stein Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I'm considering doing some traveling this year to make some larger USPSA matches. What's everyone's opinion on shooting sectional and area matches outside of your area? Is it more appropriate to leave the slots for the local shooters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Heck no! If the locals want to shoot they can sign up just like everybody else. Most of the guys who shoot a lot of majors will sign up early enough to get in to as many as they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLM Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Sign up, squad up! I try to shoot 3 Area matches 4 to 5 Section matches a year. Hey, wait a minute! Yea, yea, leave the slots for the "locals". I'll have a better shot at getting a slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdphotoguy Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I'm currently signed up for one out of state sectional and will be signing up for another once they post the application. So if you ask me I see nothing wrong with out of state folks going to them and I don't mind them coming to the MS Classic, my new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 If the match administration think that to be an issue, they can manage that in a few ways. (opening the registration early for members of an Area or Section, for instance) So, I wouldn't worry about it at all. Most matches want higher participation numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeMartens Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I have traveled to an shot several areas, states etc. And I can tell you as the match director and section coordinator for Indiana I want as many people that want to come and shoot to come. We hosted 283 competitors from all over the US and a couple of Canadians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover0020 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I have traveled to an shot several areas, states etc. And I can tell you as the match director and section coordinator for Indiana I want as many people that want to come and shoot to come. We hosted 283 competitors from all over the US and a couple of Canadians I agree with Jake. I have shot his match the last two years, he and his staff do a wonderful job if you can get to Indiana it is a great match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Thats whats great about these matches you can shoot different areas and see different set ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBOpen Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 2010 High Desert Classic at Albuquerque was also the New Mexico Sectional. We had shooters from all 8 USPSA Areas, Germany and Canada. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegot38 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Shoot and enjoy. You will meet lots of great people by traveling around to matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I wish I had the time to travel further than I do for matches. If you can get to them...GO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Here's my take FWIW. The Area matches should be for the Area members. Not exclusivley, but if you live in the area you should have reasonable opportunity to get into your Area match. We've opened registration and guaranteed entry to Area members until a certain cutoff date, normally 4-5 months before the match. After that you're on your own. We've never had an issue before with overselling A1 so it really wasn't much of an issue. We've been doing A1 this way since around 2003 when I helped out with my first match. Basically we gave several months for the A1 members who wanted to go to send in their registration. After that we started accepting A2, A3 etc. members. While I think area members should be able to get in I also see the benefit of having shooters from outside the area in as well. It increases the level of competition and gets that big match feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) All of you are invited to come shoot the Western Pennsylvania Section Championship match this year! We don't care where you are from, come on down! The nice part about shooting different section or area matches is that you get a different type of match at every one. Shoot your own local clubs long enough and you get a good feel for what that club likes to do and how it works. Let that club do a section match and it is an expansion of what they may usually do, with the occasional wrinkle thrown in. But go to an entirely different section or area and you get a nice shooting challenge that may go beyond what you experience with your own. That, and you learn some things you can take back and apply to your own matches. Edited January 13, 2012 by vluc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegot38 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 All of you are invited to come shoot the Western Pennsylvania Section Championship match this year! We don't care where you are from, come on down! The nice part about shooting different section or area matches is that you get a different type of match at every one. Shoot your own local clubs long enough and you get a good feel for what that club likes to do and how it works. Let that club do a section match and it is an expansion of what they may usually do, with the occasional wrinkle thrown in. But go to an entirely different section or area and you get a nice shooting challenge that may go beyond what you experience with your own. That, and you learn some things you can take back and apply to your own matches. Do you have a date and location yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 All of you are invited to come shoot the Western Pennsylvania Section Championship match this year! We don't care where you are from, come on down! The nice part about shooting different section or area matches is that you get a different type of match at every one. Shoot your own local clubs long enough and you get a good feel for what that club likes to do and how it works. Let that club do a section match and it is an expansion of what they may usually do, with the occasional wrinkle thrown in. But go to an entirely different section or area and you get a nice shooting challenge that may go beyond what you experience with your own. That, and you learn some things you can take back and apply to your own matches. Do you have a date and location yet? Hollidaysburg, looking like June so we do not conflict with the Area match, but date is not set in stone yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I wish they would set a date now so I don't have to scramble for time off of work later on!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I wish they would set a date now so I don't have to scramble for time off of work later on!!!!!!!!! They are trying! Have to have the club meetings to see if the match conflicts with any other events at the facility, have to see what other majors may be going on so as to maximize attendance. Once we know, you will know! Patience young padawan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I wish they would set a date now so I don't have to scramble for time off of work later on!!!!!!!!! They are trying! Have to have the club meetings to see if the match conflicts with any other events at the facility, have to see what other majors may be going on so as to maximize attendance. Once we know, you will know! Patience young padawan.... Yes Jedi Knight...sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I have traveled to an shot several areas, states etc. And I can tell you as the match director and section coordinator for Indiana I want as many people that want to come and shoot to come. We hosted 283 competitors from all over the US and a couple of Canadians Not only do I shoot this match, I work it!! Best and largest attended State match several years running. Come and shoot this one. Everyone is welcome!! The more the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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