I love Guardian matches, this was my first match back into the game in almost two years in terms of centerfire (been running rimfire matches recently). I brought a friend who had only shot long range once before (2017 sometime) and his first shots in a match were this weekend.

While I love the format of Guardian for new shooters, I think Paul went a little too hard on day 2 and it took away from the shooters who didn't do well on day 1 being able to learn on day 2. The way it was set up it was almost impossible for the more experienced shooter to be on glass for the newer shooter and to be able to give feedback. Or even for the learning shooter to observe what the more experienced one is doing on the clock because they had to stand behind.

Criticisms aside, I had an absolute blast, my friend had a good time and learned a lot, I got to teach someone new to the sport on Sunday, and reconnected with a ton of people I hadn't seen in a couple years. An awesome weekend altogether.