Short Course: Recent Episodes
Ben Berry
This week I discuss the two-part March meeting of the USPSA Board of Directors, including the signs of progress being made, and the areas we are still pushing for improvements.
This week I discuss yesterday's meeting of the USPSA Board of Directors, including the vote not to livestream it, as well as my view on this being a setback but not a fatal one.
This week on the podcast, I recap the February 2024 USPSA Board of Directors meeting, and discuss why 22-28 round stages offer really interesting options when shooting with 15 rounds in the gun.
- First half of the meeting livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELWcGvkydjY
- Second half of the meeting livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U_E8hdogDM
- My March 2024 Sir Walter Gun Club USPSA match video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyi5ch7wMKk
This week I discuss the current events in USPSA including the resignation of the Area 5 director and the surprise move to reincorporate in Alabama, as well as a main topic about whether changes in gear are actually worse, or just unexpected and different, leading the reviewer to reflexively dislike them.
This week I discuss the events around USPSA filing to register the "Hit Factor" trademark, the appointment of the interim Area 1 director, announce dates and information related to this year's Area 6 championship, and discuss how staff reset matches provide a place for folks interested in getting started volunteering.
Links:
- Area 6 Staff package and signup form: https://area6uspsa.org/match/staff/
- Area 6 RO class information: https://area6uspsa.org/range-officer/
- Area 6 Sponsorship information: https://area6uspsa.org/match/sponsorship/
This week on the podcast, I recap the January 2024 USPSA Board of Directors meeting, which spanned two days an almost ten hours, including the removal and restoration of A7D Frank Rizzi, and where we go from here.
Links:
- Recording of Monday night (sans executive sessions): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xutI6Vm0PKY
- Recording of Wednesday night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhuvFPcl7so
- Training Group Live interview with Frank Rizzi and Scott Arnburg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Q88T7AkSI
- Area 6 USPSA website where you can subscribe for email updates: https://area6uspsa.org/blog/
This week on the podcast, I elaborate on a post I made about my strategy of changing USPSA from the inside, as well as discuss the bylaws change I have proposed that will remove the lifetime ban on removed board members from running again.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the current state of the boycott over the removal of Scott as Area 3, some hints about the polygraph tests that happened, discuss what I see as the real meaning of fiduciary duty, and the idea that we should stop calling each other puppets.
This week on the podcast, I briefly review the December 2023 USPSA Board meeting, before discussing the vote to remove Area 3 Scott Arnburg under Bylaw 7.7 and the growing boycott against USPSA arising from it.
This week on the podcast, I talk through my thoughts on the recent 2023 IPSC Nationals, and the ways the match both did and did not really convey what it is like to shoot a "real" IPSC match.
Links:
- 2023 IPSC Nationals match video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8iaknDcuvo
This week on the podcast, I talk through the November 2023 USPSA Board of Directors meeting, which I attended as a guest ahead of my term as Area 6 Director starting January 1, 2024. I talk through various items in the minutes and try to give more context and depth to the discussions that were had and the arguments presented on each side.
Links:
`- November 2023 Board Meeting Minutes: https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20231127.pdf- BoD travel policy: https://uspsa.org/policies/view/05ec0fbc319a423435e29659c8d1646f54e53b01a155b1fe0bfc689fd3856f7a13d/Travel%20and%20Expense%20Reimbursement%20Policy.pdf- Area 3 Virtual Members Meeting with Scott Arnburg and Joel Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHdj66zULkY`
This week on the podcast, I discuss the differences between level one matches that are run as a stepping stone to shooting bigger matches as compared to ones that are the destination.
This week on the podcast, I make some observations on the current structure of match sponsorships and discuss why the prevailing arrangement at most major matches leaves something to be desired.
Links:
- Nationals livestream with instant replay and commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Y3A0jyT-0
This week on the podcast, I discuss the board's decision in the most recent board meeting to subject each other to, I am not making this up, polygraph tests.
October 2023 Board minutes: https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20231023.pdf
This week on the podcast, I give a brief overview of my time in competitive shooting since shooting my first match in 2009, and shooting my first USPSA match in 2013.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the various types of shooting challenges that USPSA rules deem off limits, and discuss some ideas of ways we could expand the options for stage design in consistent, enforceable ways.
My voice is still not fully recovered from whatever bug I caught, so this week I just want to point you to the recent episode that Stephanie Berry and John Royer did on the Casual Shooter Podcast about this year's Carolina Classic: https://casualshooterpodcast.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-83-carolina-classic/ .
This week on the podcast, I give an update on the outcome of the USPSA elections and talk about the contentious recent USPSA Board meeting.
Links:
`- 18 September 2023 Board minutes - https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20230918.pdf- Frank and Scott talking about the meeting on Training Group live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqGsVeijWJI- Scott's full motion - https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx-kNLorB47/`
This week on the podcast, I talk about how things went running chrono at the 2023 Carolina Classic.
This week on the podcast, I talk about things that went well and lessons learned from this year's Carolina Classic match.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the release of the 2022 Audited Financial Report, leaked financials showing cost breakdowns from Nationals, an incident on staff day at the ongoing Open/PCC Nationals, and the opening of a survey about Production 15.
Links:
- 2022 Audit Report: https://uspsa-docs.b-cdn.net/finances/USPSA%20-%20Final%202022%20Audit.pdf
- Insider-provided numbers on Nationals losses: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwsD_T9LAVT/
- Incident with Troy McManus at Open/PCC Nationals: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw3sbW-LNfS/
- Incident with Troy McManus at 2021 WSSC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAMV7TMFp0Q
- Incident with Troy McManus threatening to DQ Tanfo Timmy over porta potty stickers: https://www.instagram.com/p/CiJcDbPM4us/
To listen to this episode on YouTube, go to berryshooting.com/YouTube .
This week on the podcast I talk about the recent debate I did with Kyle Stephens and Dave Riddle of the Casual Shooter Podcast, as well as the recent board meeting where they announced an impending vote on removing the bylaw requiring board members to be ROs.
Links:
- Casual Shooter Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpz3B-RdUik
- August 2023 Board Minutes: https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20230828.pdf
No regular episode this week. Instead, this is a preview of the more than 2 hour debate I had with Kyle Stephens on the Training Group Live podcast which will drop August 22nd. Additionally, I wanted to let folks know that Kyle and I will be doing a livestreamed debate on August 22nd starting at 9pm Eastern, hosted by Dave Riddle from the Casual Shooter Podcast, so look for that on his YouTube channel and podcast feed. Thanks for listening, and I'll be back in a few weeks with more regular episodes.
This week on the podcast, I talk about how I break down my training for each major match into early, middle, and late cycle training and what types of drills I work on to progress through each phase of the cycle.
This week on the podcast, I cover the recent announcement about USPSA membership dues going up effective immediately and the board's response to walk that back.
Links:
- The original announcement of the impending increase: https://uspsa.org/announcement/841
- The announcement that the increase is being delayed until October 1st: https://uspsa.org/announcement/843
This week on the podcast, I discuss the 2023 elections getting underway, including how the runoffs will work, and why I voted for Luigi Li for President, as well as why I think Vince Lucchetti would be an asset to the board.
This week on the podcast, I continue the discussion from last week about lessons learned from the past two years of running a monthly outlaw match a local indoor range.
Links:
`- Triangle Action Pistol match video from May 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYuYiOxk244`
This week on the podcast, I discuss lessons learned from the past two years of running a monthly outlaw match a local indoor range.
Links:
`- Triangle Action Pistol match video from May 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYuYiOxk244`
This week on the podcast, I finish my stage-by-stage coverage of the 2023 Blue Grass Locap Classic, finishing with stages 7-11.
Links:
`- Blue Grass Locap match video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YpLkdKH-hg`
This week on the podcast I talk through my strategy and lessons learned from stages 1 through 5 of the Blue Grass Locap match, with a brief USPSA board update at the end.
Links:
`- Blue Grass Locap match video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YpLkdKH-hg- Candidate Bio and Q&A: https://berryshooting.com/a6-bio/`
This week on the podcast, I talk about the excellent Blue Grass Locap Classic, and talk about all the features that made it an outstanding match.
Links:
`- My Blue Grass Locap Classic video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YpLkdKH-hg- Scott Arnburg on the Paracast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36wtC6acy8`
A few quick updates on the YML/Mel Rodero situation, a discussion of my use of the word "rumor" last week, and a snippet from my interview with Dave Riddle from the Casual Shooter Podcast.
Link to the interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSrWXGafqH8 .
This week on the podcast, I talk about removing the RO certification of the sitting President of USPSA, Yee-Min Lin, effectively bypassing Bylaw 7.7 and removing him from office. I also discuss the fact that by the same bylaw, A4D Mel Rodero is not and has never been eligible to serve.
This week on the podcast, I add some context around my thoughts on rolling back Production rules to the 2017 era, as well as the range commands I used at the 2022 Carolina Classic, and plug Training Group Live with Scott Arnburg and Yee-Min Lin that was posted this week, which you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B4iRQ2hr3c .
This week on the podcast, I talk about the background, events, and outcome of 2018 incident that came to known as Ban the Bens.
- My blog post with timeline and screenshots: https://berryshooting.com/blog/petition-for-the-removal-of-mike-foley/
- The menacing "announcement" to the members threatening to secede from IPSC: https://uspsa.org/announcement/243
- Followup "announcement" warning World Shoot competitors IPSC could suspend us as a region: https://uspsa.org/announcement/252
- Wayback machine archive of the Doodie Project thread: https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020801/http://www.doodieproject.com/index.php?/topic/5893-ben-berry-banned-from-uspsa/
- The announcement from the board that they were basically going to do nothing about what Foley had done: https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20180605.pdf
The week on the podcast, I talk through my thoughts and impressions of how the 2023 South Carolina Section Championship match went. (Spoiler: it was really good.)
This week on the podcast, I discuss approaching questions from a novelty-focused versus mastery-focused perspective, and discuss a few case studies, including Nationals, Limited Optics, and the classifier system.
My interview with Alex Mansfield of Manny Talks Shooting aired today, so I wanted anyone that subscribes to this feed to be aware of that, in case you wanted to listen. You can listen in your podcast player, or click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alex-mansfield/episodes/Ben-Berry-bsberry-Manny-Talks-Shooting-94-e1vtgmf .
This week on the podcast, I talk about the 2021 rules changes to Production and Carry Optics, and discuss the fact that the temporary lull in match attendance in the last two years is ending, and the need for USPSA to take the shortage of club match slots seriously for the health of the sport.
This week on the podcast, I cover all the rules in the March 2023 changes that you might run into at a match, as well as cover the interview that Scott Arnburg did 24 hours after attending his first board meeting.
This week on the podcast, I review the recent happenings in USPSA, including the Area 3 runoff election results, the ratified rules changes, and the minutes of the January in-person board meeting.
This week on the podcast, I talk at length about the Eric Grauffel class I had the opportunity to take, some of the things I learned, and how I'm beginning to apply them in my shooting.
This week on the podcast, I talk through everything I can think of related to the 2023 Panamerican Extreme Open match I shot this past week in Florida.
This week on the podcast, I discuss a few more issues that I think benefit from applying a values-focused approach: single action guns in Carry Optics (and Production), why the classifier system needs improvement, and why we need to focus on building a sport for shooters, not guns.
This week on the podcast, I talk through the five major matches I'm planning to shoot this year, why I'm interested in them, and why I won't be shooting USPSA Nationals until things improve.
This week on the podcast, I talk through the proposed rule changes dropped right before Christmas and my thoughts on whether each one is taking the sport is a positive or negative direction.
This week on the podcast, in light of the pending discussion of Production at the January in-person Board meeting, I present the outline of where I think Production and Carry Optics should go in light of the lack of a genuine stock gun division in USPSA and based on the apparent demand for a Limited Optics division.
This week on the podcast, I give an update on my Area 6 Director run and the World Pistol Shootout rules, discuss shooting local matches in "Production 15", and then talk about my thoughts on why USPSA should be doing more to help out shooters that qualify for the World Shoot teams.
This week on the podcast, I use the ruleset for an outlaw major match as lens to examine the things that USPSA rules get right and wrong.
This week on the podcast, I talk about five different ways that practical shooting can, does, and should play a larger role in society, and why it's important to not lose sight of that as we talk about the nitty gritty of changing the organization.
This week on the podcast, I provide some corrections and updates regarding the bans handed down last week, and then discuss the importance of understanding the values that underlie past decisions and the importance of evaluating if they still apply today.
Links:
- Pat Brown's response letter to his suspension (slides 3 and 4): https://www.instagram.com/p/CjRwANZM1Ie/
This week on the podcast, I review the outcome of the five members suspended back in July, and discuss the issues with how little has been disclosed about what they did to earn their respective punishments, as well as their limited ability to defend themselves from unknown charges.
This week on the podcast, I talk about things that went well and lessons learned from running chrono and equipment check at the Carolina Classic this past year.
For the email exchange I mention during the episode about random sampling of competitors and cheating, see this blog post.
This week on the podcast, I go over how I shot the 2022 Carolina Classic, as well as review things that went well and lessons learned from how the match was run.
This week on the podcast, I talk about my decision to run for Area 6 Director, and why I think it's important that we stay and try to turn the existing organization around instead of quitting.
As mentioned in the podcast, USPSA is requiring me to submit my nomination petition on their particular form, but they have previously allowed petitions that include pages with single signatures. I will have a paper petition with me at Sir Walter for the match this weekend, so if you’re coming to that match, you can sign it there. Otherwise, if you want to sign my petition, you can download the form-fillable PDF here. You can then either fill it out on your computer if you have a way to insert a signature, or print it out, sign the paper, and take a picture. Either way, you can send your signed page to ben@ the URL of my blog.
Also I mention in the podcast, here’s a list of blog posts and podcasts as a starting place for people who want to get a sense of who I am and what I think about the direction USPSA should go.
Blog posts:
- What USPSA Nationals Could Be
- My Recommendations To The Incoming USPSA President
- Staff Reset
- How Good Could A Nationals Livestream Be?
Podcasts:
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37: USPSA Rule Changes, Pt. 1
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42: How I Would Do Nationals
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65: 2019 Carolina Classic
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66: 2019 Production Nationals
The Board of USPSA is now banning members for criticizing them. I don't have any good news, but I talk for 28 minutes anyway.
This week on the podcast, I had Tyler Turner on to continue the discussion from last time about what the goals of the sport should be: shooters developing and getting better, or just more warm bodies in matches?
For an automated transcript of this episode, see the accompanying blog post.
Mason Lane joins me for a discussion of what the priorities of USPSA should be and how we should think about boosting participation in the sport versus encouraging the development of competitive shooters.
For a transcript of the episode, click here: https://berryshooting.com/?p=9257 .
This week on the podcast, I talk about this year's NC match from the staff perspective. I discuss everything that went well and is worth emulating, including the format of the shooting days, 5 minute walkthroughs, all-staff reset, and more.
This week on the podcast, I talk about this year's NC Section championship, focusing on my season leading up to the match and my performance during the match.
This episode is a rip of a YouTube livestream that I did talking about a particular stage at the 2020. If you want to see the video of the stage in question or the spreadsheet I use to illustrate the various scenarios, here's the video itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRIuwjVJS_w .
This week on the podcast, I say nice things about IDPA and discuss some things that I think they get right: things like simpler rules, more social culture, better range commands, and banning memory stages.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the recent 2020 South Carolina Section match. I discuss whether it's better to leave stages in or throw them out, why three minute walkthroughs are still a bad idea, and I shot the match overall.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the April 19th GoShoot USPSA match, and some things that I think they do differently that are worth emulating.
In a change of pace this week, I'm uploading the audio from a livestream I did of a recent USPSA match that I shot. If you can, I recommend just skipping this podcast episode and watching the video that accompanies the audio on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P50YS0hha5w .
Regular episodes will return soon. Thanks for your patience.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the idea that there is no such thing as a perfect match. First, as a competitor: you'll never have a match without flaws, and that's fine. Second, as a match attendee: there will always be something imperfect about the match, and all you can do is let it go and shoot the challenge in front of you.
This week on the podcast, I talk about shooting my first match in two months, and how moderate expectations led to a good performance. I also go into why I think an offseason isn't that important early in your shooting career, and becomes more valuable the more you practice.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the 2019 Production Nationals in Frostproof, Florida. I talk through my thoughts about the match compared to previous years, review my personal performance, and raise my two big concerns with the way Nationals are being run in recent years.
Match video of all 21 stages is here: https://youtu.be/ewi8pTsVEKk .
This week on the podcast, I talk in depth about the 2019 North Carolina section match, the work that went into it, the things they did differently, and how it turned out.
This week on the podcast, I talk about taking a break and what it taught me about having flexible vs rigid scheduling and expectations.
The blog post in the second half of the episode is here: https://berryshooting.com/blog/more-reps/ .
Hey folks, Ben here.
I just wanted to put the word out that I'm taking a break from Short Course for a while. I'm not sure exactly how long.
Since I started doing the first test episode in November 2017, I've always kept myself to a schedule so I'm all in or all out. episode every week, or nothing.
But right now I'm not shooting very much and so I don't have that much to say. So I'm gong to take some time away from the podcast and scale back my matches to create a little space to think and figure out what to do next.
The only goal of the podcast was to have a place to get whatever is on my mind on tape and out of my head. And over the years the kind notes I've gotten from you listeners are much appreciated.
I've always tried to make every episode non-specific to current event so feel free to explore the archive while I'm gone.
If you need to get in touch, you know where to find me.
Talk to you next time.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the ways that ego can get in the way of developing yourself as a shooter.
This week on the podcast, I talk about what keeps me in the sport and the lessons that have transferred from competition over in to my life off the range
This week on the podcast, I talk through my recent experience shooting through an 8-stage club match in two hours.
This week, I talk about my experience with making speed gains, and why they usually don't come just by trying harder or trying to go faster.
This week, I talk about how I visualize through stages, the exact details I visualize in, and discuss why the speed of my visualization isn't all that important to me.
This week on the podcast, I talk about having breakthroughs when you realize that something you took for granted turned out to be wrong, or at least only true in some contexts.
My website is at www.berryshooting.com .
I post videos from my matches at youtube.com/BenBerryUSPSA .
If you'd like to support the podcast, consider buying a shirt at berryshooting.com/shop .
This week on the podcast, I talk about misconceptions that people have about being a GM or shooting matches as a GM, and why it's not really all that different.
If you want to support the podcast, consider buying a shirt at www.berryshooting.com/shop . You can follow me on Instagram at bsberry, or on Facebook at Ben Berry Shooting. My email is podcast@berryshooting.com .
This week on the podcast, I talk about how the South Carolina Section Match went and the lessons I'm taking away from it going forward.
My video for the match is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhFyYBQKS94 . If you want to support the podcast, consider buying a shirt at http://berryshooting.com/shop .
This week on the podcast, I talk about my mindset and preparation going in to the 2019 SC Section match this Saturday, including how I'm setting my expectations for my performance and the key things I want to include in each visualization. I also talk about the recent announcement of the 2019 NC Section at Sir Walter Gun Club in October of this year.
I post my match videos online at youtube.com/BenBerryUSPSA. If you want to support the podcast, consider buying a shirt at berryshooting.com/shop. My email is podcast@berryshooting.com.
This week I recap the stages I shot at a few local matches and try to draw some lessons learned from them.
This week on the podcast, I catch up on a few different things I've been thinking about. I talk about USPSA not printing paper rulebooks anymore, setting aside my opinions when shooting matches, 3 minute stage walkthroughs, and answer a question about the uspsa.ninja shirts.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the book Mastery by George Leonard. I talk about some of the reasons I'm always in the process of re-reading it, and try to give you a sense for what the book is all about.
If you'd like to see a list of books I recommend, it's on my website at www.berryshooting.com/books . If you want to support the podcast, consider buying a shirt at www.berryshooting.com/shop .
This week on the podcast, I talk about mindset changes going forward into this season to take stages more seriously and shoot closer to my theoretical skill. I also talk about some of my new goals going forward in both club matches and major matches.
This week on the podcast, I talk through the problems I've been having trying to get this year of shooting started and speculate about the underlying causes.
This week on the podcast, I finish discussing a club match stage-by-stage and talk about the things that went well and the lessons learned from each one. The blog post I wrote that includes the match video for this match is here on my blog: https://berryshooting.com/match-debrief/match-video-sir-walter-february-2019/ .
This week on the podcast, I talk through a club match stage-by-stage and talk about the things that went well and the lessons learned from each one. The blog post I wrote that includes the match video for this match is here on my blog: https://berryshooting.com/match-debrief/match-video-sir-walter-february-2019/ .
This week on the podcast, I talk through some of the lessons I took away from 2018. I talk about what I learned about gun grips and gripping the gun, the value of go fast gun parts and paster guns, and some changes to my mindset for practice.
This week on the podcast, I talk through how the 2018 competition season went for me. I talk through the matches shot, practice sessions, and rounds fired. I go through the four major matches I shot, including my DQ at IPSC Nationals, and draw some lessons going in to 2019.
This week on the podcast, I talk about what I've learned about setting goals in the last year, and discuss my own plans and goals for 2019.
This week I talk about taking an offseason. I talk about different approaches to managing your time between seasons and why it is important to take at least some break. I talk about my tentative plans for the offseason and what I'm looking forward to shooting next year.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the NC Section match. I talk through the different stages and how I approached them, and my overall mindset that I used to win.
This week on the podcast, I talk about some discussions I've had around Nationals and if I had the opportunity to change things, what I would do differently.
This week on the podcast, I talk about three areas of improvement I've identified from Nationals, and how I dealt with them at a club match this past weekend.
This week on the podcast, I continue the discussion about USPSA Factory Gun Nationals. I talk about how well the match flowed, what I thought of the stages, why I liked the prize table this year, and give some early conclusions of my performance.
This week on the podcast, live from the hotel room the night before the final day of Production Nationals, I talk about how things have changed in the last year, and what I'm looking to get out of shooting Nationals this year.
This week on the podcast, I continue my discussion of the proposed rule changes for the 2019 USPSA rulebook. I run through the details about what will be changing and why I think they are almost all good improvements for the sport.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the proposed rule changes for the 2019 USPSA rulebook. I run through the details about what will be changing and why I think they are almost all good improvements for the sport.
This week on the podcast, I talk about my strange, sporadic schedule of shooting Single Stack over the course of three years, what I learned from it, and why I eventually gave it up.
This week on the podcast, on the two year anniversary of switching to shoot a Tanfoglio, I look back on the different Production guns I've shot over my career and talk about what I learned from each one, and what I like about what I have now.
This week on the podcast, I start out by talking about cancelling the NC Section due to Hurricane Florence, which I maintain to be the right decision. I then mention that my wife and I will be on the September 24th episode of the Dave Ramsey show doing our Debt Free Scream. For the main topic, I discuss the idea of setting up your practice around your goals, not your current situation in order to make sure you don't get stuck on the plateau you're currently on and keep your focus on moving to the next level. After that, I mention the return of the Wake Action Pistol matches, and then plug the indexes I added this week for Ben Stoeger's "Reloaded" books.
This week on the podcast, I talk about what to look for in gun grips, and why I am really liking the new G10 grips I got for my Tanfoglios.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the recent match at Sir Walter USPSA, and review my performance on the stages before the rain caused us to have to end the match early.
On this episode, I follow up on Episode 27 and continue my discussion of live fire and dry fire practice. I talk about having a plan for practice but being willing to improvise, why you should do fewer things in practice, and how expectations and complexity can make a practice session unproductive and frustrating.
This week on the podcast, I answer a couple listener questions. The first about stage planning with 10 rounds, and the second about how long to expect to see changes from practice. I also talk about the idea that "the procedure is not the drill" and how to apply it to your practice.
This week on the podcast, I talk about the recent Devil Dog USPSA match, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNalB0QXP8A . I talk about some of the successes and some of the struggles I had during the match and what I learned. I also talk about posting the recipe for beef jerky that I mentioned in Episode 16: www.berryshooting.com/jerky .
This week on the podcast, I talk about the August 2018 Sir Walter match that I shot last weekend, what I thought of the stages and how I thought I did. I also give a recap of my time shooting 15-round Production (registering Limited minor) in USPSA to ramp up to IPSC Nationals.
This week on the podcast, I talk about how my practice has been going recently, changes I've been making, and how I'm planning the rest of the season, culminating in Nationals.
This week on the podcast, I talk about US IPSC Nationals, why I am interested in shooting it, some interesting aspects of the IPSC stage breakdown, and give some thoughts on the similarity of Production and Standard under IPSC rules.
This week on the podcast, I talk about how shooting the 2018 IPSC US Nationals went, the lessons I learned, and coming out of it, how I'm approaching training for the rest of the season.
This week on the podcast, I talk about my history as a Range Officer, what to expect from the RO and CRO classes, and give some ideas on how to get started running the timer, even without taking the class.
This week on the podcast, I talk about dry fire, including how my dry fire space is set up, how I handle drills with reloads, and using different types of scaled targets.
This week on the podcast, I discuss how USPSA is surprisingly resistant to cheating, why that's great, and a few ideas to make it even better.
This week on the podcast, I answer listener questions about Production 15, IPSC stage design, where to look when you're moving, and how to deal with the pressure to do well at major matches.
This week on the podcast, I talk about switching my gear over to prepare for IPSC Nationals, shooting Production 15 in club matches, and what I'm focusing on training leading up to the match.
This week on the podcast, I take the occasion of my wife and I paying off all of our consumer debts to talk about how budgeting has been useful to me during my shooting career. I talk about how we break down the budget categories for shooting, "paycheck glocks," and give some pointers on where to find out more if you're interested.
This week on the podcast, I talk about some of the things I look for in a good stage and offer some ideas of how to differentiate good stages from bad.
This week on the podcast, I give a few updates or errata to previous episodes: #16: Hot Summer Matches, #11: Peak, #13: Origin Story, and #8: The Value of Outlaw Matches.
I then cover three quick topics that can't quite justify a full show on their own: the downside of shooting your first match with a national champ, PCC fits better in USPSA than 3 gun, and Always Video Everything.
This week on the podcast, I talk about a recent match and the problems with making even small gear changes before a match. I then talk about some of the ways I've found of coping with the NC heat after five summers of shooting matches. I talk about making my own beef jerky, bringing around a small cooler, and a few other small tips.
On this episode, I talk about the 2018 South Carolina USPSA Section match. I talk about the great administration, the high-quality, diverse stages, and some of the challenges they presented. I talk about my own performance and how things went, good and bad, and lessons I'll be taking in to practice.
This week on the podcast, I talk about what I've been doing to prepare for the upcoming South Carolina Section match, my first major match of the season. I talk about the minor gun maintenance I'm doing, my mindset going in to the match, and how I'm defining success for the match separate from the ultimate finish.
This week on the podcast, I talk about shooting my first match, and my early shooting career in IDPA, including my initial novice classification. I talk about how I made the jump to USPSA (initial classification C), and the class I took that connected all the dots and put me on the path to today.
This week on the podcast I talk about the Ben Stoeger Skill & Drills class that I took recently. I discuss some of the things I learned, how I tried to take notes better than past years, and how my shooting has improved since last year. I also answer a listener question about the value of shooting on the move in Production
This week on the podcast, I talk about the book Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. I talk through some of the lessons learned from decades studying the science of expertise, including the 10,000 Hour Rule, and how to apply some of the ideas to practical shooting. You can see this book and a list of other books that I've found helpful at www.berryshooting.com/books .
This week on the podcast, I talk about the March 2018 USPSA match at Sir Walter Gun Club in Creedmoor, NC. I talk about some of the stages and what I liked about them, and review my own performance on some of the stages. Here's the match video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vngWyBrYMlc .
This week, I talk about the series of events leading up to the changes to the USPSA Production rules that take effect in May 2018. I talk about some of the things that changed and why I see this as a positive step forward for the sport.
This week, I give some thoughts about pistol matches using rules other than USPSA, and why that's a good thing. I talk about why it's good for the hobby of practical shooting and good as a competitor to have a variety of matches that aren't all exactly the same.
This week, I talk about my experience flying to the USPSA Nationals in 2017, particularly my mistake of trying to fly with my ammo. I also discuss what I look to get out of a big match like a Level 2, and what isn't all that important to me.
This week, I talk about learning to visualize in more detail after a few bad exerpeinces at recent matches. I also discuss using the right range commands, and an example of a higher round count stage being less complex than a shorter stage.
This week, I talk about a new USPSA podcast that just started called the Shoot Fast Podcast. I cover some ideas that the hosts gave me about improving my own practice and a few things I discovered on my own during my recent practice session.
This week, I talk about how I look at the different types of matches, based on the level of competition they offer and the resources required to shoot them. I outline a plan to decide which matches to shoot in a give year based on where you are as a shooter and where you can make the most useful progress. As an illustration, I apply this idea to my own 2018 match schedule.
On this episode, I talk about a few gear changes I made in 2017, what I liked and disliked about the old gear, and what pushed me over the edge to change to something else. The items covered include my magazine pouches, Tanfoglio grip panels, bullet weight and profile, hat camera, and the biggest change of the year: switching guns.
On this episode, I talk about shooting IPSC Nationals in 2017: why I wanted to go, some of the changes I had to make to prepare for it, and the experience of shooting. I talk about an interesting experience at the equipment check, and a shooter using video evidence to get a controversial call overturned, which IPSC allows.
On the first episode of Short Course, I briefly introduce myself as a shooter, and kick things off with a discussion of goals. I talk about setting a goal to make GM in 2017, failing to meet the goal, what I learned from it, and how I think about goals today.