fatdog
03-25-2023, 05:57 PM
We have about 200 members at one of my gun clubs but only about a dozen are active in our USPSA matches at present and the rest of our shooters come from the other clubs in the area.
But, we know we have a lot of new people who are interested but just a little intimidated by it for one reason or another, and we usually find this is simply because they don't understand it.
Every 3-5 years we run this class and it usually attracts a dozen students and turns half of them into USPSA competitors at some point.
Just sharing the formula if the concept fits somebody's scenario.
As we explain it:
When: Sunday, March 26th, 2023, 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Where: Heritage Rifle & Pistol club, pistol bays 1 & 3
Who may register and attend: Any HRPC member and their guest
Cost: $0.00, this is a free class, but registration before the event is required
How to register: email XXXXXXX and confirm
you are planning to attend, also let us know as soon as possible if
you register but need to drop out. We have a limited number of slots
available for this class.
Gear required:
Semi-automatic pistol, caliber 9x19mm or greater
At least 3 magazines
Belt holster for your specific gun, worn on your dominant side that
fully covers the trigger guard of the pistol
At least two belt mounted magazine carriers for your magazines, worn
on your non dominant side
The eye and ear protection always required for the range
Ammo: Minimum 50 but suggested 100 rounds.
Our goal for this class is to give you a good understanding of matches
and to make you fully prepared to shoot your first match.
We want to make your first match experience one where you arrive
comfortable and confident you know what you need to do and how it will
unfold.
What we will do during the class
Discuss the sport and familiarize you with the important rules of the
game, including all our safety procedures for a match
Discuss equipment and ammo choices, divisions in the sport, and scoring
Discuss the operating procedures of a match. We will spend time on
the range commands that are used, how you are required to respond to
these instructions by the range officer when it is your turn to shoot.
Discuss other elements of match etiquette, scoring, pasting and
helping in match operations that are expected of every competitor
Together participate in a stage “walk through” which is what we always
do as a group before shooting a stage to ensure we understand it and
have a plan for how to shoot that stage.
Stage demonstration, your instructors will shoot a small short
representative stage that has been set up specifically for the class
Debrief from the instructors on how they shot the stage, what
considerations they had in how they shot it, and any mistakes they
know they made in that demonstration, specifically in terms of
maximizing their score
You get to try it.
Each student will get one or more chances to
shoot the same demonstration stage under the close supervision of your
instructors
Q&A period for all students
Tear down the demonstration stage as a group and store it away, class dismissed.
This is our teaching stage
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But, we know we have a lot of new people who are interested but just a little intimidated by it for one reason or another, and we usually find this is simply because they don't understand it.
Every 3-5 years we run this class and it usually attracts a dozen students and turns half of them into USPSA competitors at some point.
Just sharing the formula if the concept fits somebody's scenario.
As we explain it:
When: Sunday, March 26th, 2023, 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Where: Heritage Rifle & Pistol club, pistol bays 1 & 3
Who may register and attend: Any HRPC member and their guest
Cost: $0.00, this is a free class, but registration before the event is required
How to register: email XXXXXXX and confirm
you are planning to attend, also let us know as soon as possible if
you register but need to drop out. We have a limited number of slots
available for this class.
Gear required:
Semi-automatic pistol, caliber 9x19mm or greater
At least 3 magazines
Belt holster for your specific gun, worn on your dominant side that
fully covers the trigger guard of the pistol
At least two belt mounted magazine carriers for your magazines, worn
on your non dominant side
The eye and ear protection always required for the range
Ammo: Minimum 50 but suggested 100 rounds.
Our goal for this class is to give you a good understanding of matches
and to make you fully prepared to shoot your first match.
We want to make your first match experience one where you arrive
comfortable and confident you know what you need to do and how it will
unfold.
What we will do during the class
Discuss the sport and familiarize you with the important rules of the
game, including all our safety procedures for a match
Discuss equipment and ammo choices, divisions in the sport, and scoring
Discuss the operating procedures of a match. We will spend time on
the range commands that are used, how you are required to respond to
these instructions by the range officer when it is your turn to shoot.
Discuss other elements of match etiquette, scoring, pasting and
helping in match operations that are expected of every competitor
Together participate in a stage “walk through” which is what we always
do as a group before shooting a stage to ensure we understand it and
have a plan for how to shoot that stage.
Stage demonstration, your instructors will shoot a small short
representative stage that has been set up specifically for the class
Debrief from the instructors on how they shot the stage, what
considerations they had in how they shot it, and any mistakes they
know they made in that demonstration, specifically in terms of
maximizing their score
You get to try it.
Each student will get one or more chances to
shoot the same demonstration stage under the close supervision of your
instructors
Q&A period for all students
Tear down the demonstration stage as a group and store it away, class dismissed.
This is our teaching stage
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