a polite request

[daybreak]

I'm new to Louisiana. Most times I see a match posted here, there is just not very much information included. Thread titles usually look something like this:

Title: QDW is a Go

Body: See you guys there!

or ...

Title: BRB or WD40, or AFK is on this Weekend!

Body: I hope we don't get rained out.

... And that's all the information in the thread. Some are better than others, some look exactly as I described. See, the problem is, being a new competitor and new to the area, I have no idea what those acronyms mean. I have no idea where that club is, or what day is meant by "this weekend". I have to google that acronym and USPSA in Louisiana, find the club's website on my own, and then hope that club has an active calendar. If they don't, I have to email them and ask for a club schedule.

If you're going to be so kind to make a thread for a match notification, at the bare minimum, I think it would be helpful to include:

Who: Ckub's full name.
What: USPSA shoot, or outlaw steel match, Purple guns only shoot or whatever.
when: Specific date and time.
where: An address for the club. You won't believe how many clubs just don't put an address on their page.
Web/Contact: Club or match info website.


Now, I realize most people aren't like me and they've been to a match or two, know when the regular matches are, know what the acronyms mean. But I don't, and I think if you're going to announce a match, you should include those basic details anyway. I mean this in politest way possible.

Now ... Does anyone know the next match near me in West Monroe ?

 

[daybreak]

This bard isn't so bad, other boards are downright terrible.

 

[rockmup]

You could learn a lot by searching or reading the sticky's.

 

[70116]

I don't have the details but the closest USPSA matches are probably around Jackson.

USPSA in LA is at Amite, Gonzales, and Thibidoux - nothing near you.

I don't follow much else myself.

You should also check the LSA (Louisiana Shooting Association) website for other types of matches.

The calendar at the top of the Competition is also a pretty good resource.

 

[Pigfish73]

The closest USPSA match to W. Monroe is the one held on 2nd Sundays at Winnsboro Gun Club. They do not have a match December-February. There are IDPA matches at Clark Custom Gun in Haughton, LA. I do not know their schedule as I gave up on IDPA years ago. They do have a 3 gun on any month with a 5th Sunday.
Check out Lagator.org for all of the clubs in S. LA.

 

[Pigfish73]

There is a USPSA club in Jackson, MS too. Somebody is holding some non-sanctioned events around Oak Grove and Bastrop. I've never been to them.
OPSO hosts some Steel Challenge and Glock matches at their range.

 

[Pigfish73]

I almost forgot, the IDPA club at Clark's also does Steel Challenge once a month.
There are clubs in Pine Bluff, Little Rock, Benton, and Hot Springs, AR.