It all began in late 1994 after winning a Bowling Pin match at a local indoor range in the Los Angeles Valley with a borrowed Glock-24 from Legendary Stuntman Bruce Barber. He said “kid you got to go shoot the Southwest Pistol League”. In January 1995 I went to the Southwest Pistol League in Piru California with a Glock 21 and was able to come in 7th overall out of 118 shooters. I was immediately hooked on competition shooting. I acquired a Glock 24 of my own and went from unclassified to Grandmaster status in 14 months, making me the 1st Glock Grandmaster shooter ever in history of the sport. It also certainly helped to have my own shooting range in my backyard. During those months I shot every match I could afford to go to. I especially went to NORCO known for its insane raging run and gun mindless hosing shooting style. At the time, NORCO was dominated by great shooters like World Speed Shooting Steel Challenge Legend Jethro Dionisio and World Champion's JoJo Vidanes and Michael Voigt. Watching them shoot was a hugh influence on my style. In 1996 I shot my first major match the “Linea De Fuego Alpine Area 2 Championship” where I met my closest friend in shooting Travis Tomasie. He also got his Grand Master classification in a year during the exact same time I did. We both did well at that match, I was able to win Limited Division and he also won first Grand Master in Open. Over the years getting to shoot side by side with shooting greats like Jerry Barnhart, Rob Leatham and Todd Jarrett, I came to the realization that it was not all about "how fast you pulled the trigger" but more about your "target to target" transitions and calling your shots. This was the wake up call to help me reach my goal as a successful competition shooter.