Short Course

Short Course

Ben Berry

A Podcast about Practicing, USPSA, and Practical Shooting

44 minutes 35 seconds

#128: March Board Meeting, Part 2 (2024)

This week I discuss the two-part March meeting of the USPSA Board of Directors, including the signs of progress being made, and the areas we are still pushing for improvements.

13 April 2024, 4:48 am
27 minutes 13 seconds

#127: March Board Meeting, Part 1 (2024)

This week I discuss yesterday's meeting of the USPSA Board of Directors, including the vote not to livestream it, as well as my view on this being a setback but not a fatal one.

27 March 2024, 4:02 am
33 minutes 34 seconds

#126: February Board Meeting (2024)
This week on the podcast, I recap the February 2024 USPSA Board of Directors meeting, and discuss why 22-28 round stages offer really interesting options when shooting with 15 rounds in the gun.
- First half of the meeting livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELWcGvkydjY
- Second half of the meeting livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U_E8hdogDM
- My March 2024 Sir Walter Gun Club USPSA match video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyi5ch7wMKk
9 March 2024, 5:08 am
36 minutes 10 seconds

#125: Worse or just different?

This week I discuss the current events in USPSA including the resignation of the Area 5 director and the surprise move to reincorporate in Alabama, as well as a main topic about whether changes in gear are actually worse, or just unexpected and different, leading the reviewer to reflexively dislike them.

24 February 2024, 5:23 am
35 minutes

#124: Area 6 Match Announcement (2024)
This week I discuss the events around USPSA filing to register the "Hit Factor" trademark, the appointment of the interim Area 1 director, announce dates and information related to this year's Area 6 championship, and discuss how staff reset matches provide a place for folks interested in getting started volunteering.

Links:
- Area 6 Staff package and signup form: https://area6uspsa.org/match/staff/
- Area 6 RO class information: https://area6uspsa.org/range-officer/
- Area 6 Sponsorship information: https://area6uspsa.org/match/sponsorship/
17 February 2024, 4:47 am
#123: January Board Meeting (2024)
This week on the podcast, I recap the January 2024 USPSA Board of Directors meeting, which spanned two days an almost ten hours, including the removal and restoration of A7D Frank Rizzi, and where we go from here.

Links:
- Recording of Monday night (sans executive sessions): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xutI6Vm0PKY
- Recording of Wednesday night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhuvFPcl7so
- Training Group Live interview with Frank Rizzi and Scott Arnburg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Q88T7AkSI
- Area 6 USPSA website where you can subscribe for email updates: https://area6uspsa.org/blog/
3 February 2024, 5:18 am
23 minutes 15 seconds

#122: Playing By The Rules

This week on the podcast, I elaborate on a post I made about my strategy of changing USPSA from the inside, as well as discuss the bylaws change I have proposed that will remove the lifetime ban on removed board members from running again.

21 January 2024, 4:25 am
25 minutes 21 seconds

#121: First Week in Office

This week on the podcast, I talk about the current state of the boycott over the removal of Scott as Area 3, some hints about the polygraph tests that happened, discuss what I see as the real meaning of fiduciary duty, and the idea that we should stop calling each other puppets.

6 January 2024, 4:47 am
34 minutes 36 seconds

#120: BOD Goes Scott Free

This week on the podcast, I briefly review the December 2023 USPSA Board meeting, before discussing the vote to remove Area 3 Scott Arnburg under Bylaw 7.7 and the growing boycott against USPSA arising from it.

23 December 2023, 3:11 am
31 minutes 16 seconds

#119: IPSC Nationals (2023)
This week on the podcast, I talk through my thoughts on the recent 2023 IPSC Nationals, and the ways the match both did and did not really convey what it is like to shoot a "real" IPSC match.

Links:
- 2023 IPSC Nationals match video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8iaknDcuvo
16 December 2023, 5:06 am
42 minutes 25 seconds

#118: November 2023 Board Meeting

This week on the podcast, I talk through the November 2023 USPSA Board of Directors meeting, which I attended as a guest ahead of my term as Area 6 Director starting January 1, 2024. I talk through various items in the minutes and try to give more context and depth to the discussions that were had and the arguments presented on each side.

Links:
<pre>- November 2023 Board Meeting Minutes: https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/20231127.pdf - BoD travel policy: https://uspsa.org/policies/view/05ec0fbc319a423435e29659c8d1646f54e53b01a155b1fe0bfc689fd3856f7a13d/Travel%20and%20Expense%20Reimbursement%20Policy.pdf - Area 3 Virtual Members Meeting with Scott Arnburg and Joel Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHdj66zULkY </pre>

9 December 2023, 5:30 am
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