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A B D C A C D © stock in their US classification. Today’s practical shooter wields a level of technique and technology that outpaces the very best shooters of the mid-1980s. Thankfully, our system’s ability to continuously re-set the standard of achievement has maintained the integrity of a USPSA classification. When Can I Get Classified? USPSA “runs the system” once a month. Your local club has until the 10th of each month to submit your latest scores. USPSA then enters all that data (upwards of six thousand scores per month), runs the system, and posts the results to www.<strong>uspsa</strong>.org. When you punch in your membership number, all your scores become visible, letting you check for errors and keep track of your status. In addition to the classifier courses, all National-level, and many Area-level matches are used for classification purposes. We mark them differently so you can tell them apart, and upload them to the website along with the classifier scores submitted by the clubs. CM 03-02 START POSITION: Standing in Box A, hands naturally at sides. Handgun is loaded and holstered as per ready condition in rule 8.1.1 and 8.1.2. STAGE PROCEDURE On the signal, engage T1-T6 with one round maximum freestyle, perform a mandatory reload, then reengage T1-T6 with one round maximum, strong hand only. SETUP NOTES: Set no-shoots to 4 feet high at top of B-zone. Build target arrays so that the upper corner of the waist meets the lower corner of the no-shoot, NATIONAL RANGE OFFICERS SCORING SCORING: Virginia Count, 12 rounds, 60 points TARGETS: 6 IPSC SCORED HITS: Best 2/Paper START - STOP: Audible - Last Shot PENALTIES: Per current edition of USPSA Practical Shooting Handbook. Annual For 2011 • FRONT SIGHT INSTITUTE Six Chickens RULES: Practical Shooting Handbook, Latest Edition COURSE DESIGNER: Crow Carter — Modifications by US Design Team Target Array Construction Shaded dashed lines show target edges behind no-shoot. with the short angled waist parallel to the bottom of the no-shoot. “Six Chickens” is one of more than 60 classification courses used worldwide. 119 Why All This Concern Over Change? In 1985, when USPSA’s classification system came into being, high technology meant an 8-shot 1911 in .45 ACP, supported by a two-port recoil compensator. Today, competitors in Open division carry a modular 1911 or a CZ-75 in one of several 9mm/.38 Super variants. Red dot scopes simplify aiming, and recoil compensators (computer designed with up to 12 ports, openings, and side vents) reduce recoil and stabilize the gun as it fires (see photos). Magazines hold up to 28 rounds of ammunition (yes, twenty-eight!), and holsters look more like a mounting bracket for a super-sized cell phone. Technique has progressed along a similar track, leaving a trail of outmoded ideas in its wake. The fine points aren’t germane, but practical shooting experts now serve as trainers to the world’s law enforcement and military organizations. The change in competitive strategy, along with technique, would have long ago outmoded any fixed measuring scale. In our classic course, the “El Presidente,” the shooter starts facing uprange with his hands above his shoulders. The shooter turns to face the targets, draws, fires two rounds at each of three targets, reloads, and shoots two more rounds at each of three targets. When USPSA’s classification system was first conceived, any El Presidente’ time under 9 seconds earned a very high rank. Today, America’s top shooters frequently post times under six seconds, with isolated performances going under five. Like the 4-minute mile, a 5-second El Prez seems impossible, until you see it done. Photo by Roger Maier. Ladies World Champion Athena Lee earned her USPSA classification while shooting for the Philippine national team. Today she lives in Houston. In the same way a golfer must complete many rounds of golf on courses with a known “par” to earn a “handicap” USPSA shooters must complete several courses with a known “high hit factor” to earn a classification. Once they’ve done so, other shooters (like golfers) can use that classification to judge their abilities, and arrange competitive classes where shooters compete against others of like ability. That’s the gist of the USPSA system. It’s a robust system, and one that has served USPSA well. 23
In The Game In The Game Tasha Hanish: Bringing New Life To 3-Gun massive support from FN Herstal. Together, they're reshaping the face of 3-Gun shooting. THINKING BIG Tasha's roots lie in pistol, not 3-Gun. In fact, she's only been 3-Gunning seriously for about four years. However, that famous aggression has served her well. "Tasha's definitely one of, if not THE top female shooter in the tactical environment," says USPSA President Michael Voigt. "She's aggressive, which helps a lot. She's quick, and she's around Mark (Hanish) all the time, which makes her fearless on the trigger." “Go big or go home” describes Tasha Hanish in a nutshell. Aggressive, daring, and talented, she’s one of, if not “the” top female shooter in the tactical environment, says USPSA President Michael Voigt. STORY AND PHOTOS BY ROBIN TAYLOR, USPSA STAFF Tasha Hanish started bringing fresh excitement to practical shooting when she was 16 years old, and she's doing it again. Famously aggressive and go-for-broke, Tasha was 16 when her high school principal announced over the school's loudspeakers that she had won an invitation to the 1995 USPSA National Championship in Reno. At 17 she went to work for STI International, and showed up at STI's invitational "Pig Roast" match. She finished 8th (out of 100). As Taran Butler told me back then: "a lot of us wanted to take up golf or cowboy shooting after that." She left shooting for a time, getting her CNA license, a B.A. in business management, and having children. 24 Now she's back, bringing that famous energy of hers, and Don Kemble at STI minced no words about Tasha's potential. Reflecting back on her time at STI, he said "she had the potential to be a world champion, absolutely." Unfortunately the financial support wasn't there in 1997 to make it happen. Now with FNH in the picture and Tasha shooting as an adult, things have changed. Talking with Tasha at her home in Cave Creek, Ariz., she laughed about men's reactions to women at her skill level - particularly in 3-Gun. They're just not used to women with real skills and a "go big or go home" attitude. FRONT SIGHT • Annual For 2011
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