My long term plan is starting to pay off. This year my wife finally
decided she wanted to learn to shoot and has even suggested that she
and the kids should start doing "that pistol shooting thing you used
to do". She's taken one woman's shooting class so far and went to the
range with the kids and I on a warm day last month.
The kids have been going to the range with me for a few years and they
finally are at an age where I think they could begin competition.
Given that they're my kids size and recoil aren't a problem, my 11yo
son is in love with my 1911 and my 13yo son think the glock 17 might
be a little too small for him.
What are the current popular USPSA divisions? Anyone offering junior
programs semi locally? Now that both Pelham and Pioneer are offering
matches in NH I'm planning on attending both regularly. Not sure if
it'll be worth it to come into MA for Harvard and Hopkinton matches
(even though I really want to see the new pits at HSA).
Right now I'm planning on starting them out with a local pin shooting
league in the spring and joining Pelham soon. If Pelham has practice
shoots I want to take them to several of them to slowly introduce the
idea of moving and shooting safely before going to watch a full match.
Hopefully sometime in the summer they'll be ready for a match. Any
suggestions? My local club doesn't really have facilities to practice
moving and shooting thus my interest in Pelham. Anyone know the
people involved there?
-Nat
