Startingover Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I have only been shooting for about one year after taking 25 ish years off. But I now shoot 6 times a month (Was 7, but it's just too much ammo) The 1st Sunday - USPSA The 2nd Tuesday - action pistol league The 3rd Tuesday - tactical carry The 4th Tuesday - 2 gun The 3rd Wednesday - steel plate races The 2nd Thursday - regular steel shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpYoursPal Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I like doing a lot of matches since I don’t really have too many other places to shoot. I’m doing three this week, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmanick Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) Just started this month (just joined USPSA and shot my first matches) but for the next 4 months schedules I have minimum 2-4 a month. if personal time allows I can easily shoot 2 a week for the next few months. Edited May 13, 2018 by kmanick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasteslikechicken Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I have been shooting USPSA and 2/3 gun for about a year now. I was hitting 3-4 matches a month and felt like I was making good progress until I started building a new home. Now I am down to about 1 per month. Can’t wait to get back to previous levels. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkten Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Just one IDPA match a month, if I'm off work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjbe Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 1-3 each month. Trying to get my 9 year old son interested so shooting can be family time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjones6686 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I try to do 3 local matches a month. The 3 matches I like to shoot are all about a hour to a hour and a fifteen miunte drive for me. The one weekend a month I don't shoot a match is because the clubs that host the match are 2 to 3 hours away. They club that is 3 hours away is lucky to have 30 people show up. The club that is 2 hours away usually had 90+ people show up and takes forever to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpolk Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I try to make a match every weekend so usually three or four a month. I shoot USPSA, steel challenge, and GSSF so usually there isn’t a problem finding s match around me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog317 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Shoot both IDPA and USPA. Recently divorced ( not because of shooting Ha Ha) so I embraced my new Freedom and shoot a match just about every weekend. Pretty lucky in my area, have a pretty good selection of both IDPA and USPSA matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdfwguy Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 1-2 per month, I just don't time on the weekends to do much more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belus Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I rejoined USPSA in the beginning of November last year after a six or seven year break. I've shot 46 matches in the meantime so that's not quite 6 per month. Total stage time was 1 hour 12 minutes with ~4700 rounds fired. My classification improved 12% in the same time period. Thinking of this another way: Regular dry fire (15min/day) can earn you a whole year's worth of gun handling experience in just one week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koteris Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 2 per month right now because of the long summer days and a local range that does a really nice 6-stage, Tuesday afternoon/evening match that fits my schedule perfectly. Probably just 1 per month during the rest of the year....mostly just because of my work schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve8140 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 3-4 per month. Those are mostly Idpa, some USPSA and 3 gun is only one match every 2-3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beginnersonly Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 2/22/2016 at 12:36 PM, pointerman1967 said: On average 1.5 per month. Kids need my time so I can't just indulge in my hobbies liberally. I heard that! I have 2 little rascals , I go maybe twice a month and Im fortunate enough that the matches are only an hour away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalle2491 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 i try to shoot atleast 4-5 matches a month. thats steel challenge, IDPA, and USPSA combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrosario Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 4-5 one match every weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbRex Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Mainly USPSA about 1-2 local matches a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredderTactical Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I've been shooting USPSA fairly serious for past 22 months. In 2017 I was trying to shoot 1-2 matches per month but ran into some medical problems with my eyes (dry-eye syndrome, plus allergies that impacted my vision) which forced me to cease all shooting activity for 3-4 months. Have been coming back strong in 2018, shooting 2 matches per month when my schedule allows. Started getting really serious trying to bump up to B class in Carry Optics, so in July I increased dry-firing to 30 minutes per day/6 days per week and increased local matches to 4 per month leading up to NC State Sectional match in mid-September. The increase in training and match activity came about after reading a couple of books about mastering the mental aspects of the shooting sports. After the State Sectional I may drop my pace down a notch or two to have some downtime and get ready for next year. Also, I have a training class scheduled in the fall with one of the top USPSA shooters to help me up my game a notch or two. So, in summary I think the number of matches you shoot will and should fluctuate over the course of a year depending on your goals, training, time available, medical issues, and other stuff that life throws your way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csailer Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I used to shoot about 3 locals a month. Just about a year ago I found that this was a waste of time to truly progress. I went to these matches to of course, have fun but I truly thought that I was improving by going to them. This past year I only shot on average one match a year (usually a major) I substituted this lack of matches with 3-4 practice sessions. This helped me immensely, reaching my shooting goals this summer. (make gm and win an area match) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPan Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I do 4 to 6 matches a month, try to dry fire most night and live fire practice at least once a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberTwo Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Every Thursday club match, once or twice a month level 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csailer Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Shooting a bunch of locals don't help too much after a point. I recommend for every 3 practice sessions shooting one match. (Something around that) Go train a bunch, then see the match improvements. Practice over everyyyyyything. And....of course go shoot majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattdf98 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 3-5 matches a month depending on scheduling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdk129 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 2/22/2016 at 1:15 AM, garbanzo said: Just wondering how many matches the average shooter attends each month. I currently go to a first saturday of the month match so only once a month, however, I'm planning to attend a weekly USPSA match in Norco. As of right now, the fiance seems okay with this but we'll see what happens in a few months/years... I shoot four to five pistol matches a month and two to three tactical shotgun matches. Looking at attending rimfire matches, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp88 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I shoot 1-2 per month. I was shooting a few more but it cut into my practice too much. Now I practice every weekend and shoot my local and work in a few majors. I found that 300 rounds of practice helps my shooting a lot more than a 5 stage local. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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