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    SOs Shooting Sanctioned Match

    in IDPA Shooting

    Posted

    I have to agree with everything said here so far. I just recently got back from the World Championships where i was part of the setup crew and Stats Crew. I can tell you that after driving for 24 hours, setting up stages for 5 days and setting up the Stats shack I was exhausted by the time it was my turn to shoot. Did i have any advantage by setting up the stages? Heck no. We concentrate on setup, safety and asthetics so their is no time to "Game". you move on the the next task and i can tell you that by the end of each day i couldn't remember much of anythng i did except that for most of the day i was hot, sticky, wet thirsty and hungry.

    As far as cheating on score i have to tell you that if i caught someone doing that in the stats shack i would do everything in my power to get them kicked out of our sport. I Florida their were 6 of us scoring. we each touched an average of 3000 to 4000 score sheets. we do not have time to look at anything but the data. with an average of 8 key strokes per sheet we did an incredible job of keeping up and posting as fast as we did. Mike Critser and I also shot the match so we also made sure that we did not have anything to do with entering our own scores.

    I someone claims that SO's have an advantage i challenge their qualifications to make a statement like that. Walk in my shoes first.

    JMO

    YMMV

    DOUBLE TAP CHAMPIONSHIP 2010

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

    Posted

    Though i was fortunate enough to shoot on Friday, kuddos to those who braved the weekend!!

    Though the weather itself can not be controlled the mud can, 12 Bays = 12 loads of small limestone or similar aggregate = $4000 give or take. This would be an easy and somewhat inexspensive solution to the muddy bays. There were a lot of guns being shot at the match that were more exspensive than that! Just my thoughts.

    Thanks again for a great match!!

    Not quite...this would need to be done in layers with small and large aggregate to make a good bed. And remember that this will also compact and need to be added to periodically. The "MUD" will suck up this stuff pretty fast in my opinion but it is A solution. Just not sure if it is THE solution. During the Mmatch Robert mentioned that he was working on a solution to this very issue......Give him time.

    Match Finishes

    in IDPA Shooting

    Posted

    I guess what I am getting at here is that for whatever reason......some....shooters shoot a classifer way below their skills. Should we not have a specific rule in place to correct this. The only time I could see this happening is the above situation. A shooter wins his class....................BUT........................also would have one the higher class!!!!! Is this a true representation of a persons skills? did this person shoot Phenomally? maybe.....but still? The reason I bring this up is that I have seen this occurance more than once and I trust others have also. I guess we could look at the "no lower than 1 class" option again but it does not account for higher class "other discipline" shooters who rarely if ever shoot IDPA.

    I have a stake....and maybe a gripe....in this cuz it has happened to me personally twice. Maybe I am biased. You folks tell me if I am way off base here.....Thats why I bring it up.

    Match Finishes

    in IDPA Shooting

    Posted · Edited by doncannon

    What should be allowed when a competitor finishes in a class yet also beats every other competitor in the next class above? I have seen this happen a few times and it is usually a competitor who either seldom or never has competed at a sanctioned match before or rarely shoots IDPA. An example is a recent State match where a competitor beat the second place shooter in his class by about 34 seconds. My opinion is that the competitor should be raised in class at that match....i.e... the class winner in the class above and then bumped if there are enough competitors per IDPA rules.

    S&W Winter Match - seemed like lots of DQs

    in IDPA Shooting

    Posted

    If the match director was so familar with S&W revolvers, then he should know that all he has to do is pull the hammer back and look to see if the hammer block was is place, it's the little floppy thing between the hammer and frame. and not need and fancy equipment. My point being that if the tech inspection were not done properly, then the 2 DQ's for gip safeties should propably be overturned.

    The competators should have been told during the sign in, that all the safeties were going to be checked. On a side note of this, my 625 mountain gun that I do use for carry and shooting IDPA, does have the hammer block installed, as I would hate to have a savy lawyer come after me if I ever did have to use it.

    John; the Match Director is a Master Class Revo shooter. Nuf said. One of the Techs is also a revo shooter.......nuf said.

    S&W Winter Match - seemed like lots of DQs

    in IDPA Shooting

    Posted · Edited by doncannon

    I can only speak for myself but the stages were very good. I walked out at 1830hrs with 5 stages left and a 2.5hr ride ahead of me. I ride alone and I had been up since 4AM. Started 90 minutes late and the way the match was run caused delays like I have never seen before. I have only missed 2 of these matches since 1999 and will not go back.

    My 4" 625 will have a 5" barrel in 2 weeks. Anybody want to buy night sights, pm me

    You did not state what day or time you shot but as a working SO for this match I can clearly state that there was no chance to you were squaded on a morning squad and left at 1830 hours with 5 stages left to shoot. If you shot on Saturday, the day of a 2.5 hour delay from the AD, and left at 1830 i'm not sure how you still had 5 stages left as I am pretty sure that we were finished and back at the match hotel by 1915 hrs. Maybe I am remembering wrong. You also stated the the "Stages were very good"

    On another note, your sig says that you are both an RO and a SO instructor so you of all people understand the need for complete understanding of all Cof's by every competitor proir to actually "making ready" and shooting a stage. To give every competitor an equal and fair chance we made sure that there was complete and absolute understanding of our stage before any competitor started on the clock. With that we only had 2 instances where another squad showed up before our current squad was completed. And that was in 3 days of shooting.

    JMO

    YMMV

    2009 Oklahoma State IDPA.

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

    Posted · Edited by doncannon

    Can we join the Curt Nichols fan club at the match?

    Yes!!!!

    We are only making this exclusive offer available to a select few. If you act now, for 4 easy payments of only $49.95 we will allow you to be "Founding" members in this exclusive club. Remember we are only offering this 1 time offer to a select few (10,000) loyal patrons of Curt Nichols. And if you pay for your founding membership in cash, personally, to me, we will also include , for a short time only, The Authentic "Rare" Curt Nichols "Free the Pumpkins" Signature T-Shirt

    So act now before this offer passes you by.

    2009 Oklahoma State IDPA.

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

    Posted

    Here is some further info. included is map coordinants and Match Hotel info.

    Candlewood Suites Hotel

    11699 E 96th St N

    Owasso, OK 74055

    Make your reservation with the special “match rate” by calling 918-272-4334 and speaking with Reservations. Ask for the “US Shooting Academy” discount! Studios (single or double) are $85.99 plus tax, and One Bedroom Suites (with sleeper sofa) are $105.99-$119.99 plus tax.

    Driving Directions Link:

    <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=11699+E+96th+St+N,+Owasso,+OK+74055+(Candlewood+Suites)&daddr=6500+E+66th+St.+N,+Tulsa,+OK+74117+(US+Shooting+Academy)&hl=en&geocode=FanJKQIdUIhJ-iEBHXddQcD9YQ%3BCR15Cw16sPUwFe0fKQIdy4tI-iGNq7te9hTOpg&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=36.180562,-95.918198&sspn=0.283767,0.615234&ie=UTF8&z=13>

    THANK YOU, Curt! What else can I do for you? Please let me know!

    Katie Reed, Director of Sales & Marketing

    Candlewood Suites

    11699 E 96th St N; Owasso, OK 74055

    P - (918) 272-4334 x 406

    C - (918) 406-8237; F - (918) 272-4339

    Email: DOS@CWOwasso.com

    www.candlewoodsuites.com/owasso

    2009 IDPA Carolina Cup

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

    Posted

    Same set up as last year because it worked really well.

    Many of the best stages from the last 10 years at The Range will return. 16 stages and bring 250 rounds.

    Frank and company are still deciding on and fine tuning stages.

    http://users.gloryroad.net/~idpa/

    I understand that the "coffin" might appear this year.

    I can't wait. If you folks have never been to this match i gotta tell you that this was the best match that I attended all year. Frank and company really rolled out the welcome mat and took great care of all of us and even signed my card personally when I got bumped....

    Don

    2009 Oklahoma State IDPA.

    in Match Announcements - Pistol Only - USPSA, IPSC & Misc.

    Posted · Edited by doncannon

    Welcome to the 2009 Oklahoma State IDPA Championship. It will be held at the beautiful United States Shooting Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma, home of the 2009 IDPA Nationals. Shooters will enjoy 9 stages on Saturday and 4 stages Sunday morning for about 200 rounds. Match is limited to 110 competitors plus staff. Self Squading sign up Saturday A.M. Bug and Carbine side matches available during the event. Sign up at:

    www.usshootingacademy.com or www.idpa.com

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