The Blog

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to get organized. I have so many photos and videos scattered in different folders and hard drives that it’s nearly impossible to find anything quickly. I am determined to change that for 2013 and have already started the daunting task. I thought for sure I would dread it, [...]

2011 goes in the books as one of the most memorable for me in my shooting career. It was very difficult to narrow down my year into just 11 moments, but here they are… 11. Adventures in 3-Gunning – I took a big leap out of my comfort zone this season and explored the sport [...]

From the moments I set my fingers to the keyboard to seeing Shoot up on major bookseller websites, writing my book has been an incredible journey and an amazing experience. In fact, the first time I saw the title and my name as “author” on amazon.com I squealed out loud. I definitely need one of [...]

The World Shoot stages were simply beautiful. Courses of fire had either Greek cultural themes or those that featured the region’s history and mythology. The work that went into building and painting them was extensive. They were also challenging, especially for US competitors. Even though the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) is a region [...]

Walking onto the range the day of the shoot offs, the atmosphere was mixed. Some of the competitors were joyous, sharing greetings, laughs and posing for photos. Others were intense, perhaps seeking a bit of redemption after guessing where they finished in the standings. For US shooters, shoot offs are not something we get a [...]

What better way to close out a fun day of shooting than enjoying a great meal and dipping toes in the Mediterranean Sea! After the shoot off we stopped at Mike’s Taverna near the range. We had heard it had some delicious food and the owner, Mike was super nice.  After filling our stomachs we [...]

Our last opportunity to explore Rhodes, my brother and I drove to the ruins at Kamiros after the shoot off. It was eerie walking through the ancient city especially with the gloomy weather, strong winds and bouts of light rain. It was easy to see why the people of ancient Kamiros chose this location to [...]

I could literally spend days in Old Rhodes. It has all the charms of an ancient city and it was easy to imagine myself going back in time as I walked the narrow, stone streets with small doorways and arches. I indulged in purchasing a hand painted bowl depicting my favorite Greek goddess, Artemis, added [...]

Petaloudes, the valley of the butterflies, is nestled along a curve along the a very windy road not far from the IPSC World Shoot range complex. The Callimorpha Quadripunctaria species of butterfly makes the valley their home, mating in July and August. They lay their eggs in September, emerge from cocoons in spring and in [...]

The fourth day of the match was a day off for members of Team USA in Modified and Ladies Production. The Leathams, USPSA President Michael Voigt, Maggie Reese, my brother and I all piled into the rental van to check out the town of Lindos.  Lindos is a popular tourist destination on Rhodes. In fact [...]

No other action shooting event has the pomp and circumstance of an IPSC World Shoot. Held every three years, the event begins with an opening ceremony highlighted with a parade of national athletes, welcome from shooting federation and host city, lighting of the world shoot flame and cultural entertainment. It has the feel of the [...]

My time at home between the USPSA Back to Back Nationals and my trip to Rhodes, Greece for the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Shoot was brief, really brief. Just after receiving my trophy for my Ladies Production win, I threw on Salomons and raced to the airport to catch a red-eye. I finished [...]