The Stage Brief

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Josh, Dave, Tom and Sean talk about the Area 8 registration fiasco and how we are looking forward to the 2026 US Extreme Open. 

Dave and Josh talk with Dan about the LE side of practical shooting and what its like to blend professional firearms use with exceptional standards of skill 

Josh, Dave and Tom welcome special guest and USPSA Grandmaster Bobby Martin on the podcast to talk about match performance, the road to GM and what it takes to even get into a major these days

The Stage Brief welcomes Chris McCoy to talk USPSA and how we train and progress in competitive shooting. 

Josh, Tom, Dave and Tommy K talk about Tommy K's road to A class and the recent GTC match. With the US Extreme Open on the horizon, we talk divisions and what our plans are. 

Tom, Josh and Dave break down the USPSA lawsuit, a recent classifier match and transitioning the gun. 

Sean, Tom and Dave take talk about Sean's A-Class promotion, Josh's PDP is gone to a fellow DTSA team Tommy K and L10 is the new hotness. 

Josh, Tom and Dave talk about how they decide what to practice. How to prevent paper GMs and the current DTSA topic, Walther VS CZ. 

Josh, Dave and Tom talk about why they train and what pushes them to keep going when it feels like they aren't getting any better. 

Josh, Dave and Tom tackle practical shootings hottest question. Do I need my sights? 

Josh talks into the void about sponsorships in shooting and the idea of buying new gear to improve. 

Josh, Dave and Tom take on match results and how we read them for our own improvement. We discourage shooters from What-Ifing themselves to greatness. We also cover the Bridgeville, DE local match and Instagram drama. 

Josh, Tom and Dave talk about the USPSA classification system, how it impacts instructors and how match fees seem to keep going up. 

Josh, Dave and Tom tackle Racegun Nationals, recent local matches and the question on everyone minds.....how did I miss that target???

Galactic Pistol Alliance co-founder, Chuck Limpert, talks about founding a new pistol sport, competing with IDPA and answers our questions on where we can find GPA. 

The crew talks about their 2025 season, lessons learned and what they look forward to the most in 2026

Josh, Dave, Tayler and Tom talk about Dave's recent win at the Maryland State Championship as well as the inaugural class of the DTSA Science of Competition curriculum. We go over a few recent events and Tom shares insight to his new training methodology. 

Josh and Tom talk about World Shoot, a little bit of MD State and a recent local match. Dave will be back later this week to talk about his second major match win of the year. 

The crew talks about the recent World Shoot updates and rehash the differences between irons and optics and how new shooters should learn the skills. 

The Double Tap crew talks about the recent Western PA Sectional recap and results. Josh has a tense run in with a range official and discusses the boundary between professional expectations and volunteer staff. 

Josh, Tom and Dave sit down with the founder of Team Blacksmith, Mike Blackson to talk practical shooting teams, skill development and the next steps for him and his team. 

The gang talks about Josh's recent win in Kansas at the CZ Free State, Dave's new grip technique and the outlooks for the Western PA Sectional this weekend. 

Josh, Dave and Tom talk about their experience at the 2025 US IPSC National Championship in Marengo, Ohio. They go over Hit Factor math, stage planning and the match organization as well as some off topic work on....Pokemon?