The Stage Brief

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? 

The crew takes on local match culture, stage planning and the division within USPSA at its core. 

The crew talks about the classification system, our training and prep and what our plans are for the end of the season

Josh, Dave and Tayler talk about the Galactic Pistol Alliance, the SIG P320 and how important training partners and instructors are to skill development. We also look a bit into the future with IPSC Nationals SHO and WHO stages. 

Josh, Tom and Dave talk about their experience with the new 25-Series USPSA Classifiers as well as revisiting some old ideas about shooting on the move and how we plan to apply lessons learned at our next major

Josh, Dave and Tom tackle this weeks locals, putting the N in ND and talking about IPSC Nationals 

The crew talks about their Area 8 experience and some fun and exciting rules calls and steel calibration arbitrations 

What is Performance shooting? And what does it take to be a performance instructor? Tom dives into lessons from a recent match and Josh and Dave talk about the instructor world and integrity in marketing 

Josh, Tom, Dave and Tayler talk about this weekends matches, rules pertaining to DQs and 2025 Factory Gun Nationals. 

A match staff review of the Salisbury Summer Classic and the team is divided on rules and divisions.    Athena Precision: Code DoubleTap for 15% off