Some videos of me and my squad shooting The Carolina Cup 2014. https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...52364305823553
We had great weather, although it was really muggy/wet on Saturday from the rain on Sat night.
18 stages over two days.
Interesting facts and comments:
- The guy who was SSP Champion (SSP Master) has never shot USPSA, and lamented he would have liked to go up against Vogel (Vogel had a money-making training event)
- Scott Warren, Morgan Allen and Brandon Wright all shot the match;
- There was only .5sec difference in time between the ESP Champion and SSP Champion;
- There were enough SSR revolver shooters for one guy to get a match bump to Expert;
- The largest Div/Class was SSP Sharpshooter;
- The fastest time was about 223s, the slowest was over 500s, average around 330 seconds.
- Most interesting stage: shooting with head upside down and targets right side up, laying on a decline table with feet at the top and head at bottom;
- Most uncomfortable stage: Shooting weak hand while retreating, then reloading from slide lock without moving your gun out of the weak hand;
- Stage needed the fastest shooting: At cash register, grab gun off counter underneath register and engage 3 moving and disappearing targets 2 shots each within 3 seconds.
- Toughest Shots: Shooting from the rear of a caravan through it's windows, through another set of car windows head shots 3 shots each at about 15 yards without hitting headrest or car metal;
- Most fun stage: Cash register stage and two simultaneous drop turners sitting from table.
- Local shooters came home with 1st Place SSR SS (and bump to Expert), 1st Place CDP SS (and bump to expert), Mike Haskin 3rd Place ESP SS (and match bump) and Darryl Swiggett 4th Place ESP SS.
- Me...lower third of SSP SS. Had way too many procedurals and shot too slow. Only 1 non-threat made me happy.
If you have never been to The Carolina Cup, you need to do it...at least once in your life. Oh, and don't forget about the southern hospitality and great NC barbecue. You will not regret it....even Grand Master's and Five Gun masters are humbled by the match.
Cody