It is difficult to put into words what it means to me to win my 10th USPSA Ladies National Title.  Returning to the match circuit last year after taking time off to have my daughter, I tried not to put too much pressure on myself to win. My goal was to give my best and to have fun. Mission accomplished!
This season it is a different story.  I have had a year to adapt to balancing motherhood, my work with Smith & Wesson and competing. I was able to start …

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It was a whirlwind of a weekend! Area 6 was my first major match of the year. With only a week and half of shooting since the IDPA Nationals last September, my goal at this match was to shake off the cobwebs. Let me tell you there were a lot of them!  I got in Thursday evening, shot all day Friday and departed bright and early on Saturday.   I knew I was going to be tired and it would be a long day of shooting, but it was all worth …

What a SHOT Show! The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported… “Overall attendance was 58,444, only several hundred shy of the show’s all-time record set at the 2008 Las Vegas Show and more than 11,000 above last year’s show in Orlando. The show attracted an all-time high of 31,280 buyers, and the 1,804 media professionals attending established a new record.” (More from NSSF)
From my perspective the show was packed and the Smith & Wesson booth was definitely busy. What struck me about this year’s show was the continuous traffic …

The dust has settled from the USPSA Back to Back Handgun Nationals – literally! The matches were held at the Desert Sportsmen facility in Las Vegas, NV. The range is truly impressive, but even more so are the people who made it all happen. The range officers and staff endured full days in the hot, dusty desert while competitors shot half-day format. Hats off to all of you for your dedication to the sport and thank you for your hard work!
The weeks leading up to the …

Sorry it took me so long to get this posted, but hope it proves to be worth the wait…
Watch the top guns in action on their final stage, Accelerator, at 2009 World Speed Shooting Championships in Piru, CA. Video features fastest runs of the Mens Super Squad, the stage winning performance by Todd Jarrett and footage of the 2009 Steel Challenge Division Champions Rob Leatham, Max Michel, Jerry Miculek, BJ Norris, JJ Racaza, and Phil Strader.  (Click here to go to You-Tube.)

Photos courtesy of the talented Yamil Sued…

What a week!  I had such a great time at this year’s World Speed Shooting Championships in Piru, CA. Seeing old friends and meeting new ones is one of the main reasons I love competing.  This was the first year I have been to the event since it was acquired by USPSA so in addition to all the familiar faces, many of the fine folks from Sedro Woolley were there too.
The last time I competed at the Steel Challenge was 2006, so I wasn’t sure how I would stack up …

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Rob Leatham once again showed us all that he is officially a Single Stack 1911 deity and remains undefeated in 15 years!  Rob dominates this division in ways that cannot even be comprehended.  Even though Rob still came out on top the battle was heated.  Mike Voigt, Taran Butler, Todd Jarrett, my teammate BJ Norris rounded out the top five.  “Every year this gets more and more difficult,” Rob said in his acceptance speech and the top shooters certainly poured on the pressure.  Congratulations Rob, you live up to the …