...and it is seriously a good time.
Either the steel falls, or it doesn't. Each steel that falls is worth one point. Your score is the total number of points you get for the match.
What makes it interesting is that each stage has a
par time. No penalties for misses, no penalties for any steel left behind----everything is based
on how many steel targets you can knock down within the par time.
And you only get 10 rounds per magazine.
So---when you are going to reload? Are you going to stand there and reload to get that one last steel instead of moving on to the next array? How many arrays are you going to try?
Pro-Am is just as action-oriented as USPSA, as fun to shoot as Steel Challenge (
everything is reactive steel!), but it requires a VERY different mindset. Forget about misses and failures to engage---the only thing we care about is how many steel you can knock over.
Which makes for VERY different stage planning. Ignoring various scattered steel to run to the center of the stage to be able to shoot as much steel as possible from one point may actually be a better plan than dropping steel plates one at a time on the move. You have a limited amount of time. How much steel can you knock over?
And to reiterate: Yes, even the Open guys have to limit their magazines to 10 rounds. (Which makes it fun to watch them reload time after time...)
C'mon out and give it a try. Tons of fun, different type of thinking.
Here's an example of what the stages looked like at a Pro-Am earlier this year:
We've got people of all sorts of different experience and skill levels---and everybody has a good time. So give it a try.
