Anna Chekhovich

On Saturday I massively sucked at the match. It was just not my day so i asked the range officer if i could come again (on the second day of the same match) and shoot again for experience, off record. Instead he put me in a different division so my second run could be officially scored anyway. Limited optics is a division for faster race guns and it’s hard to compete against those with my simple Glock. Anyway I gave it a try a pushed myself really hard this time. I finished 9th out of 35 people, with 74% and 78% at the classifier stages (B and A class). 9th overall against people with faster guns is pretty cool 😎 Probably it’s my biggest achievement in shooting so far, I’m proud 😌 #gunstr

This stage is going to be a classifier at tomorrow’s match. I shot it at 65% today during training, let’s see how I’m gonna do tomorrow. Btw today I had my first accidental discharge, i never thought it could happen to me. Now I’m more cautious about trigger work #gunstr

My favorite hat that confuses everyone at the shooting range 😎

My movement has improved significantly. I definitely gained more explosiveness 😎 yay

Work in progress #gunstr

Putting a lot of effort into becoming an A class shooter. I don’t know why I got so obsessed with this classification but I just want to get there and stop thinking about it. At the same time a class doesn’t mean much if you suck at shooting regular stages. I’m afraid this is where I am right now. I want to consistently deliver good performance, not only when passing the tests. Anyway, A class performance in the video attached, enjoy #gunstr

Spent the entire weekend shooting from 9am till 4pm. Took a fundamentals class with Brantley Merriam – one of the best shooters of America. Spent 1500 rounds in 2 days and absolutely happy. Brantley fixed so many problems I’ve been struggling with, especially my footwork and running. Getting ready for another competition this weekend. I’m gonna hit all matches till I get broke from buying so much ammo.

Not this time, friends. Not this time 😔 #gunstr

This classifier stage will be there tomorrow at the match that I’m gonna shoot. I was lucky to have access to it and practice this stage yesterday. I did around 10 runs and I hit A class in almost every run. Sometimes B. That’s an absolutely mind blowing level up in my performance. Let’s see how I do it tomorrow at the match. If I shoot this match at B level I will become an official B finally. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

A week ago I participated in my first outdoor match. I was very scared to try it but deep down I knew it was time to get out of my comfort zone. If I want to start shooting at a more serious level I must get used to shooting outside. It is more difficult than indoor shooting for many reasons: First of all the stages are more difficult, there are more targets, there are various types of targets and bigger distances. Secondly it is extremely hard to move and be stable on the gravel and dirt. Weather conditions affect your shooting too, you have to spend all day outside waiting for your turn to shoot. It becomes a torture when it’s too hot. Moreover direct aggressive sun made my red dot so tiny, I could barely see it and multiple times I completely lost it and it ruined my shooting time. The lesson learned: now I shoot fully occluded with a black tape. Those are not excuses though, I still went there and did it, and I did surprisingly well: I am 12th out of 29 people in carry optics division, with 74% (out of winner’s 100%) which is a very decent performance. I shot 5 stages with one classifier. I failed the classifier but it did not upset me, I’ll do better next time.

I am really bad at shooting from uncomfortable positions, I always lose the dot and lose the time searching for it. Especially shooting from behind the corner. So now I spend time practicing it at home

Last match results: I am 24 out of 55 in carry optics division and 41 out of 97 overall 😎 I did way better than a bunch of military and police dudes.

3 Mikes (missed the target) and 1NS (hit a no shoot target). My hits are very decent which means I must significantly push the speed #gunstr

Here are couple of stages from the match yesterday. Weak hand only shooting is wild, usually my gun jams a lot because I don’t have enough grip with my left hand. Yesterday I was squeezing it so tight as if my life depended on it lol. No jams!

Big milestone achieved at the competition yesterday: I hit B level on both qualifying stages 😎. Usually we have 5 stages at a match, and two of them go to the official scoreboard of USPSA – those are classifiers. I am already a B level shooter during my training, but I never qualified officially as a B because I get very nervous and fail every time at matches. Yesterday I finally got my shit together and delivered the best performance I could 😌 Now to become an official B I have to do it a couple more times because USPSA calculates an average level out of all competitions you participated in. #gunstr #uspsa

This garbage performance two days before a match 😭
Shoot me in the leg please

This is absolutely mind blowing. American shooting champions reach out to me and offer to work with me. I can’t say no to this

My shooting performance is significantly affected by my horrible running skills lol. Bad running = slower shooting. I have this stupid habit that I’ve been fighting forever: I make this tiny little step back to better accelerate but in fact it makes me slower and less explosive 🥲 no struggles with sideways running though. Working on it, ladies and gentlemen

Some dry fire practice for you. Once a dude asked me if I’m practicing to protect my bed lol. 90% of shooting practice is done at home. You can tell that I love $uicideboy$ 🫠

I have to admit that stock Gen6 trigger sucks. I had my entire trigger system replaced and I got a new trigger shoe. Total game changer in my shooting performance. The old trigger was heavy and it caused a lot of trigger freeze and unnecessary gun movement. The new trigger is smooth and the shoe now is wider which makes pulling easier. 10/10

That’s how it’s done 💁🏼‍♀️

This was a qualifier stage at a competition three days ago. I completely failed it there. Today during training I achieved level A when shooting it 😱 Level A is a sick milestone, currently I’m officially C level which is very bottom of the USPSA world lol.

I keep watching this footage and I can’t believe I’m able to go this fast. I must achieve a stable B level by the end of this year, it’s my goal now.

Okay guys let’s check if Nostr is really good for crowdfunding 💁🏼‍♀️ This is the shooting earbuds worth of $1600 that I dream of getting. Zap this post so I can buy it and look cool at my shooting range 😎

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At this point in my life, only Bulgarian split squats can make me cry.

Nice opening line Jacob 🥰

Back to business 😎 not too bad after four weeks off. I’m really happy with my speed here and proud of how I shoot when exiting a position (when I move backwards and shoot). I definitely gained confidence in shooting when moving. The hits could be better though, I still struggle with a very heavy trigger which causes a lot of trigger freeze and wide open hits. Tight trigger makes the gun move a lot in my hands when I am pulling it. That’s the problem of a brand new gun and it takes time to make it softer

USPSA requires a lot of movement and proper leg work. You can have the best hits but if you can’t run fast and decelerate properly you will be slow and it will affect your scoring. I really struggled with running so I hired a coach that works on my speed and agility now. My shooting has improved significantly!

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It was one of those competitions that makes me drive back home in silence and question my existence lol. I did really bad today! A lot of trigger freeze, clumsy reloads, slow pace, bad hits. Moreover I totally failed one of the classifier stages 🥲 I’m proud of my stage planning though, also I got much better at moving and shooting, entering and exiting positions. But anyway I don’t want to look at the scoreboard this time 🙈

Dry fire practice before the match tomorrow. If I wasn’t too lazy to do it every day I would have been a B class shooter already 🥲

Getting ready for a competition this weekend 😎 wish me luck

I do a lot of speed and agility training in the gym to become a better shooter. I didn’t know how important it is to learn how to properly accelerate and decelerate, move sideways etc. I hired a personal gym coach for this purpose lol 🙈 here’s a little bit of my training and a video of me competing

This Gen6 is not being nice to me 🥲 Glock improved grip texture in this generation and it’s ripping my skin so bad. I still love it though

Today I switched from G45 Gen5 to G17 Gen6 🥰 The gun is brand new so the trigger is very tight. I struggled a lot with trigger freeze today. The grip texture is very sharp too, it ripped my hand. But overall I loved it, the grip is much tighter and less bouncy than G45. I expect it to ruin my performance significantly while I’m getting used to it lol but it’s a part of the game.

Almost a year ago I joined USPSA—United States Practical Shooting Association and became a competitive shooter. I go to the range twice a week and compete almost every month. I think Nostr is the best place to share my shooting journey with you guys 😎

What a beautiful day

My favorite annual before and after! 5 years ago on this day I found my dog Ollie in the streets of Tbilisi (left pic). Ollie in the Central Park in New York on the right 🐶

Saw this from my window early in the morning and ran outside barefoot to capture it. What an incredible encounter!

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My new hobby

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I’ll admit, I was nervous about giving a Bitcoin 101 workshop at

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After my knee trauma and 3 months off I’m finally back to CrossFit! Feels heavy 🥵

Come to my Bitcoin 101 workshop at Pubkey! January 22

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