When I made Master in IDPA I switched over to USPSA. I was a solid C class shooter. Things just have to be faster in that game. 2 years later and I still haven't made master class. This will be the year!
I'm thinking it's gonna take some serious work to get out of B and into A. I will now have to dryfire and put in rangetime.
Why is everyone so caught up on classifications.I know C&D shooters who can out shoot A and B shooters. I have been shooting 15 yrs and could be a master but I do not care what my classification is. I hate to see new shooters all upset because they are just a D shooter. They usually get upset and get out of the shooting sports because they can not be an A shooter in a year. I know a lot of A and B shooters who are very good and could be masters but it took them years to get there.I seen a person at a match showing off his classification card and shot very poorly. These local matches don't mean a thing. You should use them as practice only. Guys stop telling everyone how wonderful you are and you are an A shooter in every division because truthfully,you probably went to a local match were you got classified in one day. I just had to get this off my chest. Lets get some new shooters.
I got bumped due to my finish at Area 4, dunno if that means I "earned it" or whatever may have been implied.
I actually find the USPSA system pretty robust and in most cases is a good picture of where a shooter's ability is. Most classes fall together at majors in my experience. The guys who take C and B are typically only there because they haven't gotten enough classifiers yet to be bumped. A class shooters are basically Masters, they just need a little more gelling of the various skillsets. GM's typically are very polished and can execute execute execute.
I apologize for "waving" my classification card around in other's faces, it was just a topic meant to engage my friends in conversation, not trying to pu others down. I have never practiced a particular classifier just to gain advancement.
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