Introduce Yourself Here!

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Introduce yourself to the community! Share your name, location, which shooting sports you participate in, your match directing experience, and what brought you to the forum. Welcome aboard!

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:waving_hand: Welcome to MatchDirecting.com

Hey everyone — I’m Robby, and I want to personally welcome you to MatchDirecting.com.

Practical shooting has become a huge part of my life. The community is incredible — full of passionate, capable, and genuinely good people — and I love the fast pace, problem-solving, and constant drive to improve that comes with the sport.

After more than a decade of match directing, I’ve seen firsthand how much we all learn the hard way — often on our own or by picking up bits of wisdom from other clubs while traveling. Despite having strong national and international organizations behind our sports, there’s still a huge gap in shared support for local clubs and match directors.

That’s why I built this forum — to close that gap.
MatchDirecting.com is here to:

  • Help match directors share real-world knowledge and best practices
  • Lighten the load for those who keep matches running week after week
  • Provide resources for competitors who want to become SOs, ROs, or match directors themselves

If you’re part of the practical shooting world, you belong here.
Let’s collaborate, share what works (and what doesn’t), and make match directing easier and more rewarding for everyone.

— Robby

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Well I’m a USPSA Single Stack shooter (prefered Division). I started in 2006 and became a Certified RO in ‘07 then a CRO Soon after. I was there Match Director for the Cavern City Action Shooters (Carlsbad, NM) until 2022. Was also the NM Section Coordinator from 2015-2021. Now I’m affiliated with Low Country USPSA in Tabor City, NC. I’ve been working USPSA Level 2 Matches for many years.

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Hey Jammer - Thanks for joining!

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Hey, everyone. I’m Robin Gilmore. I’m an NRA Training Counselor (I train and certify NRA-Certified Instructors and RSOs/CRSOs) and Match Director of the Gas Gun Challenge Series in PA (11th year).

I’m a USAF Veteran, own a video production business.

I use Kestrel KST1000 timers - which are awesome. PractiScore 2, MagnetoSpeed and Caldwell hit indicators and steel from Shoot Steel. I run points series matches from March through November, with an occasional “fun match” thrown in.

Nice to be part of the group.