Held in late June, near Portland, OR, the 2008 Area 1 Championship was hot... damn hot... and full of the types of stages that really demanded you exercise the "Diligentia" aspect of the sport (that's accuracy, of course).
Several folks asked about adding in some video commentary and descriptions of the stages, so that they could what in the heck I'm shooting at in the videos - I tried to that here. If you like it - or don't - let me know ;) Also, I didn't shoot video of Stage 8, which was the standards. Its kind of a visually boring stage, so hopefully you're not really missing anything... Anyhow - here's the vid, and commentary is on the DR Performance Shooting main site!
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I like the commentary and you get a better view of the stages. Nice job.
At first I was irked that you left out my Stage 8 - but then I was glad I didn't have to appear on video.
Great job.
The door created a situation where there was an OBVIOUS penalty for those that couldn't do it.
However, keep in mind that we do lot's of non-shooting stuff that creates less-noticable "penalties" for those that are less able. One obvious situation is a stage that includes a long sprint between positions. Someone that is slower/older/injured is going to take a lot longer, which will seriously eat into their score. How about a low port or prone position in the middle of a stage? The time it takes those that are less able to get back up again is basically the same as taking a procedural (or two).
As the examples above show, we don't always have a choice in the mattter. In the breaching stage, those that were less able were at least given an option, breach it, or go around.
Most people are aware that such non-shooting actions are simply distractions from the main point of any stage: the shooting. It sounds like some shooters might have allowed themselves to become really distracted, probably even carrying over into subsequent stages.
Russell, I hear what you're saying. I agree that the nature of our game is that there will always be distractions from the shooting - its part of what we must learn to deal with in order to be competitive.
In the stages I design, I try to avoid physical tests that really tax a specific group of folks, for just this reason. Heck, if anything else, it just makes things not fun for the folks that can't do it (or can't do it without incurring a lot of pain in the process). In some respects, I feel an Area match or a Nationals has the right to enforce more "un-fun" in that regard (position work, movement, obstacles), simply because its reasonable for a match at that level to require a more demanding game and skill set.
The point that was made to me by a few folks (who had trouble with the door, or who chose to bypass it after determining that they didn't think they could get through), was that if it was obvious that a good number of folks who need a penalty provided to them in lieu of following the preferred procedure should have been a clue that it might be too tough.... I can see their point, too. And, I can definitely understand how frustrating it would be to have to just take a penalty right off the bat, simply because you're built like you are...
But, I digress :) I still think the stage was fun as heck, and I'd take that challenge again any time, personally... ;)
Congrats Dave, on your 4th place finish.
I liked the commentary and look foward to your report and videos after every event you attend.
Also thanks to your sponsors.
Hi, Katie - thanks. It was 5th place, though :D
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