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Last year and this, Tasha had
been focusing on 3-Gun, practicing
in the desert once or twice a
month. "Most of the time that is
making sure all three guns are
sighted in, chronographed, and
functioning," she admits. "If time
permits, we'll shoot a match at
Rio Salado or Ben Avery, which
are primarily handgun matches."
That's not much of a training
regimen, but it was enough to
Tony Holmes gets ready under the
camera eye of Shooting USA’s Greg
Simmons. Regular TV coverage is
changing the sport.
USPSA Ladies Tactical Champion Tasha
Hanish competing in the 3-Gun Nation final.
She did well, but did not qualify for the
top 16 against the world’s top men.
bring Tasha back into the top tier of
ladies' practical shooting. Though she
hadn't shot an Open gun since the
1999 Nationals, Tasha shot the 2009
Open and finished ninth. In the Limited
contest, better preparation helped
her climb to third, bested only by Jessie
Abbate and Lisa Munson.
But those matches were just a
warm-up.
Tasha won her first National title a
few weeks later, winning "Tactical" division
at the 2009 USPSA Multigun
Nationals in Boulder City. She followed
that up this year with another
victory in "Tactical," cementing her return
to the spotlight. She's still shooting
very little pistol compared to the
other top women, but it's enough to
keep her competitive.
With a full year's worth of fresh experience
on the road, and support like
she has never had before, Tasha Hanish
will be one to watch within the ladies'
contests for 2011. We're not really expecting
her to oust Jessie Abbate from
the top spot, but the shooting world
hasn't seen a fully-prepared, fully-mature,
fully-equipped Tasha
Hanish…ever. Here at Front Sight,
we'll be watching not just for a formidable
athlete to emerge, but for a
"mover" within the industry. If Tasha
Hanish and her friends at Team FNH
can help bring Multigun competition
into America's living rooms, their
legacy will affect practical shooters in a
profound way.
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FRONT SIGHT • Annual For 2011