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Archives for August 2025

STOP! (Before the DQ)

August 28, 2025 by Dan Bernard

We all understand that the individual shooter is responsible for his/her actions, and that a disqualification is on the shooter, not the Range Officer that calls it.  As an RO, a shooter having a DQ should be a disappointment, not an achievement. A DQ is ultimately the result of something that the shooter did, not something that the RO caused. “You didn’t DQ him, he DQ’d himself, you just stopped him for it” is a common description of the situation.

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Filed Under: RO Best Practices

Get down to business at Make Ready

August 21, 2025 by Jodi Humann

We have been getting many questions, honestly way more than expected, about the wording changes of 8.3.11 and 8.7.1 which happened earlier this year. Specifically if taking one step at the “Make Ready” command is still allowed. Let’s settle this debate!

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Filed Under: Rules Q&A

This is a shooting sport

August 14, 2025 by Jodi Humann

One of the things every stage designer and match director needs to keep in mind is that USPSA is a shooting sport. Our sport is supposed to test accuracy, power, and speed (Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas – DVC). Are your stages testing those things? Are they testing in a way that separates the skilled marksmen from the rest of the crowd? Let’s look at each of these and discuss how to test them.

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Filed Under: Match Directors, Stage Design

Is that a penalty?

August 7, 2025 by Jodi Humann

Speed Shoots have specific procedures as well as elements dictated by freestyle. This Question of the Month was inspired by a real match and requires reading of the rulebook. Did you get it right? Let’s find out!

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Filed Under: Question of the Month Results

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