Scores from 12/16/2010

Many thanks & Season's Greetings!
I'd like to thank all of you for your patience - both on waiting for these scores and also for dealing with some of our changing formats this year.

Additionally, on behalf of Julie S., Tom P., Albert K., Jerry G. and I (Les), have a Merry Christmas - we hope to see you on the 30th for our "Eve of New Year's Eve" vs. shoot-off.

Scores and a Quick Discussion...
Scores and classifiers have been posted to USPSA. For some of you new folks who have signed up to USPSA, know that it'll take you 4 classifiers to get "ranked" and that they only update the USPSA database once a month, roughly around the 15th. So, if you check, you might not see something posted as of yet...

For those of you that haven't signed up with USPSA - please don't forget to do so: It is only ~$25.00 for an Associate Membership...

How USPSA calculates classifiers: Top shooters at larger matches post results for most of them and USPSA decides on a "maximum Hit Factor". From there, USPSA determines your class based on what % of that maximum Hit Factor you clinch:

Grand Master 95 to 100%
Master 85 to 94.9%
A 75 to 84.9%
B 60 to 74.9%
C 40 to 59.9%
D 2 to 40%

For some classifiers, the max HF is fairly low (like CM 03-08, "Madness"), but on others, it is quite high - like the one below. Keep in mind that each classifier is testing various skills - the one below tests relaxation while shooting, the ability to "rough-index" the firearm, and ability to reload.

Stage: 1  Can You Count
Place Name               Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
   1 Kxxxxx, Leslie     Production  100   0   7.71  12.9702
   2 Dxxxxx, Kerry      Limited     100   0  10.00  10.0000
   3 Oxxxxx, Robert     Single Stk   97   0   9.74   9.9589
   4 Pxxxxx, Tom        Production   92   0  10.00   9.2000
   5 Mxxxxx, Jay        Production   94   0  10.23   9.1887
   6 Bxxxxx, Dan        Production  100   0  11.82   8.4602
   7 Sxxxxx, John       Single Stk  100   0  12.41   8.0580
   8 Jxxxxx, Chris      Limited 10   99   0  13.88   7.1326
   9 Nxxxxx, Ed         Production  100   0  14.12   7.0822
  10 Rxxxxx, Kenneth    Single Stk   96   0  13.63   7.0433
  11 Mxxxxx, Tom        Production  100   0  14.33   6.9784
  12 Dxxxxx, Eric       Production  100   0  15.28   6.5445
  13 Sxxxxx, John       Limited 10  100   0  15.60   6.4103
  14 Lxxxxx, James      Production  100  10  14.20   6.3380
  15 Gxxxxx, Jerry      Limited 10  100   0  16.03   6.2383
  16 Gxxxxx, Lynn       Limited 10   96   0  16.37   5.8644
  17 Sxxxxx, John       Single Stk  100   0  20.45   4.8900
  18 Txxxxx, Dave       Limited 10  100   0  20.50   4.8780
  19 Mxxxxx, Fred       Limited      96  10  19.03   4.5192
  20 Txxxxx, RXXXXXXX   Limited 10   99   0  22.12   4.4756
  21 Cxxxxx, John       Production  100   0  23.62   4.2337
  22 Wxxxxx, Michael    Limited 10   98   0  25.44   3.8522
  23 Cxxxxx, Frank      Single Stk   88  30  60.90   0.9524

Stage: 2  Virginia, get my gun!
Place Name               Division    Pts  Pen Time   Hit Fact
   1 Kxxxxx, Leslie     Production   60   0  14.26   4.2076
   2 Mxxxxx, Fred       Limited      58   0  16.47   3.5216
   3 Oxxxxx, Robert     Single Stk   60   0  17.28   3.4722
   4 Mxxxxx, Jay        Production   60   0  19.37   3.0976
   5 Bxxxxx, Dan        Production   60   0  20.37   2.9455
   6 Gxxxxx, Jerry      Limited 10   60   0  24.14   2.4855
   7 Dxxxxx, Kerry      Limited      50  20  17.22   1.7422
   8 Gxxxxx, Lynn       Limited 10   53  10  26.69   1.6111
   9 Nxxxxx, Ed         Production   50  20  22.57   1.3292
  10 Mxxxxx, Tom        Production   48  20  22.27   1.2573
  11 Cxxxxx, Frank      Single Stk   50  20  27.23   1.1017
  12 Txxxxx, Dave       Limited 10   48  20  25.95   1.0790
  13 Pxxxxx, Tom        Production   50  30  22.97   0.8707
  14 Sxxxxx, John       Limited 10   45  30  17.37   0.8636
  15 Sxxxxx, John       Single Stk   45  30  18.39   0.8157
  16 Cxxxxx, John       Production   40  20  26.11   0.7660
  17 Rxxxxx, Kenneth    Single Stk   44  30  21.73   0.6443
  18 Txxxxx, RXXXXXXX   Limited 10   44  30  26.03   0.5378
  19 Wxxxxx, Michael    Limited 10   35  50  25.67   0.0000
 Tie Jxxxxx, Chris      Limited 10   35  50  21.73   0.0000
 Tie Sxxxxx, John       Single Stk   40  40  22.42   0.0000
 Tie Lxxxxx, James      Production   33  50  19.50   0.0000
 Tie Dxxxxx, Eric       Production   33  50  21.69   0.0000