Jim Norman

One not so small point of clarification. USPSA is shot at Old Bridge on the 4th Sunday, at CJ on the 2nd Sunday, at Shongum on the 1st Saturday. There are also a couple USPSA matches in PA, 1st Saturday is Lower Providence, 3rd Satruday is Southern Chester. Old Bridge does run IDPA on the 2nd Sunday. There are a number of IDPA matches in southern NJ. I can't tell you where as I Don't Play Anymore! (IDPA) :gaming: :gaming:

Good match today, some really nice stages. Thanks to all the Stage Designers and Stage Builders. If it were not for them there would be no match. Almost anyone that has been shooting USPSA for a year can do a simple stage. Stages like we had today, like Stage 1, that is special. I hope we see more from Alec.

I was trying to be nice even though I realize that a Nice Rant is a bit oxymoronic. I want people to jump in and help, not jump up and run!

Guys, Do you have an idea for a stage? If you have been shooting for a while you should have an idea of what makes a stage. So, what are you waiting for? An engraved invitation? Get out a pencil and a sheet of paper, heck the back of a menu at the diner works. Drawup a stage, take a picture of it with your phone and send it in. Matches don't 'happen' they require a lot of work, everyone that shoots is capable of helping. You want matches to shoot, step up. You can sketch a stage in 10 minutes, snap a pic and sned it in. Then show up an hour ealy wiht your buddies and instead of airgunning the match, pitch in and build, then we all get to shoot and we all get to go home on time (what ever that is). Or sit it out, whach everyone else build the match and eventually there won't be a match. Some of us have been running matches for nearly 15 years, why? Because we love this sport, not because we like the work. Where am I going with this? I am hoping that a few of you might take up the challenge and design a stage, resist the urge to airgun the match ahead of all the guys building it and pitch in before it is too late. OK, I am done, I'll be at work Sunday morning doing my part to put on anohter match, where will you be?

After watching the video several times and making a tough call, it was decided that giving a Zero or DNF on tis stage would not have been fair even though it would be correct by the rules. It appears that the real time would be about 10 seconds longer than that recorded. Chances are it was Fat FIngers that coaused this so it has been corrected.

If the RO and or the shooter come forward I can 'fix' the score. the only other remedy at this point within the rules is a zero for an unrealistic score. As an example a shooter that turns in a 3.0 second ElPrez, all A's, 6.0 OK, maybe, 3.0 not likely unless they are a GM shooting Open and even then it would raise eyebrows.

Howard, I understand the long days. my match day is usually 12 hours BEFORE I get home and work on the scores. As for checking the Nook and saving our score and then later finding it missing. Yes it COULD happen, but more likely is that your score was either A) recorded on another shooters slot, OR it was never actually saved. When we originally went to Palms, I printed out scoresheets for everyone, No takers. And there is NO reason one cannot copy their scores down on their own if they really wanted to.

I am all in favor of making this lemon into lemonade. It is entirely possible it was 21.36. I will ask. maybe the shooter will volunteer?

Howard, people are on the range at 7am building the match. It takes evry bit of the time to build that we use. If more people helped build, we could be done, get the walk-through done and be shooting at 1000. we will not be shooting at 0900 or 0930. The real problem is not the build, or even the start at 1030. It is the lack of taping, setting, preparing, adhering to a 5 minute walk-through that really slows it down. In teh 'Old Days' we called out a shooting order: On-Deck, Hole, Tape, Tape, Steel, Steel, Brass, Brass. add the shooter, the RO and CRO and we are at 10 people, everyone working. as an added benefit, we all got our brass back. If we have the usual 12-14 shooter squads, a couple peole each rotation can sit out. We can't have EVERYONE sitting out, Do the math, 5 minutes to get to the next stage, 6 minutes to read the Stage Description and walk the stage, then the shooters. give the shooter a full 1-1/2 minutes to prep and shoot. Should not need more than 1-1/2 minutes to set, with 12 on a squad we are already up to 47 minutes per stage, multiply by 7 and you get 5-1/2 hours. We are generally done shooting and cleaning up by 4pm which is exactly what this predicts, BUT if too many people sit on their butts (figuratively speaking of course) and don't tape, set or prep for their turn and we add as little as 30 seconds per shooter per stage and well that is an additional 42 minutes on the match. If each squad does its part we get it all in. If one squad takes it easy, we get backed up. Not all back-ups are actually the result of a slow squad. Sometimes a stage is particularly fast and that squad 'catches up' to the squad on the next stage, that happens, but if two squads catch p it is USUALLY an indication of a slow group. We do what we can to make stages roughly equal in time, but that doesn't always work.

Unfortunately it is not easy to fix. I have two choices, 1) I can accept the time as entered, but I know it is not valid based on video evidence, whch is generally not allowed, or I can since I know he could not have run the course this fast and I have no way of knowing what his actual tme is, I can zero the stage. Had this been brought up before tear down, we'd have ordered a reshoot. This is not the only scoring issue. We have people that don't take the time to make sure they are scoring the correct shooter. we get to a stage and Shooter Joe is calle dto the line to shoot and we see that he already has ascore entered. Whose score is it? We don't know. What can we do? Copy the errant score to paper and enter the proper score. Maybe we can deterimine who owns it, maybe we can't Especially true if there are more than one errant scores recorded.

Easy directions: Rt1 N to Rt18 S, go to Route 516. Head EAST on 516 (Old Bridge Matawan Road) to Jake Brown Road. There is a Coastal gas station on teh left and a traffic light. Make a LEFT and follow the orad to the end.

Competition is uncomfortable for a lot of people. They know how good they are and they come out to a match and get their ego trashed by a 60 year old out of shape desk jockey or a 40 year old accountant or...pick any 'non-athletic' type and they don;t come back. Vlad hit most of the others I can think of; time, money, interest, stupidity. OK, that last might be a bit harsh, but learning to shoot fast under time preasure is not bad. What will 'get you killed on the street' is not being able to hit a target when you are under pressure. Think how many people we all know that can't hit the paper at 25 yards!

We circulated a list Sunday at CJ. We will do the same next week at OB. This is just to gauge interest. I need a minimum of 20 and I need 12 minimum of the 20 to be OB Members. Easy, send me a simple Email with: Name: Phone: Club Membership: Membership Number: Email: Class will be in the Fall at Old Bridge. Cost yet to be determined, but figure between $60 and $70. We have to pay USPSA for materials and we have to house the instructor. We also include Pizza and drinks for Lunch on Saturday.

RO is basic, CRO is advanced with regards to stage designs, Stage and match management, as well as rules By this time you should be well versed as an RO with actually running a shooter. RM has to do with the actual on the ground running of a major match. This has a much higher entry level.

There will be a sign up sheet at CJ and also at OB in July to auage the interest in a RO class to be held at OB. No date has been set as of yet. We MAY also look at running a CRO class in the future since currently the online class is not available.

It is simple, it is TAYLOR BRAND PORK ROLL. there are other brands out there, but the are NOT TAYLOR!

Running an indoor match takes a certain skill set, but it can be done. At Old Bridge, we have run an indoor match for over 20 years. 4 Stages, 55-70 rounds. Courses have to 'fit' the venue. they have to be built so that you can still shoot on sight, but so that all rounds impact the backstop at safe angles. Certain things don't lend temselves so uch to indoor ranges, but the matches can still be a lot of fun and frankly shooting is better than not shooting. I would ask that RTSP not schedule the 2nd or 4th Sunday as there are a lot of people that shoot the two NJ matches on those days. Stages can be fun with 16 rounds if built right. Equipment for USPSA does not have to cost any more than any other shooting sport. Production can be shot and won with a stock Glock and Fobus holster and 5 mags.

Online registration for this match has closed. We will accept walk-ons.Be at the range and help out. Registraiton opens befre 9am and closes at 930. If you all help we just might get shooting by 1000!

There are still slots available for this match. You can shoot this with any semi-auto rifle/carbine. Most targets will be short range. Longest shots are 100 yards.

The more build help we get the earlier we can start, the more people keep their squads moving the earlier we finish, the more people help tear down and put away the match the earlier we lock the gate on our way out. Really that simple. This is a volunteer sport.

Mike, I beleive we will have 4 automatic resetting targets from GT for the 100 yard range. I have a stage idea for it. we'll talk.

Are you tired of sitting at a bench and punching holes in paper? Do you like ot shoot 'Action Matches' with your pistol? Have you wanted to do the same thing with your PCR? (That is Politically Correct Rifle) Then this is the match you are looking for. The match will have 6 stages, 5 will close range run and gun type stages, 1 will be on the 100 yard range and require a bit more finesse to shoot. Two divisions; Carbine and Battle Rifle. That is 5.56/.223 or 7.62x51/.308 calibers. Optics and Irons will be scored together. Targets are reactive and also paper. Scoring will be time plus. Sign up starts at 9am, shooting starts at 10am $20 match fee for members of OB, $25 for non-members. We are looking for Stage Designers, Stage Builders, ROs and CROs. Contact Mike Walsh <[email protected]> for any additional information or to volunteer. There are a limited number of slots available for this match. The link to registration is HERE

Glad that you all enjoyed the match, it is a lot of work and all we get out of it is a chance to shoot and a thank you. OK, as to the question regarding the payouts, how we handle them is as follows: 31 in TO, 1st is Overall WInner, then 2, 3, 4 are Gold, 12, 13, 14 are Silver and 22, 23, 24 are Bronze we'll probably pay Pump as Winner and then 2nd and 3rd. Iron has 5 and we'll probably pay winner and 2nd. Amounts are based upon how much each division brought in as a percentage of the match total less costs to the match and payment to the club. I should have this figured out later this comming week.

There are still slots open. You don't need a sling You need some Buck and maybe a few slugs, Bringing extra buck if you need it Your PCC is OK by me, just remember you need to hit at 100 yards and the tragets aren't really large ones. Nor are they really small either. As for that derisive comment 3-Gun Schmee-Gun, what does one expect from a walking anachronism? (OK, that means the guy shooting the 170 year old design instead of the much more modern 100 year old design!) See you on the range.

We regularly shut off regisrtation at a pre-deterimined number. This allows us to set things up and make sure everything is up and running. We can accept anumber of walk-ons.