Shooting field matches, I have noticed most people just write down their dope top to bottom or near to far. While I see notebooks, arm-boards, rifle-dope cards, and tripod clipboards, very few shooters create a hasty terrain map. If the FOF is narrow, maybe just a few targets on the stage or you're on the normal range you shoot, it is easy to remember the order. But what are you doing when you go to a match with lots of targets per stage, or where the MD created a shooting order that seems less than straight forward?
We built up an enjoyable 1-day UKD field match, Avenal UKD Team Challenge 2020 with the above thought, and put at least one challenging stage were the targets where labeled clockwise, but you had to engage them in a specific order that was not near to far or clockwise. This single-stage had the highest point value and proved to be the lowest scored stage. The targets had the same generous MOA, but the lack of people using a hasty terrain map hurt most teams. With that in mind, I thought I'd share. Shooting a team match with the same dope is a no-brainer, but is not practical for everyone. With two different calibers, ranging each time with the dope tied to your PLRF, isn't as fruitful as one might think unless each partner ranged their own. For that reason sticking to a drop sheet or at least knowing your distance breaks tends to be faster.
Anyway, here is what I use. I am wondering what other solutions you guys are using?
Below is how I map on my arm-board. I use low-tack masking tape, and I dog-ear each sheet to create tear-offs like my old MX goggles revealing a fresh layer after the stage. I fold alternating corners and stager them so it looks like there are two, but there are more. You'll notice two drop numbers on my example; If it weren't a team-match, or on the same build, it would look cleaner.
Below is the top sheet peeled back, reveling more fresh leaves. Usually, you do not need more than 10 sheets in a day.
Below is how I manage both shooters dope (two different calibers), my partner's arm-board would look much the same. I can call out only my drop (not the range), and they can cross-reference fast. The orange numbers are the others shooters drop, mine in black.
We built up an enjoyable 1-day UKD field match, Avenal UKD Team Challenge 2020 with the above thought, and put at least one challenging stage were the targets where labeled clockwise, but you had to engage them in a specific order that was not near to far or clockwise. This single-stage had the highest point value and proved to be the lowest scored stage. The targets had the same generous MOA, but the lack of people using a hasty terrain map hurt most teams. With that in mind, I thought I'd share. Shooting a team match with the same dope is a no-brainer, but is not practical for everyone. With two different calibers, ranging each time with the dope tied to your PLRF, isn't as fruitful as one might think unless each partner ranged their own. For that reason sticking to a drop sheet or at least knowing your distance breaks tends to be faster.
Anyway, here is what I use. I am wondering what other solutions you guys are using?
Below is how I map on my arm-board. I use low-tack masking tape, and I dog-ear each sheet to create tear-offs like my old MX goggles revealing a fresh layer after the stage. I fold alternating corners and stager them so it looks like there are two, but there are more. You'll notice two drop numbers on my example; If it weren't a team-match, or on the same build, it would look cleaner.
Below is the top sheet peeled back, reveling more fresh leaves. Usually, you do not need more than 10 sheets in a day.
Below is how I manage both shooters dope (two different calibers), my partner's arm-board would look much the same. I can call out only my drop (not the range), and they can cross-reference fast. The orange numbers are the others shooters drop, mine in black.
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