USPSA

United States Practical Shooting Association

(For the shooting schedule, times, costs, etc. for Eastern Shore Practical Shooters, click here.)

Practical Shooting attempts to measure the ability to shoot rapidly and accurately with a full power handgun, rifle, and/or shotgun. Those three elements - speed, accuracy, and power - form the three sides of the practical shooting triangle. By design, each match will measure a shooter's ability in all three areas. Most tournaments at our club are handgun only.

To do this, shooters take on obstacle-laden shooting courses (called stages) requiring anywhere from six to 30+ shots to complete. The scoring system measures points scored per second, then weights the score to compensate for the number of shots fired. If they miss a target, or shoot inaccurately, points are deducted, lowering that all-important points-per-second score.

If shooting has an "extreme" sport, USPSA-sanctioned practical shooting is it. Competitors move, negotiate obstacles, run, speed-reload, and drive their guns through each of several courses as fast as their skills will allow. All our matches are held outdoors, in all weather, further taxing competitor skill, there are a growing number of indoor ranges conducting USPSA events.

2008 Match Scores

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Paul Mason, who is a USPSA Master class shooter, was at the range Feb. 17th.  Following is a video in which Paul demonstrates how to shoot a simple stage with proper footwork and shooting technique. The photos show some club members who attended the class.

Photo 1 - Paul Mason makes a humorous point while Dennis Dill, Wally Pressley and Kevin Jones look on.

Photo 2 - Kevin Jones moving through the course and shooting while moving.

Photo 3 - Ken Danz shoots on the move.