Results of First SEG Pin Match, December 2009
I shot the first ever Bowling Pin match held at SEG this past December. I’ve attached the scores; I finished 11th out of 40 overall. I’d hoped to crack the top 10, but this was my first match so I had a rough start. As you can see from my numbers, my fastest time was only about 0.5 seconds slower than the winning time, so with some more practice I should finish higher next time.
I didn’t have anyone there to shoot video, but my brother Seth took some stills with his SLR. You can see them here. The best of the lot is this one:
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| From Adam Bowling Pin Match Dec 2009 |
It should also be noted I didn’t leave a single pin standing in any of the stages. Say what you will about my times, but my accuracy is more than sufficient.
Shoot IDPA at SEG Today; Did Poorly
Today was the monthly IDPA shoot at SEG. I did pretty poorly, and was even in danger of being beaten by Gumbel. I’m not sure why I shot so badly, but the whole night I was definitely off. I was missing easy shots, forgetting the course of fire, and generally doing stupid things.
I need a ton more practice with the new STI 1911 before I shoot it nearly as proficiently as I did my old Glock 19, but I’m committed to sticking with the STI, as it’s my daily carry gun and the Glock 19 is not.
The videos tell the sorry tale:
Here’s stage 1. It was actually a cool stage, with a reactive target rigged up so you shoot one target’s head, which then reveals another target. I rushed it, and I didn’t think clearly so I put a body shot into the target that required the head shot. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
On to stage 2, which involved some fairly long-range shooting. I did predictably badly on this, although mechanically I shot it fine.
Next came stage 3, which involved some shooting while retreating, and some shooting from cover. I flubbed a few of the shots from cover.
Finally, stage 4. Very simple, included one-handed shooting with strong and weak hand. I never shoot well with my weak hand, and this was no exception.
Overall, I was ashamed of my performance. I haven’t made it to the range to practice in two weeks, and boy does it show. I’ve GOT to get some practice in this weekend before next week’s 2-gun match.
Results of last IDPA and IPSC match at SEG
I shot IDPA on 1 July and IPSC on 15 July at SEG. The IDPA results were delayed so I just got them yesterday, while the IPSC results came out quicker than usual and posted today. Both are pleasant surprises.
The results docs are attached but the summary is:
In IDPA, I placed first among 18 Unclassified shooters in the SSP division, with a final score of 79.93. Among all classifications in SSP, I placed third. I am particularly proud of my performance on stage 4, which I shot faster than all but one other shooter across nearly 40 competitors in all divisions and classes.
In the IPSC match last night, I placed first among Unclassified shooters in Production, second place in the Production division, and 6th place overall. I would’ve done better but I stupidly bungled one of the reloads on the last stage, which hurt my standing.
I’m very pleased with both of these results. I can’t help but feel it was more luck than skill; we’ll see how my luck and/or skill holds up next Wednesday at my first ever 2-gun match.