America's Funniest IPSC Videos

"Americans love a winner, and they will not abide a loser"

So said George S. Patton, at least as he was portrayed in the 1970 movie "Patton".

IPSC competition is a little different.
We don't typify a "loser" as everyone else who doesn't win his/her match, division or class.   "Winning is nice" .... but we don't care that much when our friends are concerned.

What we love is someone who runs through a stage and exceeds all expectations.  They may win First Place, Second Place, or actually win nothing at all. But when a shooter has an exceedingly good run, those of us who know them and how they usually shoot are joyous if only because they have done 'better that usual:.

Here are three videos from several (okay, 6) years ago which are among my favorites.

First is my favorite lady shooter; SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) Smith.  The title of the video (Witchy Woman) says it all:

*Yes, I have posted this video here before ...and I probably will again.  I trashed this stage, but She .. with a borrowed gun, did just fine.  Besides, I loved to watch her shoot.*

Nest is a Junior shooter "Stephan" addressing the challenge of a "Surprise Stage" in the jungles of Dundee.  He didn't win anything ... came in rather low in the "Croc Match" (a high-round-count match) in fact.  But he rocked his world on this stage, and my friends who were the husband-and-wife team who set up and officiated at this stage counted it among their own personal favorites:


Finally, the man who actually won a very difficult stage in the same Croc Match, Yon Lee showed us how well he could perform by literally dancing through an up-and-back stage.


I'm hoping that someone will watch these videos, and will be encouraged to try IPSC/USPSA competition themselves.  It's a great way to meet new friends who like  to shoot pistols as much as you do.  And, as a bonus .. there will come a time when you do one stage exactly right.  With a little bit of luck, someone will be there with a camera to record  your triumph.

Or .. you may never win a stage in your entire life.

But you will have a helluva lot of fun!