Ladies & Gentlemen,
We just concluded a magnificent Wounded Warrior match at USSA!
We raised over $10,000 to help our most treasured resource, our Wounded Warriors.
This thread is to help craft a even better match for next year.
I will be quite honest. I was not pleased with attendance. We could have had more shooters. I will take the sole and full blame. I was very busy with the IDPA Nationals, and started on this project too late.
To make sure we get more shooters, and even more contribution for our troops for next year, I would like your help.
1) When would you like the match? We polled the shooters and they were predominately May thru June. Let me know what you want, and what your concerns are. We cannot miss everything. There are too many matches, critters to hunt, shows to go to. Help me come up with what will work for most of us.
2) This was a learning experience for us all. Next year we will have three Divisions. Open, Limited, and Rimfire. Open is what is says. Limited is IDPA and USPSA production legal. I hope rimfire will bring more kids and spouses into our sport. I get tired of the same old guys waiting for Obama to cut their med's
3) I need 10 safety officers to commit to help. I think the match will work better with SO's in each of the 10 assigned bays. If you want to help, let me know. No Friday shooting. We had limited interest in the Friday squad, and with trying to get 10 SO's to help, they cannot take another day off work.
4) I have talked to the incredibly helpful staff at USSA. (And as a aside - this match would not have went on without USSA. Tom, Mike, Brad, Brian, Levi, and all the staff - God Bless You.
We are thinking of having all the stages on the front ten bays. Less walking, driving around. With more lead time, we can schedule this.
5) Open squadding perhaps. We give you the scoresheet, and you find a empty bay to shoot in. With fixed SO's, this should be faster.
IN ANY CASE, lets keep this dialogue going.
I know we all have our problems. Even as the contentious, argumentative Americans we are - I think we can agree on one thing.
Veterans that fought for us, took hits for us, and need help -
Damn well deserve our time and help.
Curt Nichols
We just concluded a magnificent Wounded Warrior match at USSA!
We raised over $10,000 to help our most treasured resource, our Wounded Warriors.
This thread is to help craft a even better match for next year.
I will be quite honest. I was not pleased with attendance. We could have had more shooters. I will take the sole and full blame. I was very busy with the IDPA Nationals, and started on this project too late.
To make sure we get more shooters, and even more contribution for our troops for next year, I would like your help.
1) When would you like the match? We polled the shooters and they were predominately May thru June. Let me know what you want, and what your concerns are. We cannot miss everything. There are too many matches, critters to hunt, shows to go to. Help me come up with what will work for most of us.
2) This was a learning experience for us all. Next year we will have three Divisions. Open, Limited, and Rimfire. Open is what is says. Limited is IDPA and USPSA production legal. I hope rimfire will bring more kids and spouses into our sport. I get tired of the same old guys waiting for Obama to cut their med's
3) I need 10 safety officers to commit to help. I think the match will work better with SO's in each of the 10 assigned bays. If you want to help, let me know. No Friday shooting. We had limited interest in the Friday squad, and with trying to get 10 SO's to help, they cannot take another day off work.
4) I have talked to the incredibly helpful staff at USSA. (And as a aside - this match would not have went on without USSA. Tom, Mike, Brad, Brian, Levi, and all the staff - God Bless You.
We are thinking of having all the stages on the front ten bays. Less walking, driving around. With more lead time, we can schedule this.
5) Open squadding perhaps. We give you the scoresheet, and you find a empty bay to shoot in. With fixed SO's, this should be faster.
IN ANY CASE, lets keep this dialogue going.
I know we all have our problems. Even as the contentious, argumentative Americans we are - I think we can agree on one thing.
Veterans that fought for us, took hits for us, and need help -
Damn well deserve our time and help.
Curt Nichols