Happy New Year!!
2011 was a breakout year for the club in regards to attendance, quality of stages and the smoothness with which we're able to run ever-increasing crowds of folks through.
That said, there will be some significant changes made to the way in which matches are coordinated!
1.) We are only going to accept pre-registered folks through EventBrite. The match fee will remain $15.00 and we will cap at 24 competitors (Three match directors are necessary and will be squadded/handled ahead of time.)
2.) If you aren't a USPSA member, we will extend you a courtesy of 2 matches to try it out. After that, you must have a USPSA number in order to shoot. Sign up here. It is $20.00 for an associate membership.
3.) If you register, but do not show, there are no refunds. I'm sorry - part of our goal is to simplify the paperwork and a refund policy is not feasible.
4.) We will no longer accept walk-ins. If you show up with $15.00, I will be forced to turn you away.
5.) Tickets will go on sales the Monday before a match at 8 AM and end at 8PM on the Wednesday before the match... You are limited to 3 ticket purchases.
6.) Please, do not park at the Vet Clinic. Do not block the vet clinic rear-lot access!!
You can park in front of the welding shop, and along the west side of the welding building. Do not block the house next to the welding shop. Please leave some spaces for the "House of Glass" folks who are also trying to run a business.
On to fun things!
Congrats to Kerry Dean - winner of the vs. match. Congrats to Emil K. for taking second and winning the alternate bracket! Both winners received a $15.00 off coupon for Optics Planet and a 10% off ammo at HP!
Second place winners were Jay Carillo and, that chump, Les Kismartoni! JC walked away with a 10% off ammo at HP coupon. Les got a headache for his efforts.
Lastly, I'm sorry to have sent one of our newer competitors home last night - I hate turning people away, but with 38 people, it was going to be impossible to keep sanity... Also if I managed to bark at anyone, please know that I luv you all and was just trying to determine the best way to navigate the troubled waters... (Sorry GerryD...)
That said we got through the match pretty smoothly and managed to get some video!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Man-vs-Man Steel Elimination.
Here's how it works:
As folks show up, they get a warm-up match, then we start to put people in the Double Elimination bracket. People will shoot a minimum of 3 times.
After that, we'll do a grudge match: call out another guy, and run the stage - additionally, you can call out variations like
1.) Need a reload before hitting the falling plates
2.) Stepping into a box before hitting the falling plates
3.) Straight-up, no reload, no step.
4.) Start facing uprange
5.) etc.
We'll do that until it is time to pickup and get gone...
As folks show up, they get a warm-up match, then we start to put people in the Double Elimination bracket. People will shoot a minimum of 3 times.
After that, we'll do a grudge match: call out another guy, and run the stage - additionally, you can call out variations like
1.) Need a reload before hitting the falling plates
2.) Stepping into a box before hitting the falling plates
3.) Straight-up, no reload, no step.
4.) Start facing uprange
5.) etc.
We'll do that until it is time to pickup and get gone...
Problems Resolved: Scores for December 15, 2011
A belated Merry Christmas to all of you! I'm sorry that this has taken so long - part of fixing my machine was to re-format my drive and that managed to wipe out my copy of EZWin Score, the program that I use to score everything. After some hunting, I found an old copy of it and had to re-upgrade it to the current version.
Ok, so here goes:
A Quick Discussion About the Stages
Both stages merit some discussion - a bit of understanding how USPSA is scored can help here...
Fluffy's Revenge 2
The second stage, Fluffy's Revenge 2, is a simple speed shoot (well, except for revolvers). There are 8 shots, and if each shot is worth 5 points, that's a maximum of 40 points for the stage.
What is interesting is that there are a number of folks that shot maximum point values and still ranked low overall. This is because the Hit Factor is points divided by time. While a fast miss is inexcusable, shooting accurately, faster, will help a competitors overall standing.
USPSA is different from bullseye: shoot as fast as you can garner ~92% of the total possible stage points. Again, if you're shooting less than 92% of the points, consider taking more time to break your shots and if you're shooting above that, consider speeding up.
What can you do to speed up? Accept an imperfect, "flash", sight picture, especially at 7 yards.
Here is a primer on how to do it: http://www.shootingusa.com/PRO_TIPS/STRADER1-3/strader1-3.html
Tom's Columns
This was a 22 round stage, max points were 110. Whenever a stages has drop turners that allow for no-penalty missed shots, the stage can be approached in one of two ways:
1.) Shooting all of the shots for maximum points
2.) Excluding shots on the no-penalty turners.
So, essentially, the stage is either a 110 pt or 100 pts.
Which path to choose? Consider how much time it would take to shoot the extra shots (factor in if a reload is necessary, movement is necessary, etc...) and. If it requires significantly more time than it would take to complete the stages, consider skipping it.
For example, the drop-turner was pretty fast and the shots were risky due to the no-shoots in front. Most folks were throwing inconsistent hits on there too... It took the fastest shooters ~2-3 seconds additional time to complete the stage when they were hunting the turner (Bob and Kerry). I figured I could save time by getting GREAT hits on the other targets and skipping the turner...
This gamesmanship isn't for everyone, so your approach may be different, but since USPSA is still a game, it seemed to work here.
Ok, so here goes:
Stage: 1 Tom Columns
Place Name Division Pts Pen Time Hit Factz
1 Kismartoni, Leslie Production 94 0 19.60 4.7959
2 Dean, Kerry Production 101 0 23.58 4.2833
3 Oakes, Robert Production 90 0 21.79 4.1303
4 Minlos, Fred Limited 87 20 18.74 3.5752
5 Chomor, Andy Limited 10 104 0 30.38 3.4233
6 Burroughs, William Production 93 0 27.87 3.3369
7 Kozell, Emil Production 99 0 29.67 3.3367
8 Palmer, Tom Limited 10 90 10 24.53 3.2613
9 Nichols, Ed Production 93 0 28.64 3.2472
10 Jacobs, Chris Limited 10 95 0 30.62 3.1025
11 Blyakher, Mikhail Production 95 10 28.53 2.9793
12 Cotteleer, John Production 88 0 29.62 2.9710
13 Saarva, Rob Production 100 0 33.95 2.9455
14 Kozell, Chris Production 93 20 24.93 2.9282
15 Rotkvich, Joe Production 91 0 31.36 2.9018
16 Amici, Tony Production 102 0 35.53 2.8708
17 Regan, Herb Limited 94 20 26.17 2.8277
18 Garnand, Lynn Limited 10 91 10 30.81 2.6290
19 Ching, William Production 100 0 41.91 2.3861
20 Pace, Eric Production 98 10 39.67 2.2183
21 Jacobs, Kevin Production 94 0 42.55 2.2092
22 Hanson, Courtney Production 86 0 39.96 2.1522
23 Caba, Frank Single Stk 103 10 49.44 1.8811
24 Gardner, Jerry Revolver 94 0 50.41 1.8647
25 Fry, Michael Production 87 10 41.41 1.8595
26 Williams, Desmond Production 87 10 44.23 1.7409
27 Salzman, Marvin Production 97 10 50.28 1.7303
28 Combs, Matt Production 80 20 37.75 1.5894
29 Rosendorn, Josh Single Stk 85 30 34.94 1.5741
30 Doniger, Scott Single Stk 82 20 42.77 1.4496
31 Martin, Bob Production 79 20 49.57 1.1902
32 Ehrenfried, Jim Production 81 40 44.20 0.9276
Stage: 2 Fluffy's Revenge 2
Place Name Division Pts Pen Time Hit Fact
1 Kismartoni, Leslie Production 32 0 4.02 7.9602
2 Regan, Herb Limited 40 0 6.10 6.5574
3 Palmer, Tom Limited 10 39 0 6.11 6.3830
4 Hanson, Courtney Production 40 0 6.89 5.8055
5 Dean, Kerry Production 40 0 6.96 5.7471
6 Oakes, Robert Production 34 0 6.39 5.3208
7 Burroughs, William Production 32 0 6.15 5.2033
8 Minlos, Fred Limited 35 0 6.92 5.0578
9 Nichols, Ed Production 38 0 7.66 4.9608
10 Fry, Michael Production 36 0 7.47 4.8193
11 Blyakher, Mikhail Production 40 0 8.46 4.7281
12 Kozell, Chris Production 38 0 8.29 4.5838
13 Doniger, Scott Single Stk 34 0 7.47 4.5515
14 Kozell, Emil Production 36 0 8.82 4.0816
15 Garnand, Lynn Limited 10 38 0 9.32 4.0773
16 Saarva, Rob Production 38 0 9.61 3.9542
17 Jacobs, Chris Limited 10 32 10 5.62 3.9146
18 Caba, Frank Single Stk 36 0 9.82 3.6660
19 Combs, Matt Production 38 0 10.66 3.5647
20 Cotteleer, John Production 28 0 7.86 3.5623
21 Ehrenfried, Jim Production 40 0 12.92 3.0960
22 Chomor, Andy Limited 10 33 10 7.57 3.0383
23 Jacobs, Kevin Production 36 0 11.87 3.0329
24 Ching, William Production 40 0 14.67 2.7267
25 Martin, Bob Production 26 0 9.65 2.6943
26 Rotkvich, Joe Production 31 10 8.06 2.6055
27 Gardner, Jerry Revolver 39 0 15.44 2.5259
28 Amici, Tony Production 27 10 7.33 2.3192
29 Williams, Desmond Production 38 0 20.37 1.8655
30 Pace, Eric Production 32 10 12.10 1.8182
31 Salzman, Marvin Production 35 10 14.68 1.7030
32 Rosendorn, Josh Single Stk 25 20 6.74 0.7418
A Quick Discussion About the Stages
Both stages merit some discussion - a bit of understanding how USPSA is scored can help here...
Fluffy's Revenge 2
The second stage, Fluffy's Revenge 2, is a simple speed shoot (well, except for revolvers). There are 8 shots, and if each shot is worth 5 points, that's a maximum of 40 points for the stage.
What is interesting is that there are a number of folks that shot maximum point values and still ranked low overall. This is because the Hit Factor is points divided by time. While a fast miss is inexcusable, shooting accurately, faster, will help a competitors overall standing.
USPSA is different from bullseye: shoot as fast as you can garner ~92% of the total possible stage points. Again, if you're shooting less than 92% of the points, consider taking more time to break your shots and if you're shooting above that, consider speeding up.
What can you do to speed up? Accept an imperfect, "flash", sight picture, especially at 7 yards.
Here is a primer on how to do it: http://www.shootingusa.com/PRO_TIPS/STRADER1-3/strader1-3.html
Tom's Columns
This was a 22 round stage, max points were 110. Whenever a stages has drop turners that allow for no-penalty missed shots, the stage can be approached in one of two ways:
1.) Shooting all of the shots for maximum points
2.) Excluding shots on the no-penalty turners.
So, essentially, the stage is either a 110 pt or 100 pts.
Which path to choose? Consider how much time it would take to shoot the extra shots (factor in if a reload is necessary, movement is necessary, etc...) and. If it requires significantly more time than it would take to complete the stages, consider skipping it.
For example, the drop-turner was pretty fast and the shots were risky due to the no-shoots in front. Most folks were throwing inconsistent hits on there too... It took the fastest shooters ~2-3 seconds additional time to complete the stage when they were hunting the turner (Bob and Kerry). I figured I could save time by getting GREAT hits on the other targets and skipping the turner...
This gamesmanship isn't for everyone, so your approach may be different, but since USPSA is still a game, it seemed to work here.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Having some trouble...
My old WinXP box (which had the scoring program...) took a dive on me over the weekend.
Finally got it restored, but it is too late to deal with scoring now. I'll get this resolved sometime tomorrow night...
Finally got it restored, but it is too late to deal with scoring now. I'll get this resolved sometime tomorrow night...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Stages for Dec 15, 2011
We're running classifier "Fluffy's Revenge 2" (http://www.uspsa.org/classifiers/06-05.pdf) and another stage with movement.
(I've got the right poppers this time).
(I've got the right poppers this time).
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Scores for December 1, 2011
There are still a few folks that need to get USPSA #'s setup - Please do so this month...
We will be shooting on the 5th Thursday this month: an all-steel vs match.
Consider taking a look at shooting the Winter Indoor IPSC Tournament at Pine Tree (Rockford, IL) over Super-Bowl weekend.
(There's usually plenty of time to shoot, then make it to the pre-game parties...)
We will be shooting on the 5th Thursday this month: an all-steel vs match.
Consider taking a look at shooting the Winter Indoor IPSC Tournament at Pine Tree (Rockford, IL) over Super-Bowl weekend.
(There's usually plenty of time to shoot, then make it to the pre-game parties...)
Stage: 1 W
Place Name Division Pts Pen Time Hit Fact
1 Kismartoni, Leslie Production 76 0 17.09 4.4470
2 Oakes, Robert Production 84 0 20.54 4.0896
3 Dean, Kerry Production 82 0 22.60 3.6283
4 Minlos, Fred Limited 76 0 21.52 3.5316
5 Kozell, Chris Production 64 0 18.60 3.4409
6 Jacobs, Chris Limited 10 81 0 24.26 3.3388
7 Palmer, Tom Limited 10 79 0 23.72 3.3305
8 Burroughs, William Production 88 0 26.63 3.3045
9 Nichols, Ed Production 82 0 32.28 2.5403
10 Fry, Michael Production 73 10 27.78 2.2678
11 Loud, Jeff Single Stk 86 0 38.06 2.2596
12 Blyakher, Mikhail Production 67 10 25.36 2.2476
13 Saarva, Rob Production 78 0 37.80 2.0635
14 Gardner, Jerry Limited 10 83 0 41.29 2.0102
15 Garnand, Lynn Limited 10 70 10 32.04 1.8727
16 Ching, William Production 76 0 41.50 1.8313
17 Smith, Douglas Revolver 78 10 37.28 1.8240
18 Brobst, Larry Limited 10 69 20 26.92 1.8202
19 Chomor, Andy Single Stk 79 30 27.24 1.7988
20 Salzman, Marvin Production 73 10 38.48 1.6372
21 Kozell, Emil Production 63 20 27.67 1.5540
22 Smith, John Limited 10 67 20 31.84 1.4761
23 Reca, Kenneth Limited 10 78 10 47.85 1.4211
24 Ehrenfried, Jim Production 77 20 45.80 1.2445
25 Amici, Tony Production 60 20 33.02 1.2114
26 Huber, Patrick Single Stk 78 0 66.29 1.1766
27 Hanson, Courtney Production 59 30 25.11 1.1549
28 Combs, Matt Production 67 10 84.86 0.6717
29 Daley, Gerry Limited 58 70 43.71 0.0000
Stage: 2 Fluffy's Revenge 1
Place Name Division Pts Pen Time Hit Fact
1 Kismartoni, Leslie Production 40 0 4.10 9.7561
2 Oakes, Robert Production 40 0 5.69 7.0299
3 Minlos, Fred Limited 37 0 5.48 6.7518
4 Dean, Kerry Production 34 0 5.06 6.7194
5 Palmer, Tom Limited 10 39 0 5.90 6.6102
6 Smith, John Limited 10 40 0 7.04 5.6818
7 Burroughs, William Production 40 0 7.18 5.5710
8 Blyakher, Mikhail Production 30 0 5.40 5.5556
9 Loud, Jeff Single Stk 40 0 7.95 5.0314
10 Brobst, Larry Limited 10 38 0 7.60 5.0000
11 Kozell, Emil Production 40 0 8.27 4.8368
12 Fry, Michael Production 34 0 7.05 4.8227
13 Nichols, Ed Production 38 0 7.91 4.8040
14 Ching, William Production 40 0 8.61 4.6458
15 Reca, Kenneth Limited 10 39 0 8.44 4.6209
16 Chomor, Andy Single Stk 39 0 8.54 4.5667
17 Saarva, Rob Production 38 0 8.46 4.4917
18 Amici, Tony Production 38 0 8.78 4.3280
19 Hanson, Courtney Production 38 0 9.43 4.0297
20 Garnand, Lynn Limited 10 38 0 9.74 3.9014
21 Smith, Douglas Revolver 40 0 10.29 3.8873
22 Salzman, Marvin Production 36 0 9.34 3.8544
23 Gardner, Jerry Limited 10 38 0 10.00 3.8000
24 Huber, Patrick Single Stk 37 0 10.62 3.4840
25 Combs, Matt Production 36 0 11.44 3.1469
26 Ehrenfried, Jim Production 34 0 13.65 2.4908
27 Daley, Gerry Limited 33 10 11.00 2.0909
28 Kozell, Chris Production 34 20 7.98 1.7544
29 Jacobs, Chris Limited 10 29 30 8.12 0.0000
Printed: 12/03/2011 3:04 PM
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