Sunuva Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Great Job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerBU Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Congrats man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Thanks, everyone I can feel the love Mark - A6 is on the calendar for next year already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Sweet! You rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimel Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Way ta go Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newshooter Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Sweet!!! Congrats Dave, proud of ya man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbs007 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Good show! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3quartertime Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Ditto... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Shweet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlockSpeed31 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Way to go Dave! Looking forward to seeing you next year at A6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo radley Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Fantastic! Great job, Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidball Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Nicely done . . . congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Congrats Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm3gnr Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Dave, CONGRATULATIONS !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Huge. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Part of me feels like I should be making an acceptance speech or something.... You guys rock.... If I can do this, any one of you can, too. In terms of shooting skills, I'm nobody special - its just hard work, paying attention, asking for help, and taking action on what I'm told. That said - there's a couple of "thanks" I would like to make, just because.... When I came back into this game almost 2 1/2 years ago, I found this forum while I was out looking for the old IPSC mailing list. There's certainly a high level of skill on this forum (I mean, look who hosts it, after all) - but what I found was that the high level of mutual support and personal drive I saw in this folks on this forum has been a major inspiration for me. I get as much out of the new shooter getting his D card for the first time as I do out of one of my peers making GM. This community is amazing. I imagine I could've made GM without you guys - you didn't do the work for me, after all - but I wouldn't have wanted to do it that way. So, thanks I think many of you know that Matt Burkett has been a big part of my shooting. Matt was the first "big shooter" I had any real contact with. I met Matt via the IPSC list, and spent some time on the phone with him, ordered his book, and spent some time learning from there. Eventually, I managed to make a class - where I actually met him for the first time - and that's where it all began. I shot my first GM classifier at a match that weekend, and very quickly made A class. Master followed within the year. GM took a little while longer... but that was my fault Matt's support and help, and his uncanny ability to understand exactly where I'm at and what I need to hear has been crucial for me - I can't thank you enough for that support, buddy. My good buddy Bryan Williams (Bryan W) came back into this game about the same time I did, with about the same length of hiatus. We had a lot of common ground, in that regard, and have spent a lot of time chatting about the game. I'd like to say that I've given as much as I've gotten out of those conversations, but I know the truth His encouragement to go tackle the hard goals, and to be realistic about my own abilities (ie, that I wasn't recognizing what I really did already have), has helped me make some huge breakthroughs. The Austin crowd is populated with a ton of great people to know and shoot with. In particular, Chet Polo (DJPolo) and Roy Stedman (shred) have become friends of mine, and I'm proud to know them. Good peoples, them guys I haven't gotten to know Karl Rehn real well, yet, but he was kind enough to give me a place to practice when we lost our range last year. I appreciate that like I can't even tell you.... Rusty Kidd, in Atlanta, has built the machines I've achieved all of these goals with. His guns are solid, bad ass equipment. Bob Londrigan has become a friend of mine, as well - he also helped me with a place to practice last year, and has had me up since then, as well. We've squadded at a couple of big matches, now, too. Bob's perspectives on shooting the game at the top level have been very educational, and (whether he knows this or not) he's challenged me to discard dishonest appraisals of my performances, and unrealistic game plans on my stage breakdowns (or, at least, to know why I'm making a certain plan). That kind of growth is painful , but I look forward to more of it. Like my relationship with Bryan, I hope I can return what I've received at some point... She'll never read this unless I point it out to her, but my lovely wife Beth is my biggest fan and supporter. I'm extremely lucky to have her. She's stuck with me through some incredible stuff, and has been a far bigger rock in my life than I could've expected when I met her almost 17 years ago. Love you, baby Ok, enough of this stuff.... heh heh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Lest I forget - AustinMike came into this game about the time I came back to it... His help in running the local club, and just getting my *ss out there to setup and stuff has been irreplaceable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJPoLo Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Right on, Dave. Congrats! -Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Way to go Dave !!!!! Hop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Great Job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 WOW! ...!COOL!... It has been fun to watch you shoot, You have a great balance of what to share at the shoots. And you don't make me feel like I should ware that "Dunce" hat JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan W Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Very cool comments Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Im not surprised. Its nice to see hard work pay off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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