World Shoot 10 Video

PapaHotel01 said:
We still have that box and the snakes, they will likely make another appearance soon. Part of the sewer stage prop still exists. The two shot stages were balanced out with a few larger stages. I still have the match book.
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Ahhh: the infamous "sewer stage"... that brings back memories. A short recap for those not able to see it. You start ready to shoot, engage some targets, open the manhole cover and drop down a full storey to the sewer where you engage all other targets through various sewer grates (slats up/down, some side/side). Very interesting.

One athletic shooter determined that he could remove the manhole cover and drop one storey down without using the ladder. He checked it out before the actual shooting to ensure he could land on his feet safely and continue shooting. It worked perfectly well in practice (with no gun and no mags). Unfortunately when it was time to do it live, he dropped down, gun safely in hand, landed on his feet just fine, but the downward momentum ripped every mag out of the mag pouches and left a ring of mags on the ground at his feet when he landed. Very cool to watch: not so much fun for the shooter.

... good times, good times.

-ivan-
 
Ipsik said:
If you liked the WS 10 video with all the close targets and dangerous loaded start positions here is the completely different Euro Champs 2013 with some difficult shots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkNlWYDksO4
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Holy mirror images batman! Do they have any idea how to design a stage without making it perfectly symmetric? Those stages were just awful. Talk about antiseptic stage design! I'll take the world shoot stages from the UK anyday over that!
 
ivan said:
Ahhh: the infamous "sewer stage"... that brings back memories. A short recap for those not able to see it. You start ready to shoot, engage some targets, open the manhole cover and drop down a full storey to the sewer where you engage all other targets through various sewer grates (slats up/down, some side/side). Very interesting.

One athletic shooter determined that he could remove the manhole cover and drop one storey down without using the ladder. He checked it out before the actual shooting to ensure he could land on his feet safely and continue shooting. It worked perfectly well in practice (with no gun and no mags). Unfortunately when it was time to do it live, he dropped down, gun safely in hand, landed on his feet just fine, but the downward momentum ripped every mag out of the mag pouches and left a ring of mags on the ground at his feet when he landed. Very cool to watch: not so much fun for the shooter.

... good times, good times.

-ivan-
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Th top of the sewer platform is still there, the walls shave all gone though I think with the sewer grates. We are in the process of digging up, repairing or building new props for use in the future. I'd like to hold those style of matches again, way more fun and challenging than some of the stage designs we see now a days. 50m poppers thrown in amongst close and middle distance targets, stages based on scenarios rather than round count, use of props, etc.
 
Holy mirror images batman! Do they have any idea how to design a stage without making it perfectly symmetric? Those stages were just awful. Talk about antiseptic stage design! I'll take the world shoot stages from the UK anyday over that!
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Euro Champ Stages just look symmetric, every stage had at least 3 - 5 or more ways to shoot it. if you note the WS 10 had people shooting from specific positions like US boxes in many stages with the farthest target 30 M popper it was looking like a Ontario match.
 
Hmm, I still have the match polo shirts from WS10 in the UK, I remember seeing one US competitor getting DQ'd on his second shot.
 
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