USPSA Handgun Competition Rules January 2008

Your percentage is based on your scores as they relate to the high score on file for
a particular course of fire. To receive an initial classification, a member needs to
have at least four unduplicated scores in the USPSA classification database prior
to the monthly reclassification procedure. If there are more than four scores on
file, the best four scores of the most recent six scores will be used. Scores are
sorted according to the match date to determine which scores are the most recent.
For matches that are Level I Specials, the scores are further sorted by the score
percent in descending order. In doing so, the lowest scores from a special will be
the first scores to drop out of the most recent scores on file.
After a member has earned a classification, the classification system will look at
the best six unduplicated scores of the most recent eight to evaluate the member’s
current classification percentage.
No scores that calculate to less than 2 percent are used. Also, to prevent unusually
low scores from affecting your classification percentage, scores that are more
than 5 percent below your classification bracket (e.g. a score of 34.99% for a C-
class competitor) are not used for classification purposes. To guard against the
possibility of incorrect stage setup or typographical error, scores that are more
than 15 percent above your current classification bracket are evaluated at the time
of entry to see if such a score would adversely affect your classification. In general,
those scores are entered, but occasionally a score is so out of the ordinary it
is not used and flagged with an A.
So members can keep track of their scores, all scores received are entered into the
database, but may be given a “flag” to indicate its status. The possible flags are:
A — A score that is more than 15% above the member’s current classification
bracket.
B — A score that is more than 5% below the member’s current classification
bracket.
C — A score that is more than one class below the highest class in any division
attained by the member. e.g. A member has a Master class in Open
division and a B class score in Limited is submitted. This score will be
flagged with C and not used.
D — Duplicate course - a higher score for this course already exists in the
most recent six or eight scores.
E — A score that is not in the most recent six or eight scores.
F — A score that is one of the two lowest scores in the most recent six or eight
scores.
Y — A score that has been used as part of the classification percentage calculation.
Please note that for unclassified members, the first scores submitted, except for
those that are 2 percent or less, will be used to calculate an initial classification.
After a classification has been earned in a division, new scores will be evaluated
ii • USPSA Handgun Rules, January 2008 Edition