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General Categories => Shooting Sports => Topic started by: dcjulie on February 07, 2013, 09:30:48 PM
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For the USPSA shooters in the crowd:
ENPS is hosting the 2013 Great Plains Sectional is July 07, 2013. Information about the match is here: http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/2013sectional/2013sectional.htm (http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/2013sectional/2013sectional.htm) along with a registration form.
We are setting up 9 stages - including one classifier stage. Match fee $75.00 before June 15. You do have to be a USPSA member to shoot this match, and if you want to join USPSA, the link is also on the above page. :)
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I will be there!
Fly
ETA: What style of t-shirts will they be? Regular standard cotton or the ultra modern uber cool water wicking shirts?
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They will be regular t-shirts. If we got the "ultra modern uber cool water wicking shirts" we'd have to charge more. :)
Get your registration in! :)
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They will be regular t-shirts.
Crap. And I was really looking forward to an uber cool t-shirt.
I guess I am out.
Should be fun. :)
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They will be regular t-shirts. If we got the "ultra modern uber cool water wicking shirts" we'd have to charge more. :)
Get your registration in! :)
I would definitely register if they were going to be ultra modern uber cool water wicking shirts. Oh heck! Maybe I still will.
Fly
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I would definitely register if they were going to be ultra modern uber cool water wicking shirts. Oh heck! Maybe I still will.
Tough crowd around here.
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If the t-shirt keeps you from the match - we don't want you anyway! :P JK!
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Apparel sensitivities aside.
Out of curiosity, what is a "Sectional", is it state level?
Edit: I just looked it up, what all does the Great Planes Section constitute?
In the past, do a lot people travel for these? Just curious as I have never participated in one.
I plan on attending regardless of t-shirt wicking ability.
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The Great Plains Section covers Nebraska and South Dakota.
This match usually gets people from Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri as well. Some of us are crazy and drive several hours to matches! It is a Level II match, and will be a ton of fun!
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If the t-shirt keeps you from the match - we don't want you anyway! :P JK!
It is just that cotton shirts don't hang right on me. They make me look like I have a muffin top thing going on. :laugh:
Fly
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Out of curiosity, what is a "Sectional", is it state level?
Edit: I just looked it up, what all does the Great Planes Section constitute?
In the past, do a lot people travel for these? Just curious as I have never participated in one.
As Julie said, the Great Plains Sectional is roughly a state-level match (ours is two states, but most Sectionals are roughly state-level) and people normally come from the state itself, plus some from surrounding stages.
Occasionally, you get a match that is well-known as being fun, and people come from farther. Ours----gets some of that. We do good stuff.
It'll be nine stages this year, one of which is going be BIG, so it'll be about double the size of an ordinary club match. ROs will be dedicated, which means that the ROs will have shot on the previous day, and they will be on a stage permanently instead of part of the squad.
There isn't a prize table, but there are plaques given for winning your division, and sometimes (depending on the number of people in your class) winning your class.
You do need to be a member of USPSA to shoot the Sectional, but people should do that anyway. :)
The next step up from a Sectional match is an Area match, which is effectively a regional championship. We are in Area 3, and the Area 3 match is going to be held in Grand Island at the beginning of August.
Any USPSA member can go to any Sectional or Area match---you don't have to live in that section/area to shoot the match. (For example, a couple of us go to the Area 5 match each year, even though we live in Area 3. No, there isn't an Area 51 in USPSA.)
The Sectional match is a lot of fun---and best of all, if you are used to shooting at ENGC, it'll be a nice comfortable transition to a larger match, since you'll be used to the club, and you'll know many of the ROs.
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It is just that cotton shirts don't hang right on me. They make me look like I have a muffin top thing going on. :laugh:
Fly
Must not respond .... must not respond .... ;)
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:laugh:
It is just that cotton shirts don't hang right on me. They make me look like I have a muffin top thing going on.
Just get one 2 sizes larger and it can look like you're wearing a tent :laugh:
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Just wanted to bump this, to remind people that:
1) the Sectional application is available on the ENPS website at:
http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/2013sectional/2013sectional.htm (http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/2013sectional/2013sectional.htm)
and that we are running online squadding this year on the USPSA.org website. So if you want to squad with a group of friends, get your application in early so that when we update the squadding page you can immediately put yourself and your friends in the same squad.
The squadding page for the Great Plains Sectional can be found at:
http://www.uspsa.org/squadding/index.php?action=list&indx=250 (http://www.uspsa.org/squadding/index.php?action=list&indx=250)
Yes, it looks pretty empty (other than the three people we added to test the system), but that is because we haven't started adding competitors yet. We will be doing so relatively soon, however, so get your applications in so that you can squad yourselves where you want when we do!
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The Sectional stages are being chosen in the next few weeks, so we should be able to get a more accurate round count posted.
Also, the t-shirt design is completed and I'll be looking into prices for t-shirts and the "ultra modern uber cool water wicking shirts".
Get your registrations in early. We are doing online self-squadding this year, so if you want to shoot with your friends, register early so you can get on the same squad. Thanks!
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Also, the t-shirt design is completed and I'll be looking into prices for t-shirts and the "ultra modern uber cool water wicking shirts".
(http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7653.0;attach=1879;image)
Ahhh...how sweet of you! A woman that actually LISTENED to me. :laugh:
Fly
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I'd prefer the wicking shirts, too, just depends on the pricing. We only charge $25.00 for shirts. :)
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Bumping this thread.
Registration is ongoing. If postmarked on or after June 15, the price increases. Get your registrations in to me ASAP! THANKS!
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The stages for the sectional are posted on the enps website. http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/ (http://www.easternnebraskapracticalshooters.com/) The drawings are approximate and the stages may change slightly when they are actually built. This will, however, give you some idea of what you are getting yourself into.
The match is less than two months away. If I don't have your registration in my hands (or postmarked) by June 15, the price goes up to $85.00. WHY WAIT??
We are also doing online self squadding, so if you want to shoot with your buddy, make sure you both get registered early so that you can squad together.
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I actually *GASP* sent in my registration. Scary, I know.
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About $#*@ time! :)
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For the Guru's, on some of those stages there are "non-disappearing" targets, what does that mean vs a disappearing target?
For example the swingers on stage 1, do they just swing out, swing back and forth?
Another are the drop turns on stage 7, if they are non-disappearing, once they turn do they stay presented? I ask this as opposed to last Sundays match where they turned and then went back.
Edit: So I actually read the rulebook, Section 9.9 somewhat cleared it up. So the drop turns, as shown, would stop with the target presented? Just curious.
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For the Guru's, on some of those stages there are "non-disappearing" targets, what does that mean vs a disappearing target?
For example the swingers on stage 1, do they just swing out, swing back and forth?
Another are the drop turns on stage 7, if they are non-disappearing, once they turn do they stay presented? I ask this as opposed to last Sundays match where they turned and then went back.
Edit: So I actually read the rulebook, Section 9.9 somewhat cleared it up. So the drop turns, as shown, would stop with the target presented? Just curious.
Well, no, not always. :/
The targets we had this past match were disappearing in that after they had turned and presented themselves, they would then turn again and not be available. As such, if you missed them the first time, you didn't have a chance to re-engage them. According to the rules, that makes them "disappearing" and thus misses on then accrued no penalty.
Stage designers have figured several ways around that, however. One is, of course, just having the drop turners, when activated, turn once and stay facing the shooter. Another one is that the drop turners act normally---but this time, when they turn back away from the shooter, the faces of the targets are still visible from an obscure, hard-to-reach, time-consuming area of the stage.
And that's what we have in this case---one of each.
For stage 5, the drop turner will appear just once---and when it goes back to where it started, you CAN still see it---but to do that you have to run all the way to the far left of the shooting area on the stage to shoot it, which will take a LOT of time, and be a fairly distant shot.
On stage 7, they are non-disappearing in that they will stay facing the shooting area after being activated.
(On stage 1, the swingers just keep swinging back and forth---no disappearing.)
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There is still time to get registered for the sectional . The fee is now up to $85.00. If you want an awesome t-shirt, get it in ASAP! We can't guarantee the proper size if I don't receive your registration by June 25th.
We currently have over 100 shooters (including staff) coming out and shooting the match! It will be a great time! :)
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For this self squadding, do you have to squad yourself? I guess I asking if I should just randomly pick one or if I will just get assigned to one.
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For this self squadding, do you have to squad yourself? I guess I asking if I should just randomly pick one or if I will just get assigned to one.
You have to squad yourself. You'll show up initially as unsquadded on the left, and you pick which squad you want to be on, and add yourself to that squad.
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If you know of someone you want to shoot with (or someone you want to avoid) just let us know and we might be able to help you squad if there are issues.
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There is still time to get registered for the sectional! Entry fees have, however gone up. If you want a super cool t-shirt, I need the order (and money) by June 25th. :)
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Okay, for those who are waiting to register for sectional, we are down to the last 5-6 slots available. If you want to shoot, I need your registration and fee ASAP! Thanks!
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I'm sure you already said this somewhere, but I can't find it. How many shooter slots are there?
Fly
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We're shutting it off at 99 competitors on Sunday.
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We're shutting it off at 99 competitors on Sunday.
Hmmm...99. That's an odd number (literally and figuratively). I'm sure there is some good reason, but why not 100? Inquiring (possibly OCD/CDO) minds want to know.
Fly
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Hmmm...99. That's an odd number (literally and figuratively). I'm sure there is some good reason, but why not 100? Inquiring (possibly OCD/CDO) minds want to know.
9 squads. :)
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because 3 is a magical number - thus 9 is VERY magical and then 99 is EVEN MORE magical!! :)
well, no -- it's because of 9 squads :)
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Only 7 slots left until Sectional is FULL! If we fill up - we will not be accepting any walk-ins. Registrations (on the USPSA self-squadding site) are up to date as of this morning.
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Just so folks get reminded, people are out at the range every day this week setting up the stages---and everyone is invited to come help out!
People are there from 7am until dark each day (we have to babysit the bays so no one comes in and shoots them) so anytime you can show up to help is good.
(Particular thanks to Tom Engel who has been there all day every day thus far this week, and will be continuing that the rest of the week.)
It is going to be quite a match---the stages look really good, with lots of variation in type. If you haven't seen a USPSA match yet, you should come out on Sunday and watch some people shoot.
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Staff shot today (along with a couple of competitors) and boy is that a fun set of stages! Lots of different things to think about and handle---requires a pretty diverse skillset.
[sigh] And it is REALLY Open-Division-friendly. Sherwyn and Nick are gonna stomp us.
Like I said before---if you want to see what USPSA is like, come on out tomorrow. We'll have about 100 more competitors each shooting 9 stages tomorrow, so we'll be out there all day. Shooting starts about 8am, and it'll run through the afternoon. Bring eye and ear protection, and some water, and take a look at how much fun it is!
(If you do, make sure to stop by stage 8 and say hello---I'm the CRO on that stage.)
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The 2013 GP Sectional is over. :)
It was a great match with an amazing staff. Thanks to everyone who helped out setting up the stages during the week and running the match over the weekend. We had some great shooters out there and I think everyone had a great time.
I am personally glad, however, to have a few weeks off before working the Area 3 match in Grand Island the first weekend in August.
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For those who read GunUp the Magazine or GunNuts Media, Caleb Giddings and Shelley Rae came out to shoot the Sectional this past weekend, and Caleb had some seriously good things to say both about our match, and about the club.
http://www.gunnuts.net/2013/07/08/match-aar-2013-uspsa-great-plains-sectional/ (http://www.gunnuts.net/2013/07/08/match-aar-2013-uspsa-great-plains-sectional/)
(Shelley is even shorter than Caleb is! I didn't know that. I know Caleb, and assumed that she MUST be taller. First time I've met Shelley.)
A little under 130 shooters came for the match, and it went really smoothly. For those who like to see how it went, results are available on the USPSA website at:
http://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-display-match-results-detail.php?indx=8590 (http://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-display-match-results-detail.php?indx=8590)
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For those who like to see how it went, results are available on the USPSA website at:
No...NO I don't.
Fly
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No...NO I don't.
You weren't last! :)
And you weren't DQed.
That makes it a fun match. (Making it a good match uses different criteria. However, truthfully, "not getting DQed or being last" is always my primary goal set. Seriously.)
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You weren't last! :)
And you weren't DQed.
That makes it a fun match. (Making it a good match uses different criteria. However, truthfully, "not getting DQed or being last" is always my primary goal set. Seriously.)
Gosh...when you put it like that, then I did JUST as good as you. :laugh:
Fly
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Gosh...when you put it like that, then I did JUST as good as you. :laugh:
See! There you go!
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On the uspsa.org site, the match date for the 2013 GP sectional is listed as 2/19/2013. Will that effect classification results when they are updated? (Since 2/19/2013 wouldn't be among the 8 most recent scores)