T1 Ammunition USPSA Championship Oct 21-22
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I enjoyed the match despite a pretty poor performance during which I zeroed two stages, I thought it had a good mix of accuracy required and hoser type stages, favoring the former. I can only recall one stage that really tested my ability to memorize each target and the engagement of it, which I am terrible at.
The only stage I really didn't like was the single popper, but I understand one of the guys involved in making the match happen really wanted it in there. No harm, just no interest for me. The standards stage just hammered home what I already know, I don't practice one handed.
If it comes back next year I'll probably be there if I'm still playing this USPSA thing, I don't know about staffing it though.
The only stage I really didn't like was the single popper, but I understand one of the guys involved in making the match happen really wanted it in there. No harm, just no interest for me. The standards stage just hammered home what I already know, I don't practice one handed.
If it comes back next year I'll probably be there if I'm still playing this USPSA thing, I don't know about staffing it though.
I wish all matches were like T1 was. Unfortunately by the time I realized what was going on it was too late for me. Expecting a HF led to a bunch of errors. I had more than twice as many misses as I’ve had at any other match not giving targets the respect required.
That being said, if all matches were like that we’d be much better as shooters.
That being said, if all matches were like that we’d be much better as shooters.
Blueridge
Reaping Knowledge
(Just to note, I appreciate the time and effort that was put into making this match. My perspective on the stages in the match are based on the mix of stages contained within the match. No one or two stages were the "deal breaker" of this match, but it was the mix of the whole that led to my conclusions. The comments below are in response to the question above, and may not explain things as well as I would like.)
The simple answer are stages 2, 3, 5, 6, & 11 after looking back at the match book.
Stages 1, 4, 7, 8, & 9 were "buffed up" to make them medium or long courses. Stage 10 was pretty much the only stage that seemed simply designed to just challenge the competitors.
Stages 2 & 3 were "speed" courses that were pushed back distance wise to slow the competitor down (unnecessarily). Stage 8 was created around as many eight shot arrays possible, which tends to favor higher capacity divisions (Limited, Open, Carry Optics, and PCC) to the detriment of the other four divisions. Stage 7 was almost similar and again tended towards the same divisions.
Some might think that my shooting Revolver Division "tainted" my view of the match. Looking at the match from the perspective of using half of the divisions (Production, Limited 10, Single Stack, or Revolver), I would not have felt much different.
There is a difference between a tough/challenging match, and what this one seemed to be designed to be IMO.
Your mileage may vary...
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