Earlier this week I received an email from the Match Director at Southern Chester. I was asked if I had anything in the draft stage to use on the 75 yard range because he had something planned for the 50 yard range (the 50 is the range I tend to design for since it offers plenty of room to play with) I didn’t have anything in the draft stage but I came across a YouTube video that used a trap …
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For the month of April I was given the task of designing a USPSA Stage to be used on the 50 Yard Rifle Range at Southern Chester Sportsman’s and Farmers’ Association. The objective was to design something that would fit on the specified range, be friendly to new shooters, and provide a challenge for the more seasoned shooters in the crowd. Just like previos stages, the stage you see down below is free to use. The only thing that I …
If there is one aspect of USPSA Shooting that I love, it is angles. There is just something about leaning around obstacles, to line up the perfect shot, that gets my juices flowing. Up until this point I haven’t designed any stages that played heavy on utilizing angles. This stage is my attempt at playing the angles game, all from within a relatively small shooting area. Just like previos stages, the stage you see down below is free to use. …
Continuing with the theme of ‘Less Props’, I put together a stage that uses only four shooting boxes. As of late I have had mixed feelings about shooting boxes. At one time I liked how much control they gave me as a stage designer, but from the shooters standpoint I can certainly see how they can get tiring. With this stage I tried to do something a little different with shooting boxes. Instead of dictating which targets can be engaged …
The last two stages I designed use a lot of props, most notably wall sections. This time I set out to make a stage that I would enjoy shooting but I wanted to use no wall sections. I did, however, use a couple of barrels to break things up. The twist, if you will, is some forward falling steel placed up against a no-shoot. While I don’t think the steel will cause much trouble for the average shooter, I think …
Since releasing my First USPSA Stage, I’ve been bitten by the stage design bug. When it is too cold to shoot and I can’t dry-fire practice, I turn to designing stages for fun. As the stage develops, I imagine myself moving through it and addressing a variety of shooting scenarios. Not only do I find it amusing, I think it may even be helping with my ability to create a shooting plan. I have been in touch with an area …
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