Running Gun IPSC / GenX Match Results - 04/22/2006
http://nrg.jvdynamics.com/nrg/match_results/match_disp.php?match=20060422&club=NRG
Note: click here
Section 8. Getting started (finding a match, gearing
up, tips, tricks, reading/analyzing match results, etc.) (scroll down) to learn how to read the results and headings from left to right.
I also usually track for comparative analysis the top shooter for each stage in Open and the class I shoot in and bold their classification as a visual reference.
Since we had 4 shooters in Limited 10 as well as 6 shooters in Production, I've included/bolded the top Shooter, top Limited 10 shooter, and top Production shooter for each
stage and overall.
And philpan was somehow categorized in Limited 10 even though he was shooting a P229R (which is universally considered a Production division pistol because of the DA/SA
trigger system) which unfortunately put him against some faster pistols, but allowed him to score Major since he was shooting .40.
Interesting.
philpan - conscious strategic decision or accident? Inquiring minds want to know!
So I was reviewing these scores last night and was trying to figure out how, for the life of me, did I get so many penalties?
I can't remember shooting that many no-shoot targets or shooting the targets in the wrong order or from the wrong position/port, or obtaining procedural errors, etc.
Maybe you guys are plotting against me and secretly marking the "no-shoot" or "procedural" boxes on my score sheet when I'm not looking to dock my scores?
So I did some more reading last night, and learned that even a "mike" is assessed a 10-point penalty.
YIKES!
So not only do you NOT get the points because of the miss (no Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, or even a Delta point(s)), you get a zero MINUS ANOTHER 10 points for each miss!!
The stage has a total number of rounds expected (remember like 12T, 2P, 4PP, 30 rounds, Comstock?), and not obtaining the expected number of rounds is a -10 point
penalty for each round less than the total expected.
And if you hit a no-shoot, that's ANOTHER -10 points.
In other words, two alphas = 2 x +5 points = +10 points.
But just 1 mike + No-Shoot = 2 x -10 points each = -20 points, which is a 30 point differential!!!
Even two deltas = 2 x +1 point = +2 points is far superior to -20 points (22 point differential).
So those misses can REALLY add up quick and bury you! Especially if it's a mike/No-Shoot combo = that's a real killer.
I think the lessons learned here is:
a) accuracy: make sure you have all the required shots on each target, no misses (usually two holes per target), even if you have to slow down your shooting a little to make
sure you get those shots on target, and
b) if you aren't sure if you got two shots on the target, probably best to put another shot on the target because the 10-point mike penalty is going to hurt much worse than
the tiny bit of extra time it takes to put another shot on the target,
c) make sure you engage all the targets (no skipped/missed targets), and
d) don't hit whitey.
Okay, moving on...
Just some quick thoughts on the overall standings as we didn't get a chance to shoot Stage 5 and our ranking/scores are therefore artifically lower than they would have
otherwise been.
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Final Standings[/color]
Overall - All Divisions Scored Together
1 CHEESMAN, HENRY L2335 GM
Open Major N N N N 673.0097 100.00%
3 BUTLER, TARAN L2354 GM
Limited 10 Major N N N N 633.7297 94.16%
46 JONES, CHRIS Pen U
Production Minor N N N N 338.1142 50.24%
66 BUMANGLAG, OSCAR U Production Minor N N N N 226.5506 33.66%
67 KARNOFF, EYON A55472 U Production Minor N N N N 218.6008 32.48%
75 LAM, MIKE U Limited 10 Major N N N N 171.2134 25.44%
78 CHANG, RICHARD U Limited 10 Major N N N N 162.2056 24.10%
79 ROBILLOS, JAMES U Production Minor N N N N 159.4860 23.70%
82 BEARDEN, ARTHUR U Production Minor N N N N 143.2253 21.28%
83 LEE, KEN U Limited 10 Major N N N N 118.0609 17.54%
85 PANGILINAN, PHIL U Limited 10 Major N N N N 52.7938 7.84%
87 YU, HEINDRICK U Production Minor N N N N 26.6704 3.96%
88 SALONGA, EMIL U Production Minor N N N N 20.7944 3.09%
Analysis:
- Taran and Henry are among the world's best. That's the benchmark guys.
- Nevermind the rankings for our squad; again - we did not get a chance to shoot Stage 5
- Also note that Taran was shooting a friend's single stack for the first time as a favor to test it out for his friend. Single stack. First time. The man is fast.
- And interestingly, Henry shoots a Caspian framed wide-body double-stack 1911 race gun because the frame is slightly smaller than the traditional STI or SV frame and fits
his hands better. (I have long fingers and prefer the STI and SVI frames). Three-time back-to-back-to-back IPSC World Champion Eric Grauffel of France ALSO shoots a
smaller framed pistol, a Tanfoglio Witness race gun, and seems to do just fine with it as well.
- So to answer the question once and for all: shoot what YOU shoot best. Ignore everyone else. Period.
- Note: Oscar shot my pistol better than I did. Unacceptable. AND that was his FIRST time shooting a SIG in competition, and not only was it his FIRST time even seeing
my pistol, we actually changed pistols on him after the first stage or two from the LTT P226ST-9mm to the Grayguns P226ST-9mm. This was my second match with that
pistol although I've had plenty of range time with it and he spanked me soundly. Unacceptable. Uncle "O" is not allowed to shoot on our squad anymore.
- Oh, by the way: Jojo's Running Gun IPSC club is NOT your normal USPSA club. So many shooters go on to win National and World Championship Titles who
shoot/practice here EVERY SATURDAY that it's almost unfair to compare our little squad's results with theirs. However, that said, there are three HUGE advantages that
easily outweigh any ego bruising caused by shooting with them. A) You get to see them in action and learn from their styles, strategies, tactics, approaches, etc. B) They
will answer any question you have and help you in anyway they can to help you become a better shooter. C) You get a sense of the benchmark required to play at that level
and it gives you a fantastic brass ring to shoot for. Besides, most of them are comics on the side and it's a lot of laughs to hear them joke with each other, tease each other,
and have a great time.
(P.S. They are also fortified by Uncle Mike's special barbeque yummy eats, and that can only help!)
[color:red]Lessons Learned:[/color]
- I need more practice. NRG again this weekend anyone?
- I got a chance to talk to Taran at lunch during the barbeque (is that some great yummy eats from Uncle Mike's grill or what!), and totally out of the blue asked him (no
idea where it came from) if he would be willing to run a clinic for us new shooters one Saturday at the match when he's not training/preparing for a big match.
Not only did he say "sure" but he said we should probably have it at his private ranch + range in the Simi Valley! [Austin Powers]eeYeah, baaby![/Austin Powers]
I'll email him this week and get more info, so stayed tuned for more info (pricing, dates, pre-requisites, separate thread, etc.).
By the way, Taran specializes in Limited and Limited 10 divisions, shoots 1911's exclusively (for all you 1911 nuts) and will be adding Single Stack division to his competition
schedule this year.
