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Kevin Imel

Going to DQ

December 22, 2022 by Kevin Imel

There is an old saying in our sport: “There are those that have DQ’d and those that will DQ.” It’s true, as near as I can tell. I made it almost eight years before my first called DQ. I actually SHOULD have been DQ’d at my second match and several more times along the way but I was not. Let’s talk about this whole disqualification thing and why I made it eight years (and ended up calling the DQ on myself, by the way).

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Filed Under: Rules Insights

Talking to Others about the Rules

September 15, 2022 by Kevin Imel

We’ve all been there. A call is made at a match, or not made, and there is a query about if that is the right call, or non-call, and the response is “it’s just a local match”. I’m on my twentieth year in this sport and I’ve heard that response more times than I can count and, as an instructor, have fielded questions about how to handle it even more often. A lot of this directly relates to so called “club culture” which has also been referred to as the “Good Old Boys” syndrome. So let’s dig in a bit and talk about what does and does not work.

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Filed Under: Free Advice

Production Families

April 28, 2022 by Kevin Imel

We see a lot of questions regarding various handguns and the Production Gun List because a word, maybe two, in the handgun name do not appear specifically in the list under that manufacturer. In short, the majority of these are approved because they belong to the same family as an already approved handgun. Let’s dig deeper.

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Filed Under: Rules Insights

Just Another Hit in the Wall

March 31, 2022 by Kevin Imel

Walls have been in our sport virtually since its inception as an action sport. Whether serving as part of a small barricade or creating a maze-like shoot house; they are an important prop. And, like most props in our sport, someone is going to shoot holes in them and it will be on the ROs to figure out what to do with those hits.

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Filed Under: Rules Insights

Incapacitation – 10.7 and You

February 17, 2022 by Kevin Imel

“10.7.1 -All persons are required to be in complete control both mentally and physically during USPSA matches.” Simple sentence that I think we can all agree is exceedingly important considering what we do in our sport…that is, run around with loaded guns. And really, all of section 10.7 in the rules (it is the same in all of our rule books) is predicated on this one sentence. 10.7.2 addresses “recreational” things like alcohol and other recreational drugs, 10.7.3 addresses medically related issues, and 10.7.4 leaves the door open for drug testing should performance enhancing drugs become a problem in our sport. But let’s dig a bit deeper.

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Filed Under: Rules Insights

Finding Balance

January 27, 2022 by Kevin Imel

Now and then, we get questions from folks asking if thus and such is “legal” in terms of stage design. Sometimes these things are a good idea and sometimes they are not. And occasionally, we roll out the “just because it might be legal doesn’t mean it’s a good idea” response.

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Filed Under: Stage Design

NROI Podcast Episode 2

December 16, 2021 by Kevin Imel

Episode #2 of the NROI Podcast is available on most podcast distribution sites. This month, RMI and former Area 8 Director George Jones joins us to discuss the updated popper calibration procedure he helped bring about and which became a part of the rules with the September 2021 rulebook.

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Filed Under: Miscellaneous, RO Best Practices

The NROI Podcast is live

November 18, 2021 by Kevin Imel

NROI has started recording a monthly podcast which will be published during the third week of each month. Each month we will discuss rules, working as an RO, and provide rules information direct from the source at NROI.

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Filed Under: News & Announcements

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