"There are hundreds of PRS shooters who could win a one-day match. There are probably 30 who could win a two-day PRS Pro match. But there may only be about 5 or 6 who could win a national-level match if we shot 3 days or more."

Blackketter's been saying this for years and it holds up every time you watch a major match play out. The attrition isn't from hard stages — it's from 200 rounds across 20 stages with a rest day that doesn't fully reset your mental load. Consistency under accumulated pressure is a completely different skill than shooting well on a fresh day one.

The Open Division average scores say something too. Six spots, and the lowest qualifier — Chris Kutalek — still averaged 95.7% across 18 months of regional competition. That's not a hot streak. That's a baseline.

Anyone here been to a PRS Pro Series match or a regional qualifier? Curious what the stage variety looked like — whether the terrain differences across regions actually changed how people set up their kits or if everyone's running the same solution regardless of the venue.

Read the full article in The Handbook → | By Steve Duskett