Competition Progress (open thread)

[sheperd80]

I thought I'd start an ongoing thread to monitor my progress in uspsa/idpa competition. I'm just getting started so obviously my match results arent the most impressive.

I'll be linking scoresheets to all my uspsa matches good or bad. The idpa scoresheets get emailed to me and i cant figure out how to link them here. Maybe ill just cut n paste them and youll just have to take my word for it. Feel free to comment, advise, criticize or whatever floats your boat.

If anyone else wants to hijack this and post their scoresheets as well be my guest.

Im Ryan Smith for anyone who is interested in viewing the scores.

Shooting ssp/production M&P 9mm.

[sheperd80]

Heres the first match i did of any kind. 1st in ssp unclassified, 5th overall. I was pleasantly suprised. I managed to keep my cool for the most part but shot a little too fast and lost points. Had one catastrophic malfunction (didnt seat mag good enough) which cost me a couple seconds but otherwise the match went smoothly.

Fresno IDPA

June 8, 2012
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Specific Results: ** Ladies **Most Accurate **Stage Details

***** High Lady: **Katherine Spolsdoff*** SSP - Sharpshooter 70.21 (9)
***** High Law Enforcement: *Donald Margullis*** SSP - Unclassified 114.52 (19)
***** Most Accurate: * Katherine Spolsdoff*** SSP - Sharpshooter 70.21 (9)

Numbers in (parenthesis) are target points down
Bold scores are stage winners


Place
* Name *
* Match Score * Mississipp
* Stage 1 * Tom Deligh
* Stage 2 * Gear Shift
* Stage 3 * 38 deliver
* Stage 4 *

CDP*** Sharpshooter

1Allison Spolsdoff 94.83 (9) * 44.08(1) 30.50(4) 3.82(0) 16.43(4)

CDP*** Unclassified

1Joel Mevis 94.58 (41) 38.54(16) 32.09(15) 8.47(6) 15.48(4) 2Dennis Bradford 161.90 (49) 46.88(22) 41.15(10) 9.30(3) 64.57(14)

ESP*** Sharpshooter

1Randall Priester 73.38 (30) 24.89(15) 23.13(5) 5.42(3) 19.94(7)

ESP*** Marksman

1Allan Abrea 71.89 (29) 28.62(14) 24.24(10) 4.42(1) 14.61(4)

ESP*** Novice

1Joe Fish Sr. 109.27 (33) 47.98(20) 30.27(6) 12.44(3) 18.58(4)

ESP*** Unclassified

1Noah Priester 75.39 (12) 30.66(4) 23.79(2) 6.25(4) 14.69(2)

SSP*** Sharpshooter

1Katherine Spolsdoff 70.21 (9) * 23.61(6) 26.31(1) 5.14(1) 15.15(1)

SSP*** Marksman

1Randy Finfrock 79.94 (15) 28.17(10) 27.75(2) 5.97(0) 18.05(3) 2Geroge Mochizuki 117.18 (21) 42.63(10) 45.04(9) 7.93(1) 21.58(1) 3Steve Guertin 119.88 (42) 43.09(20) 42.60(16) 9.61(1) 24.58(5)

SSP*** Novice

1Jason Cline 98.10 (25) 38.19(17) 26.77(3) 10.63(0) 22.51(5) 2Joey Greenberg 129.06 (28) 38.43(11) 51.78(14) 9.52(0) 29.33(3) 3James W. Cline 135.57 (22) 58.14(20) 41.56(2) 6.42(0) 29.45(0)

SSP*** Unclassified

1Ryan Smith 79.12 (26) 25.59(8) 29.78(15) 5.52(1) 18.23(2) 2Brian Lum 81.83 (55) 31.13(31) 22.84(11) 6.47(5) 21.39(8) 3Sheldon Kong 83.93 (43) 26.87(21) 33.13(15) 6.34(1) 17.59(6) 4Mark Heller 89.97 (21) 30.30(9) 29.14(4) 7.87(1) 22.66(7) 5Kevin Kwok 91.67 (24) 38.12(13) 29.75(9) 7.62(1) 16.18(1) 6Dan Encinas 98.06 (28) 33.27(7) 30.56(1) 7.41(3) 26.82(17) 7Shawn Lovelace 98.31 (41) 41.72(28) 30.09(5) 5.84(2) 20.66(6) 8Thomas Moate 112.36 (18) 45.52(10) 32.14(3) 12.40(1) 22.30(4) 9Donald Stohl 114.26 (52) 45.12(27) 32.83(5) 6.56(2) 29.75(18) 10Donald Margullis 114.52 (19) 40.30(8) 37.16(5) 13.43(0) 23.63(6) 11John Harris 114.82 (34) 35.10(12) 39.07(7) 10.62(6) 30.03(9) 12Bud McDaniel 136.21 (20) 47.99(13) 42.99(4) 9.52(1) 35.71(2)

Stage Descriptions:

Stage 1 * - *** Mississippi Stage 3
Stage 2 * - *** Tom's Delight
Stage 3 * - *** Gear Shift
Stage 4 * - *** 38 Special Delivery


What i learned:

Watch the experts
Seat mag harder in practice even though empty mag goes in really easy
Practice tap'n'rack drills
Shoot only as fast as you can shoot zero's

[sheperd80]

Heres my first uspsa match. Lots of talented guys at this club and a really cool group to shoot with. I went way too fast for my skill level and ended up shooting lots of alpha charlies and even a few mikes. There was also a WHO stage which hurt me a bit and now ive added that to my practice regimen.

http://uspsa2.org/match_results/matc...20623&club=CCP


What i learned:

Slow down and shoot Alphas
1 sight picture, 1 shot
Practice SHO and WHO in dry and live drills
Clean mags between matches (air can works good)

[sheperd80]

Heres my next uspsa. Really cool stage design this time. There was prone shooting, a plate rack, lots of running, ducking, hosing close range targets etc.

Look at stage 1 for a good laugh. About 15 of us scored zero on that stage. There was a specific order u had to shoot 4 targets 6 times each. I mixed up the order and ended up getting 12 procedurals! Lol. But atleast i wasnt the only one. Also got a 180 warning so i need to work on keeping the gun forward during reloads. Could have been a DQ but the guy was cool about it.

My shooting was a little better this time but i still need to slow it down. My stage strategy, movement, and reloads are pretty solid for a noob but im shooting sloppy pairs and getting alpha charlies alot. Also had another malf due to not seating mag.

http://uspsa2.org/match_results/matc...20728&club=CCP

What i learned:

Slow down and shoot alphas! (i get excited when the timer goes)
Pay closer attention to the COF
Practice seating mag harder
More practice on tap'n'rack

[PPGMD]

You will always have issues seating the magazines. The ten round ban state magazines have very little give, as they are designed so that there is no way in hell you can insert 11 rounds.

Thus of us with standard capacity magazines, don't have that issue as we are downloading from the maximum capacity. And even at maximum capacity it might have more give because they don't have to be worried about someone sneaking in an extra round.

[sheperd80]

You will always have issues seating the magazines. The ten round ban state magazines have very little give, as they are designed so that there is no way in hell you can insert 11 rounds.

Thus of us with standard capacity magazines, don't have that issue as we are downloading from the maximum capacity. And even at maximum capacity it might have more give because they don't have to be worried about someone sneaking in an extra round.

Yeah i have both types of mags and the 10s are definitely harder. I modified the 10s a little to make it easier but its still tough. The other problem is that i practice with empty mags and they go in super easy.

[sheperd80]

Its been a busy couple of months but i finally got to another uspsa match this morning. Its the first time ive been able to use my warrens in a match and they were great. Fiber front black rear really is the way to go for outdoor matches.

Id say i did decent on 4 stages and shot a perfect score on 1 of them (all alphas). My time on that stage wasnt amazing but it was average compared to the rest of my squad so i think itll help my overall a bit.

I saw 3 different guys with open guns each have multiple jams today, and not a single production gun failure which is pretty typical at these matches. Its pretty sad to see these expert shooters with victory badges on their range bags, sponsor shirts, cleats and the whole 9 yards getting killed because their $3k gun wont run...

Edit: scoresheet is up
http://uspsa2.org/match_results/matc...20922&club=CCP

[sheperd80]

Double post

[Alaskapopo]

Its been a busy couple of months but i finally got to another uspsa match this morning. Its the first time ive been able to use my warrens in a match and they were great. Fiber front black rear really is the way to go for outdoor matches.

Id say i did decent on 4 stages and shot a perfect score on 1 of them (all alphas). My time on that stage wasnt amazing but it was average compared to the rest of my squad so i think itll help my overall a bit.

I saw 3 different guys with open guns each have multiple jams today, and not a single production gun failure which is pretty typical at these matches. Its pretty sad to see these expert shooters with victory badges on their range bags, sponsor shirts, cleats and the whole 9 yards getting killed because their $3k gun wont run...

Edit: scoresheet is up
http://uspsa2.org/match_results/matc...20922&club=CCP

My open and limited guns run well. In fact I shot a 6 stage classifier match yeasterday in both production and open and neither gun had an issue and I got moved up to B both divisions. Now I am B in everything but Revolver and Single stack. Will work on those now.
The only issue I have had with my open gun is when the big sticks mag spring gets weak and needs to be changed.
Pat

[sheperd80]

Congrats on reaching B! Im still 'U' lol.

Im sure lots of ppl have no problem with open guns but i sure see alot of jams and parts breakages. Do you have to do alot of maintenance and tweaking stuff to keep them running well?