Shootin' 'em up!

This past weekend, John and I went to a USPSA (www.uspsa.org) sanctioned shooting match at North Tennessee Practical Shooters shooting club (www.ntps.org) in Dickson, TN. This is something he has really been getting into these past few months and enjoys - this was my first time to go. I've grown up around and shooting guns, etc., but I've never been to a shooting match or anything competitive like that (you know, except for riflery and archery when I went to camp as a kid). We had a really good time. As a first timer, it was very interesting to see all the different courses and ways to test one's skills. I was also impressed with the number of women involved. I expected it to be all men, so I was definitely surprised to see a few ladies out there. And there were people there of all ages, from 20's through 60's. I may even try it out the next time we go! Maybe I'll even beat John (but probably not).... Here are some pics. I tried to post videos but keep running into technical difficulties - I will try to have those up soon. Keep checking back!

Our first stage, Stage 4:

Here is John practicing Stage 4:

John getting ready to shoot Stage 4 (hopefully video is coming soon!):

Check out my cool protective eyewear...

Here is our second stage, Stage 6:

Each person's turn in this stages was divided into three parts: you had to shoot the targets at the end of the stage laying down (shooting on your stomach or on your back between your legs), kneeling, and standing. I only have video of John actually shooting in this one, but here is one of him practicing:

Here is our third stage, Stage 1:

Here is John getting ready to shoot Stage 1. I hope to have video up soon of this one as well:

Here is our fourth stage, Stage 2:

I did not take a video of this stage - the course was set up like the layout of a small house. Between the black section and the yellow and blue section there was a sort of hallway with rooms on either side which made it really hard to get any video footage.

Here is a side view of Stage 2 with targets on the corners of the "windows":

Here is John shooting in Stage 2:

And last, but not least, here is our last and fifth stage, Stage 3:

I only have video of John on this one - keep checking back - I hope to have it ready soon!