Good questions deserve more than one opinion, so I've taken the liberty of providing the text of the rule from the 2008 USPSA Rule Book, Bill's question, and my response.
We report, you decide:
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Rule 1.1.5.4: Medium or Long courses of fire may stipulate the use of either strong or weak hand, provided that only one hand, either strong or weak, is specified for no more than the last six (6) shots required."
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Hi Jerry, The more I think about 1.1.5.4 the more confused I'm getting. Since you are going to be in the class tomorrow, perhaps you can get an answer.______________________________________
You set up a course of fire. Freestyle, shoot-em-as-ya-see-em. Multiple shooting solutions. (It doesn't matter HOW you wanted it to be shot--someone will figure out at least one other way).
You specify as per 1.1.5.4 that the last 6 shots must be weak hand per 1.1.5.4.
SO---lets say the last 6 shots are 3 paper targets only visible through a port.
Or maybe the last 6 are a plate rack---doesn't matter. Shooter engages the final array weak hand. Fires 6 shots weakhand. Can't hit S$%( weakhand, has a few misses. Actually needs 10 shots to get the last array. So the 4 extra shots are freestyle again? Shooter already did the maximum required 6 weakhand. And if the extra 4 shots are freestyle, then 4 of the last 6 shots fired don't meet the "last 6 shots weakhand" requirement of the WSB??
What if the shooter does the last 6 weakhand, then sees another target that was missed?
Back to freestyle?
This one is a little confusing.
Bill
Hi Bill!
Good question, and one we asked in class.
The answer is: the last "scorable" hits [ED: are defined as those which must be engaged 'limited hand only', not the last six shots actually fired].
So if "the last six shots" must be taken weak hand, that could be the last 3 Metric Targets (mustn't say "IPSC Targets" ... we're all USPSA, all the time!) or it could be the last six plates on the plate rack.
[if the competitor ...] Can't get hits on all the last six shots? Then miss/FTE penalties apply.
[If you as MD ...] Think this is excessive? Well, maybe.
In fact, the explanation for this rule was a little thin. What we got was essentially "the choice of six shots was to make it revolver friendly". [Or maybe I spaced out during the discussion and missed a more comprehensive explanation from the instructor. If so, I apologize to you and to the instructor.]
Still think this was excessive? Well, maybe.
[If you as MD] (d)on't use this on any stages, you avoid the entire controversy.
But if you DO use it, and controversy is the result ... it's your choice whether you choose to use this [article] as an 'authoritative source'. At the present time, though, I'm afraid this is going to be as 'authoritative' as you can get, since the answer comes from a certified RM and NROI Instructor (Carl Schmidt) during the conduct of an NROI Level II Seminar. [As far as I know, no clarifications are yet available from John Amidon, USPSA V.P. and NROI Director.]
My concern is [also] how you define "the last six shots"[, but perhaps in a different sense ... 'you' as the competitor]. If
You're responsible for your own actions ... which is another facet of the new USPSA rule book which is intended to allow the competitor to choose the best way to shoot a COF. So I'm thinking that the "last six shots" are whatever targets chosen at the end of the COF, as long as no shots are fired at other targets.
What are the penalties involved if shots are fired AFTER the 'weak hand' or 'strong hand' targets? Good question. I'm open for discussion here.
(Note [to Evil Bill]: assuming your permission, I
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