{"id":6952,"date":"2010-11-12T17:54:10","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T22:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=6952"},"modified":"2010-11-12T18:02:22","modified_gmt":"2010-11-12T23:02:22","slug":"uspsa-handgun-nationals-%e2%80%93-getting-to-know-your-top-8-%e2%80%93-jenny-chu-6th-place-open-8th-place-limited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/uspsa-handgun-nationals-%e2%80%93-getting-to-know-your-top-8-%e2%80%93-jenny-chu-6th-place-open-8th-place-limited\/6952\/","title":{"rendered":"USPSA Handgun Nationals \u2013 Getting to Know Your Top 8 \u2013 Jenny Chu, 6th Place Open &#038; 8th Place Limited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Jenny-Chu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6961\" title=\"Jenny Chu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Jenny-Chu-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Jenny-Chu-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Jenny-Chu.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> Congratulations on Top 8 finishes in BOTH  nationals, Jenny!\u00a0 You have to be proud of such great performances  especially among so many talented women.\u00a0 Are you happy with your  finishes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny:<\/strong> It\u2019s a great feeling to place Top 8 among the talented ladies at both the Open and Limited Nationals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> What did you think of the stages at this  year\u2019s Nationals?\u00a0 Did you have a favorite? Was this your first back to  back shooting Open and Limited?\u00a0 What do you think of the back-to-back  format?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny:<\/strong> This was my 3rd back-to-back Nationals.\u00a0 Had  so much fun!\u00a0 The stages for both Open &amp; Limited Nationals were  deceptively simple.\u00a0 Stages were challenging and tested accuracy close  up with head shot only targets and at a distance with targets bordered  by no-shoots.\u00a0 Drinks On The House was my favorite stage, the course  presented multiple options and I was able to executed my plan smoothly  and hit the timing on the swinger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> Completing a successful plan like that  whenever moving targets are involved is so rewarding.\u00a0 How would you  describe your performances in both matches and did you focus on one  division or both in your training?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny:<\/strong> My head was in the game for the Open match.\u00a0  The Limited match was a bit of a roller coaster with a few hiccups.\u00a0 I  shoot Open division during local matches to prepare for Nationals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> Do you get nervous for the nationals and if so what do you do to help calm your nerves?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny:<\/strong> I have a hard time sleeping the night before  competing, even at a local match!\u00a0 I clean my mags the morning of to  calm my nerves.\u00a0 Once I get to the range I like to chat with my squad  mates and get out nervous energy before I shoot.\u00a0 I love shooting with  my shooting buddies from home, they help relax me.\u00a0 We all give each  other a hard time and poke fun at each other. Shooting with the Ladies  would be a great learning experience!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2010 S&amp;W USPSA Back to Back Nationals - Jenny Chu\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uSd562QdYJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> Did you learn anything about yourself as a competitor?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny:<\/strong> I\u2019m learning to run the marathon instead of beating myself up over one stage or one penalty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> I like the way you put that!\u00a0 If you weren\u2019t a competitive shooter, what do you think you would be doing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny:<\/strong> I can\u2019t imagine what I\u2019d be doing if I weren\u2019t shooting.\u00a0 During the work week, I count down the days until the next match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> LOL. Well since you do enjoy it so much  what kind of reactions have you had when you tell people that your hobby  is competitive shooting?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny:<\/strong> Responses have been positive and sometimes leads them to a visit to the range to try the sport. It\u2019s a great way to get people into the shooting community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> It is!!! Was this your last major match of the year or do you still have more competitions on your schedule?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny:<\/strong> Area 2 will be my last major match of the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> Shoot GREAT!\u00a0 With the match season rather lengthy, how do you typically unwind after all the matches have settled down?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny:<\/strong> To unwind, I like to have a couple pajama Sunday\u2019s where I sleep in and do absolutely nothing. Julie, Kippi and Beth \u2013 Thank you!\u00a0 Appreciate all the hard work and all you do for the shooting community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WoUSPSA:<\/strong> Pajama Sundays sound LOVELY!\u00a0 And thank you  for taking the time to interview with us.\u00a0 Congratulations once again  on your performances!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of our friends at the Women of USPSA blog comes the second in a series of interviews with top lady shooters from the 2010 USPSA Nationals where Jenny Chu placed 6th in Open and 8th in Limited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,9,6],"tags":[1116,843],"class_list":["post-6952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-paul-erhardt","category-uspsa","tag-2010-uspsa-nationals","tag-women-of-uspsa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}