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  1. I guess we need to do away with the classic “El Prez”…….
  2. 4 DQ’s out of 50 shooters at a local match….,.some newbies, some experienced shooters…….all on the same stage. Breaking the 180 is always the shooters fault……but poor course design can exacerbate the situation.
  3. It is good to practice this, but I have never seen or shot a stage where a week hand reload would be required in a Uspsa course of fire. It is my understanding that once the weak hand is required the strong hand cannot be employed, in any fashion. Am I wrong? I cannot conceive of such a requirement in a Uspsa COF.
  4. I just resumed competing in Uspsa matches after a 14 year layoff. A great deal has changed in that time. I welcome the new divisions and it appears that participation is up…..at least where I shoot. I am undecided about practice score. I miss having my paper copy. I have noticed two trends that are a little disturbing. I shoot at three different clubs and the trend seems to be prevalent at all three. 1. At every match I have shot there is at least one stage where the shooter, at some point, had to retreat up range to engage targets. Yes, it can be done safely, but in course design, it was, in the past,I’ll advised (….it simply increased the odds of a shooter Breaking the 180). This type of course design is common place now (along with placing targets at 175 degrees to the 180). I have seen a good number of new and experienced shooters lose focus and DQ. The experienced shooter will learn from their error and come back another day better for it. The newbie, I fear not. This type of course design, IMHO, should be highly discouraged at level one matches. I hope it is at the majority of clubs in the U S. 2: The other trend I noticed is that targets are scored and taped before the shooter or the RO have a chance to see them. This seems to be done with the desire to move the squads through a stage faster. I’m sorry but this goes against my better judgement. Some clubs don’t even require the shooter to approve their score. I hope some members of this forum respond with their experiences and opinions. That being said, it’s good to be back!
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