As I posted earlier my participation in a USPSA match today was cut short by catastrophic equipment failure. Even having only completed three and zeroing three stages I still didn’t come in dead last:
4/19/2015
Place | Name | Member # | Class | Division | PF | Lady | Mil | Law | For | Match Pts | Match % |
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1 | Helterline, Nick | A24193 | G | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 745.4775 | 100.000 % |
2 | Ramberg, Tim | TY70622 | M | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 704.8636 | 94.552 % |
3 | Pries, Scott | A57006 | G | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 650.9987 | 87.326 % |
4 | Kettels, Tom | L465 | M | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 649.7426 | 87.158 % |
5 | Hoang, Vinh | TY55787 | M | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 612.2319 | 82.126 % |
6 | Wiley, John | A68387 | B | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 607.1873 | 81.449 % |
7 | Hong, Andrew | A83199 | M | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 599.8781 | 80.469 % |
8 | Tan, Loke | TY66526 | M | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 598.7592 | 80.319 % |
9 | Loo, Bob | L1770 | A | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 594.1050 | 79.695 % |
10 | Lee, Yong | FY41528 | G | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 580.5697 | 77.879 % |
11 | Kim, Hwansik | A86278 | A | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 539.6461 | 72.389 % |
12 | Eap, Sorida | TY76563 | B | OPEN | MAJOR | Y | N | N | N | 532.4589 | 71.425 % |
13 | Albero, Joseph | FY37033 | C | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 529.1346 | 70.979 % |
14 | LeRoux, Scott | L3253 | M | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 525.3467 | 70.471 % |
15 | Tag, Alan | A51215 | G | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 522.1622 | 70.044 % |
16 | Shoemaker, Floyd | L2396 | M | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 511.6337 | 68.632 % |
17 | Wood, Bruce | TY47022 | A | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 507.5291 | 68.081 % |
18 | Huang, Jemy | TY71576 | B | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 491.8023 | 65.971 % |
19 | Cotie, Paul | A76039 | M | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 490.3199 | 65.773 % |
20 | Dong, James | FY22573 | B | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 484.1667 | 64.947 % |
21 | Roberts, Kevin | A66808 | B | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 471.5292 | 63.252 % |
22 | Olka, Chris | TY54513 | B | SS | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 470.0700 | 63.056 % |
23 | Nevins, Chris | FY75900 | A | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 460.1006 | 61.719 % |
24 | Plotnikov, Emanuel | L3050 | M | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 456.4464 | 61.229 % |
25 | Munson, Lisa | A8382 | A | SS | MAJOR | Y | N | N | N | 454.2216 | 60.930 % |
26 | Galanti, Mike | TY13332 | A | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 446.7189 | 59.924 % |
27 | Miller, Tavis | TY71173 | A | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 441.2201 | 59.186 % |
28 | Roessel, Steven | A44141 | A | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 439.5921 | 58.968 % |
29 | Stockwell, Nicholas | A89438 | C | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 432.0450 | 57.955 % |
30 | Leone, Larry | L3001 | A | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 426.6662 | 57.234 % |
31 | Noel, Brian | A29646 | G | REV | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 418.1377 | 56.090 % |
32 | McNees, Don | A88218 | B | LTD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 415.6461 | 55.756 % |
33 | Farrow, Dave | B49 | B | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 410.6384 | 55.084 % |
34 | Baleros, Rae | A83018 | B | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 406.8212 | 54.572 % |
35 | Mouille, Scott | TY68271 | B | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 402.2876 | 53.964 % |
36 | Saslawsky, Mike | TY56783 | C | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 391.1727 | 52.473 % |
37 | James, Jason | TY75331 | B | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 382.9065 | 51.364 % |
38 | Erickson, Aaron | TY84885 | U | SS | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 374.4335 | 50.227 % |
39 | Domingo, Noel | A85786 | C | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 372.3201 | 49.944 % |
40 | Galind, Edward | A61323 | C | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 371.2768 | 49.804 % |
41 | Brosas, Albert | A54960 | B | LTD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 369.2145 | 49.527 % |
42 | Vanlandingham, Greg | A90645 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 360.9470 | 48.418 % |
43 | Chiou, Roger | TY71834 | U | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 359.3018 | 48.198 % |
44 | Roessel, Gary | A2757 | B | LTD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 358.9575 | 48.151 % |
45 | Slaughter, Rustin | A90627 | U | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 354.3652 | 47.535 % |
46 | Tomasie, Squire | L1145 | A | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 349.1555 | 46.836 % |
47 | Wall, Gary | TY41939 | B | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 348.2757 | 46.718 % |
48 | Allen, Craig | TY71465 | B | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 337.3902 | 45.258 % |
49 | Breitkreutz, Gale | TY82582 | D | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 336.3473 | 45.118 % |
50 | Hodges, Palmer | A80680 | C | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 336.2436 | 45.104 % |
51 | Straathof, Greg | A89323 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 331.6126 | 44.483 % |
52 | Pajarillo, Mario | A25659 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 328.3804 | 44.050 % |
53 | Tsang, Keith | A71578 | B | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 323.8689 | 43.444 % |
54 | Hodges, Justin | A80693 | C | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 323.3540 | 43.375 % |
55 | Harris, Brad | A54628 | A | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 322.6308 | 43.278 % |
56 | Sherman, Tod | TY37515 | C | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 314.2959 | 42.160 % |
57 | Boffey, David | PENDING | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 309.3078 | 41.491 % |
58 | Mackley, Matt | PENDING | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 307.4944 | 41.248 % |
59 | Mortell, Jeff | A86651 | C | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 307.4439 | 41.241 % |
60 | Dussault, Kyle | A90234 | U | REV | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 304.4598 | 40.841 % |
61 | Shatto, Rollie | TY18977 | C | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 301.6599 | 40.465 % |
62 | Clark, Dean | A85321 | C | LTD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 295.1779 | 39.596 % |
63 | Harding, Matt | A87093 | C | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 291.0945 | 39.048 % |
64 | Millican, Arthur | L3892 | U | OPEN | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 286.3976 | 38.418 % |
65 | Tablang, Nelson | A86966 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 278.4613 | 37.353 % |
66 | Soraparu, Heather | TY86040 | C | PROD | MINOR | Y | N | N | N | 278.0775 | 37.302 % |
67 | Smith, Alex | TY78406 | C | SS | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 276.6623 | 37.112 % |
68 | Westrich, Chaun | A78506 | C | REV | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 271.8651 | 36.469 % |
69 | Paczosa, Dan 2(SS) | A87261 | U | SS | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 271.1708 | 36.375 % |
70 | Kellet, Steve | TY37763 | C | SS | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 270.8322 | 36.330 % |
71 | Paczosa, Conner 1(PROD) | A87261 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 262.0480 | 35.152 % |
72 | Gross, Brad | A89754 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 250.8192 | 33.645 % |
73 | Crow, Don | A85736 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 237.3173 | 31.834 % |
74 | Adam, Brandi | A73942 | C | LTD | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 232.1828 | 31.146 % |
75 | Fenlin, Jim | A77726 | D | SS | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 212.6674 | 28.528 % |
76 | Jensen, John | TY87846 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 211.2494 | 28.337 % |
77 | Parisi, Jesse | PENDING | U | LTD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 195.8696 | 26.274 % |
78 | Hansen, Susan | A89501 | U | PROD | MINOR | Y | N | N | N | 179.5240 | 24.082 % |
79 | Grover, Jason | A86456 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 177.4217 | 23.800 % |
80 | Russell, Jim | F79157 | D | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 176.7931 | 23.715 % |
81 | Huffman, Joe | TY29386 | B | OPEN | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 147.4298 | 19.777 % |
82 | Rowe, Mark | A67862 | D | SS | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 132.3297 | 17.751 % |
83 | Bregante, Carlos | TY4508 | C | LTD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 122.8851 | 16.484 % |
84 | Tolentino, Ronald | A90654 | U | PROD | MINOR | N | N | N | N | 113.1315 | 15.176 % |
85 | (DQ) Soltesz, Bob | PENDING | U | SS | MAJOR | N | N | N | N | 0.0000 | 0.000 % |
For some reason they have me listed as being in Open class instead of Limited. I sent them email asking that they correct the error.
They had a very “interesting” stage where you ran about 15 yards to the first five paper targets then ran about another 15 yards to some more paper targets and around the corner there was a Texas Star and three poppers 31 yards away:
A Texas Star is challenging under most any circumstances but 31 yards is almost obscene. Without going to Idaho I don’t have access to a place where I can shoot targets at 31 yards. This was evident in my performance. It took me several shots to discover I needed to hold at the top edge of the plates to hit them. Many people left some and at least one person left all of the plates as misses.
This was another “interesting” stage. The start position was facing up range with your hands on the X’s:
It was very awkward. And the taller you were the more difficult it was.
Joe,
Any time you’re in a match with Bob Loo and Yong Lee, and you don’t end up dead last …. you have done well, Grasshopper. That they didn’t end up 2nd and 1st respectively speaks for the quality of competion at the match. ‘
And Lisa is no slacker, either. She regularly kicks ass in any match she attends.
I have competed against these people in Oregon, and in Major Matches, and if they didn’t end up placing in the top three (at least) it speaks to the quality of the competition at this match.
So beat yourself up at will, but these folks will always kick your ass.
I wasn’t beating myself up. I was pleased at how well I did considering I had equipment failure and zeroed half the stages.
That starting position reminds me of the garage door scene in “That Darn Cat.”
Maybe I shouldn’t have said this, as that could be a starting position next year.