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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: alfsauve on September 14, 2010, 09:24:45 PM
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Sandy Springs.............uh...
Oh heck, let me check that email again........
Got it... Sandy Springs Practical Shooting League
It's the new range, near me in north Fulton county (Atlanta). I'd heard that someone was going to organize an affliated USPSA club at the new range. Got an email today and it looks like I will be a charter member of the newest club.
We're talking 15 minutes from the work and 20 from the house. Cool.
Let's see.......go over and practice on Tuesday at lunch. Shoot a 2 stage match on Thursday night. Go to the rifle range on Friday.....life is good.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_udyXWMnOGhI/RpTafWKS_UI/AAAAAAAAd8w/tHASkAQ0-30/TheoneandonlyALF.jpg)
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Alright Alf. Charter member. Probably not many people there.
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Isn't it hard to shoot a pistol with 3 fingers and a thumb? I can see a rifle would be ok, but doesn't your fur get caught in the trigger?
Just ask'n
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First meeting, first match. New range, too.
12 of us (uspsa) signed the charter and formed the club. One non-joiner shot with us. Several people at the range came in to watch.
SORRY: Nobody brought a camera.
We did 4 stages.
El-Presidente PLUS. 4 targets, 10yds. 8rds-reload-8rds-reload-8rds
11 targets in V-shape with mandatory portal
8 targets in V with hardcover in the way
Bill Drill (6 shots 5yds) (I "A"ced in 3.6seconds)
It was our first match and the range folks wanted it kept simple. Plus we had to move in all our targets. We'll add more cover and some real "run and gun" next week.
We have a beginning web-site. Not much but we'll add to it. http://sspsl.org/ (http://sspsl.org/)
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Sounds great, Alf.
On the ground floor. You are growing as you help grow the club. A rewarding experience.
Many years from now, some brand new members and shooters will be chatting and one will point at you and say in a hushed voice..
"See that guy? That's Alf. He's one of the Founding Fathers" ;D ;D ;D
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"See that guy? That's Alf. He's one of the Founding Fathers" ;D ;D ;D
I'd rather they say, "That's, Alf. Grandmaster in Production."
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Hope things work out for you and the club. I helped start a couple clubs and it is a lot of fun but also a lot of work.
Stay Safe,
Richard
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Got the scores. I'm still slow....but accurate. I've listed them below.
Also am designing a club 'patch' or "logo".
PRELIMINARY:
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/alfsauve/Firearms/SSPSLLogoRev2Small.png?t=1285814523)
What do you think?
The basic background, hills and stream are part of the "City of Sandy Springs" logo. The STI Trubor gun is used with permission.
SSPSL Inagural Match
Match Date: 9/23/2010
Combined divisions - These are NOT official results.
Stage: 1 Two Reloads Real Fast
Place Name No. Class Division Pts Pen Time Hit Fact Stg Pts Stg %
1 Sr, Bob 5 C Open 112 0 9.84 11.3821 120.0000 100.00%
2 Z, Greg 6 A Limited 113 0 10.01 11.2887 119.0153 99.18%
3 R, Scott 1 C Open 98 0 9.30 10.5376 111.0965 92.58%
4 L, Omar 9 U Production 107 10 12.51 7.7538 81.7473 68.12%
5 Y, Marvin 10 C Limited 94 0 12.36 7.6052 80.1806 66.82%
6 Sauve, Alfred 7 U Production 116 0 15.96 7.2682 76.6277 63.86%
7 E, Melita 8 C Production 108 0 16.22 6.6584 70.1986 58.50%
8 D, David 4 U Limited 10 110 0 16.53 6.6546 70.1586 58.47%
9 R, Marty 2 C Limited 105 0 16.57 6.3368 66.8081 55.67%
10 J, Erik 3 U Production 118 0 18.93 6.2335 65.7190 54.77%
Stage: 2 Through the Little Port
Place Name No. Class Division Pts Pen Time Hit Fact Stg Pts Stg %
1 S, Bob 5 C Open 74 10 6.91 9.2619 90.0000 100.00%
2 Z, Greg 6 A Limited 77 10 7.40 9.0541 87.9808 97.76%
3 R, Scott 1 C Open 79 0 9.89 7.9879 77.6203 86.24%
4 J, Erik 3 U Production 74 0 10.69 6.9224 67.2665 74.74%
5 L, Omar 9 U Production 82 0 13.13 6.2452 60.6860 67.43%
6 Y, Marvin 10 C Limited 61 10 8.66 5.8891 57.2257 63.58%
7 Sauve, Alfred 7 U Production 86 0 14.74 5.8345 56.6952 62.99%
8 R, Marty 2 C Limited 66 30 9.99 3.6036 35.0170 38.91%
9 D, David 4 U Limited 10 76 20 17.50 3.2000 31.0951 34.55%
10 E, Melita 8 C Production 66 0 26.22 2.5172 24.4602 27.18%
Stage: 3 Up One Side and Down the Other
Place Name No. Class Division Pts Pen Time Hit Fact Stg Pts Stg %
1 Z, Greg 6 A Limited 71 0 6.33 11.2164 80.0000 100.00%
2 S, Bob 5 C Open 76 0 7.66 9.9217 70.7657 88.46%
3 Y, Marvin 10 C Limited 70 0 8.43 8.3037 59.2254 74.03%
4 L, Omar 9 U Production 76 0 10.12 7.5099 53.5637 66.95%
5 R, Marty 2 C Limited 66 0 9.49 6.9547 49.6038 62.00%
6 J, Erik 3 U Production 67 10 8.65 6.5896 46.9998 58.75%
7 Sauve, Alfred 7 U Production 76 0 11.66 6.5180 46.4891 58.11%
8 E, Melita 8 C Production 70 0 11.34 6.1728 44.0270 55.03%
9 D, David 4 U Limited 10 72 10 12.07 5.1367 36.6371 45.80%
10 Rs, Scott 1 C Open 54 40 6.82 2.0528 14.6414 18.30%
Stage: 4 Bill Drill
Place Name No. Class Division Pts Pen Time Hit Fact Stg Pts Stg %
1 Z, Greg 6 A Limited 29 0 2.34 12.3932 30.0000 100.00%
2 R, Scott 1 C Open 30 0 2.47 12.1457 29.4009 98.00%
3 Y, Marvin 10 C Limited 28 0 2.62 10.6870 25.8698 86.23%
4 J, Erik 3 U Production 26 0 2.61 9.9617 24.1141 80.38%
5 R, Marty 2 C Limited 28 0 3.04 9.2105 22.2957 74.32%
6 E, Melita 8 C Production 30 0 3.52 8.5227 20.6307 68.77%
7 S, Bob 5 C Open 27 0 3.21 8.4112 20.3608 67.87%
8 D, David 4 U Limited 10 28 0 3.34 8.3832 20.2931 67.64%
9 Sauve, Alfred 7 U Production 30 0 3.65 8.2192 19.8961 66.32%
DNF L, Omar 9 U Production 0 0 .00 0.0000 0.0000 0.00%
Printed: 09/25/2010 10:06 AM
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Alf, I like to check myself against all shooters and until you get a larger group that works but later you should only compare to those in "Production" to be fare to yourself. Are you using the scoring program available thru USPSA?
Richard
PS: Great design!
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Fantastic design, Alf, one of the best I've seen.
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Alf, I like to check myself against all shooters and until you get a larger group that works but later you should only compare to those in "Production" to be fare to yourself. Are you using the scoring program available thru USPSA?
Richard
Yep we're using EZWin. I'm the backup data entry person. Rather than post 5 or 6 different score sheets, I thought I'd just post the overally summary one. You can see there were basically were 4 Production shooters....and one left early so he DNF last stage. Not a lot to compare to.
My goals are
1) Safety (no DQs no Warnnings) [check]
2) Accuracy (to excess since I have the highest raw points in 3/4 stages)
And my new ones are
3) Smoothness (sighting target-to-target, mag changes, and movement)
4) Aggressiveness (more speed)
Granted until I give up a little accuracy for speed, I won't place in the top. But it's an ego trip during the match to have the RO call out "All 'A's "and hear everybody go....ohhhh.
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You are at the top or near the top in points in every stage. That seems real good to me. I'd expect you will get faster as you learn the stages and get their "rhythm".
The Logo. Looks good. Not sure I like the "Mauve" border, but that is a personal preference.
Maybe "Tabs" at the top and/or bottom to show things like "Officer" "Charter Member" "Member" "Grand Master" if they can be made affordable for for those who would want to purchase them?
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For those that don't know about the creative process.....there's much pain and anguish involved. I started with the premise that I'd copy the look/feel of the City of Sandy Springs (where we shoots) logo, then add elements to denote IPSC. After 3 "official" revisions I think this is what we're going with.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_udyXWMnOGhI/TKZMBaw7o2I/AAAAAAAAeb4/MEw1xpRvU6w/s512/SSPSLLogoREV3.jpg)
In case you're wondering about copyright issues. The overall badge only loosely follows the city's design(http://sandyspringsga.org (http://sandyspringsga.org)) and the colors are of my choosing. The sky line and river (sandy spring) are from Microsoft ClipArt and their EULA gives permission to incorporate their elements in a user's product. The gun pictures were provided by and used with permission of STI. (Wish I had money to buy one of their guns.) And the target drawings came from a source that invited users to copy them.
Anyone else want a logo designed for them? Reasonable rates. not cheap --- think, I want an STI gun.
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Looks good!!!!!!!!
Speed comes from repetition.