Short Course

This week on the podcast, I talk about the current state of the boycott over the removal of Scott as Area 3, some hints about the polygraph tests that happened, discuss what I see as the real meaning of fiduciary duty, and the idea that we should stop calling each other puppets.

This week on the podcast, I briefly review the December 2023 USPSA Board meeting, before discussing the vote to remove Area 3 Scott Arnburg under Bylaw 7.7 and the growing boycott against USPSA arising from it.

This week on the podcast, I talk through my thoughts on the recent 2023 IPSC Nationals, and the ways the match both did and did not really convey what it is like to shoot a "real" IPSC match. Links: 2023 IPSC Nationals match video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8iaknDcuvo

This week on the podcast, I talk through the November 2023 USPSA Board of Directors meeting, which I attended as a guest ahead of my term as Area 6 Director starting January 1, 2024. I talk through various items in the minutes and try to give more context and depth to the discussions that were had and the arguments presented on each side. Links: <pre>- November 2023 Board Meeting Minutes: https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20231127.pdf - BoD travel policy: https://uspsa.org/policies/view/05ec0fbc319a423435e29659c8d1646f54e53b01a155b1fe0bfc689fd3856f7a13d/Travel%20and%20Expense%20Reimbursement%20Policy.pdf - Area 3 Virtual Members Meeting with Scott Arnburg and Joel Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHdj66zULkY </pre>

This week on the podcast, I discuss the differences between level one matches that are run as a stepping stone to shooting bigger matches as compared to ones that are the destination.

This week on the podcast, I make some observations on the current structure of match sponsorships and discuss why the prevailing arrangement at most major matches leaves something to be desired. Links: Nationals livestream with instant replay and commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Y3A0jyT-0

This week on the podcast, I discuss the board's decision in the most recent board meeting to subject each other to, I am not making this up, polygraph tests. October 2023 Board minutes: https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20231023.pdf

This week on the podcast, I give a brief overview of my time in competitive shooting since shooting my first match in 2009, and shooting my first USPSA match in 2013.

This week on the podcast, I talk about the various types of shooting challenges that USPSA rules deem off limits, and discuss some ideas of ways we could expand the options for stage design in consistent, enforceable ways.

My voice is still not fully recovered from whatever bug I caught, so this week I just want to point you to the recent episode that Stephanie Berry and John Royer did on the Casual Shooter Podcast about this year's Carolina Classic: https://casualshooterpodcast.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-83-carolina-classic/ .

This week on the podcast, I give an update on the outcome of the USPSA elections and talk about the contentious recent USPSA Board meeting. Links: <pre>- 18 September 2023 Board minutes - https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20230918.pdf - Frank and Scott talking about the meeting on Training Group live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqGsVeijWJI - Scott&amp;#x27;s full motion - https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx-kNLorB47/ </pre>

This week on the podcast, I talk about how things went running chrono at the 2023 Carolina Classic.

This week on the podcast, I talk about things that went well and lessons learned from this year's Carolina Classic match.

This week on the podcast, I talk about the release of the 2022 Audited Financial Report, leaked financials showing cost breakdowns from Nationals, an incident on staff day at the ongoing Open/PCC Nationals, and the opening of a survey about Production 15. Links: 2022 Audit Report: https://uspsa-docs.b-cdn.net/finances/USPSA%20-%20Final%202022%20Audit.pdf Insider-provided numbers on Nationals losses: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwsD_T9LAVT/ Incident with Troy McManus at Open/PCC Nationals: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw3sbW-LNfS/ Incident with Troy McManus at 2021 WSSC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAMV7TMFp0Q Incident with Troy McManus threatening to DQ Tanfo Timmy over porta potty stickers: https://www.instagram.com/p/CiJcDbPM4us/ To listen to this episode on YouTube, go to berryshooting.com/YouTube .

This week on the podcast I talk about the recent debate I did with Kyle Stephens and Dave Riddle of the Casual Shooter Podcast, as well as the recent board meeting where they announced an impending vote on removing the bylaw requiring board members to be ROs. Links: Casual Shooter Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpz3B-RdUik August 2023 Board Minutes: https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20230828.pdf

No regular episode this week. Instead, this is a preview of the more than 2 hour debate I had with Kyle Stephens on the Training Group Live podcast which will drop August 22nd. Additionally, I wanted to let folks know that Kyle and I will be doing a livestreamed debate on August 23nd starting at 9pm Eastern, hosted by Dave Riddle from the Casual Shooter Podcast, so look for that on his YouTube channel and podcast feed. Thanks for listening, and I'll be back in a few weeks with more regular episodes.

This week on the podcast, I talk about how I break down my training for each major match into early, middle, and late cycle training and what types of drills I work on to progress through each phase of the cycle.

This week on the podcast, I cover the recent announcement about USPSA membership dues going up effective immediately and the board's response to walk that back. Links: The original announcement of the impending increase: https://uspsa.org/announcement/841 The announcement that the increase is being delayed until October 1st: https://uspsa.org/announcement/843

This week on the podcast, I discuss the 2023 elections getting underway, including how the runoffs will work, and why I voted for Luigi Li for President, as well as why I think Vince Lucchetti would be an asset to the board.

This week on the podcast, I continue the discussion from last week about lessons learned from the past two years of running a monthly outlaw match a local indoor range. Links: <pre>- Triangle Action Pistol match video from May 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYuYiOxk244 </pre>