Sarah Irish is one talented young lady and definitely someone to keep your eye on in the future.  This junior shooter tore it up on the stages in Las Vegas at this year’s USPSA Open Nationals.   She even posted a stage win among an extremely talented field of women!  We took opportunity to ask Sarah how she got her start in the sport…

“My family has always done things together: from boating, to motorcycle riding, to horseback riding. But when my dad introduced me to shooting when I was 12 years old, I was hooked.

We spent that winter at the indoor range practicing on paper targets.  The indoor range offered pin shoots one night a week and after watching it awhile, Dad and I gave it a try. It was more challenging than paper, but it wasn’t long before I held the record for fastest time on a table of 5 pins at 15 yards – 1.96 seconds with my Ruger 10-22. Dad met a guy at the pin shoots who shoots USPSA matches and invited us to give it a try. At the end of October that year, Dad and I went to the match. That was the beginning of our latest family hobby: USPSA. Shooting as a family is a truly rewarding experience. Although my parents and I shoot in different divisions, we are continually learning things from each other to improve our shooting.

In 2009, we traveled to many matches. For me, this was a rewarding experience because I got to see the best shooters and learn their techniques. In September, I flew out to Las Vegas for the Open Nationals. It was my first nationals, so naturally I was a little bit nervous. However when I saw that I was squadded with some of the best female shooters, I became very excited. I realized how beneficial squadding with better shooters is at the awards ceremony for the match. When it was announced that I was high lady on a stage, I was truly surprised. As a junior shooter, I have all sorts of time constraints from school and extracurricular activities, but traveling to matches and shooting as a family are both definitely worth it.”

Nervous about attending your first Nationals?  Watch Tammie Bordwell describe her first Open Nationals adventures and challenges via video interview:

Thank you for the interview, Tammie!  And CONGRATULATIONS on 2nd in Class!  Your B card should be arriving soon!

This is the beginning of our attempts to help you become prepared for Nationals!  Look for more information in the future, and please contact us with any questions you may have.  Your question may be the one that everyone wants to know the answer to!   info@womenofuspsa.com