Set your goals!

At each big USPSA match I've been to this year my overall placing has improved, but for the National Championships where you have to look at my classification placing to see the trend continue.
Area 2 Desert Classic this March I was 19th overall in Production, shooting 67%. And 4th B.
Golden Bullet this May I was 10th overall in Production, shooting 71%. And 4th A.
Production National Championships this August I was 101st overall, shooting 70%. And 11th A.
Utah State this August as well I was 9th overall, shooting 88%. And 2nd A.

My percentage of the match winner is getting better, my overall is getting better and my class finish is getting better. Onward and upward!

In two weeks I go the the IDPA World Championships. Last year I was division champion for ESP in an Arizona match. At the US IDPA Championships last year I was 16th place in SSP Master. IDPA and USPSA are both pistol shooting competitions but they are decidedly different, so hard to make a direct comparison. None the less I've been improving this year in USPSA so I hope I'm also improving in IDPA.

With that in mind my goal this year is to be in the top 10 at the IDPA Worlds for my division, SSP. I'm already at the top skill class for IDPA, Master, so overall finish is all that really counts. Trending shows I should be able to do it, tough goal it is though.....

I have a challenging IDPA match in Los Angeles this Saturday, and I am going to shoot it aggressively. I will probably not win with this strategy but I want to push myself a little. Find the edge by going over it. Then the following weekend I have one closer in in San Diego and I'm going to shoot it as cleanly as possible. Ratchet things back down and be more precise, so I'll probably win as I can't remember the last Pala IDPA match I didn't win the overall when I competed..... Been at least a year.

Two weeks from now you should see my post on facebook smiling, saying "I did it!"