Buckeye Blast 2017

[Coach]

It was a good match. The Briar Rabbit Range is a pretty cool place. It has tremendous potential for USPSA matches down the road. No shakey bridge this year and that is fine by me. Had a decent match. Never really got on track but it could have been a lot worse. Some curious doubles shoot all day long. I failed to take knee pads so I went prone once.
[video=youtube;qHcU13QzxDU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHcU13QzxDU[/video]

 

[downrange72]

I really enjoyed this match despite the wheels falling off a few times. I had my first top 10 finish on a stage (our first stage). I had 2 mikes and 2 no shoots for the day all on one stage (stage 11). I then had a magazine not fall on stage 12.

Overall, a very fun match. I just made too many errors. I was 39th out of 102 and 65% overall in production. It was 13% better than 2016 (I only had 1 penalty last year)

 

[downrange72]

I learned Riverman's truck is purple

 

[CAMO66]

Had alot of fun at the match again like always but just seemed I never got everything to come together on a stage and way to many mikes. 2nd place L10 again and I really pissed this one away.

 

[Tanfodude]

Totally had a blast. Almost cleaned the match. Fatigue caught up on the last 3 stages. A lot of should've/could've on my part, oh well, live and learn. Failed on table start, gambled on a disappearing target and failed. On the bright side, still better than last year.

Here are things not to do, take your pick.

[video=youtube;0EdDX7q1ht8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EdDX7q1ht8[/video]

 

[Twangbanger]

Totally had a blast. Almost cleaned the match. Fatigue caught up on the last 3 stages. A lot of should've/could've on my part, oh well, live and learn. Failed on table start, gambled on a disappearing target and failed. On the bright side, still better than last year.

Here are things not to do, take your pick...

That's like a clinic video for me, hap...

So where is this range located in Ohio, does it take long to get to? I'm from there & have literally never fired a USPSA shot there. Going to have to give Oxford a shot sometime.

 

[Tanfodude]

Zanesville, OH.

 

[Tanfodude]

Oh BTW, how's the Gary Johnson reunion Coach?

 

[downrange72]

Oh BTW, how's the Gary Johnson reunion Coach?

There were a lot of people happy to see us there.

 

[Coach]

Oh BTW, how's the Gary Johnson reunion Coach?

We had our exchange without hostility from either party. I was careful about the trigger guard and the finger during reloads and movement. No big deal.

 

[Tanfodude]

We had our exchange without hostility from either party. I was careful about the trigger guard and the finger during reloads and movement. No big deal.

I was expecting that you'd stand on the fault line intentionally while shooting.

 

[Coach]

I was expecting that you'd stand on the fault line intentionally while shooting.

I did on two other stages. But his required being outside with toes touching. No hand position was required. When I asked about hand position he said there was none. Which means it defaults to hands at sides but I did not take that bait.

He and I could probably get along if he was not so liberal.

On another note I did like how they were not all hyper about squarely facing this way or that way, which was the case for this match last year.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Boy you can move. Now I want you to take on Keanu.... my moneys' on you.

 

[Coach]

Boy you can move. Now I want you to take on Keanu.... my moneys' on you.

You should have seen me in my prime.

 

[downrange72]

Did you know....that if 2 out of 3 lights are green it is okay to run the red one?

 

[riverman67]

Did you know....that if 2 out of 3 lights are green it is okay to run the red one?

I thought everybody knew that

 

[Grelber]

but I did not take that bait.

Where is the fun in that?

Did you know....that if 2 out of 3 lights are green it is okay to run the red one?

There are red ones?

 

[rhino]

You should have seen me in my prime.

Dude, this is your prime. You just don't realize it yet!

 

[Coach]

Dude, this is your prime. You just don't realize it yet!

Not in the big picture. My mind still has the 22 year old version in the data banks. Those capabilities are gone. Long gone. I don't think I have one foot in the grave. The ground surprised me on the prone position. I did not rehearse it because I did not want to endure it twice. I just visualized it. The reality hurt more.

I should have packed knee pads. I knew where I was going.

 

[rhino]

Not in the big picture. My mind still has the 22 year old version in the data banks. Those capabilities are gone. Long gone. I don't think I have one foot in the grave. The ground surprised me on the prone position. I did not rehearse it because I did not want to endure it twice. I just visualized it. The reality hurt more.

I should have packed knee pads. I knew where I was going.

Hah!

Well, I sympathize. It's been so long since I capable of doing anything that it's just a dim memory now.

On Sunday at Atlanta, once of the classifiers required prone on one string and both knees on the ground on the second string, with six shots on each. I took the 12 procedurals and stay on my hind paws.