and barrels to make the shooting area larger and more diverse.

Ups:
-The partials with no-shoots and hardcover were awesome! This forced shooters to vary the shooting tempo based on target size and distance. Low HF stages are a blow to the ego, but I felt like I came away from the match with some really good insight into how my training should go during the coming weeks.
-Varied start positions. Table starts (both loaded and unloaded), hands relaxed at sides, hands above shoulders and a wobbly bridge start all in 6 stages was really cool to see.
-The classifier was perfect for the match, bunch of no-shoots were perfect for the style of match.
-Fun group to shoot with.
-The location used, with existing overhead cover and benches, is great.

Look forward to shooting the match again. The issues were minor and the match was fun overall.
 
I had a issue with the popper that activated the drop-turner on Stage 4. I hit that popper at 12 and 11 o'clock at it did not fall using 147g. 9mm at 135 PF. Calibration with 115 factory ammo dropped it. Damn. The end of the hook on that popper is longer than the others. I think between the cable and the longer hook end, the popper was not working properly. The squad before us have many reshoots due to range equipment failure.

BTW - I would be remiss if I did not say it was a very good match and Rowan runs one of the best matches in the area. Their facilities are the best I have seen for shooting a USPSA match. I wish we could do something nearly as good at CR&PC.
 
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Col. Mortimer said:
I had a issue with the popper that activated the drop-turner on Stage 4. I hit that popper at 12 and 11 o'clock at it did not fall using 147g. 9mm at 135 PF. Calibration with 115 factory ammo dropped it. Damn. The end of the hook on that popper is longer than the others. I think between the cable and the longer hook end, the popper was not working properly. The squad before us have many reshoots due to range equipment failure.
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That was a learning experience. We will have that fixed before it is used again.

My question to you all -
At what point would you go and find a MD to have it fixed?
 
As previously mentioned, my performance was down right embarrassing. I will never be fast, but dadgumit I don't have 3 Mikes and 4 No Shoots at day's end! That is 100% my fault for having not put the work in. I didn't deserve to finish any better than I did and quite frankly deserved to be lower than I was! I would have loved to have shot this match in April when I had time to put in the practice! The stages of this match heavily favored my strong points. I simply failed to take advantage of it. Accuracy has and will always be my game. I take great pride in my ability to hit where I'm aiming the vast majority of the time. Hence the disappointment in my scores yesterday. Once again, my fault.

With that said, I think the match was great! I think we should set up the exact same stages in November or December when my job slows down a bit and I can get back on my horse. ;)

Thanks as always for the work that is put into to making these things go. I seen several people yesterday morning upon my arrival that were already soaked with sweat due to the work they had put in to make this match not only happen, but to be the best damn match in the state! I'm proud to call you all my friends. The value of these matches is worth 10 times what my membership at RWC costs! Keep grinding guys, your efforts doesn't go unnoticed!
 
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