We decided to test everyone’s knowledge about Virginia Count penalties in two different scenarios for the March Questions of the Month. A lot of votes were cast on these questions, and now we can see who was correct!
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The mysteries of Virginia Count
Love it or hate it, Virginia Count scoring is part of USPSA. Virginia Count (VC) scoring is another way to provide a different shooting challenge by limiting the number of shots at targets versus the Comstock scoring method where competitors can shoot at the targets as many times as they choose. Most people dislike VC simply because they don’t understand how it works, especially when a competitor shoots the stage wrong.
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At our recent monthly club match, three of the six stages used Virginia Count scoring. There was a bit of good-natured grumbling about it, but the stages turned out to be very interesting. A 20-round medium course had a lot of comments and groans from the competitors.
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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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This should not be news to anyone but we are all human, and as such, we make mistakes. Even if we are super careful, and sometimes because we are being TOO careful, we make mistakes. There are several ways you can react to this, some good, some really not that good. Let’s chat about it.
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In May 2023 we did some revisions to the wording of the rule dealing with stacked shots. We recently received some questions about stacked shots and even though it’s been awhile since the revision, this is a topic that is often confusing so let’s take a closer look.
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The May Question of the Month probably caused some frustration, but I hope that after reading this post there is no frustration when scoring Fixed Time stages. Let’s review the question and see what the answer is, and why!
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The second Fixed Time question I got from a former student is a bit more complex. The questioner stated that on a Fixed Time stage at a larger match, the Written Stage Briefing did not list all the potential penalties under Fixed Time. They thought this was not correct and it should be spelled out in the WSB.
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