Bama Belle

Being asked to be the match director for the Bama Belle is such an honor and quite frankly, I was surprised to be asked. I immediately jumped at the opportunity because it’s my passion to help ladies become safe and proficient with their firearms. I want more ladies comfortable with being able to conceal carry everywhere and to be able to protect themselves and their loved ones. We are absolutely our own first responders and responsible for our own safety. One of the best ways to get the necessary practice and growth with our firearms is to practice and for me, that’s with IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association) matches. There’s a saying “competitions aren’t a gunfight but gunfights are absolutely a competition”. I can’t in good conscience recommend we get in gun fights to progress our firearms skills but we can put ourselves under pressure and fight to the finish at the gun range.

The Bama Bo grew out of the overwhelming support by the men wanting to support the ladies. It is still humbling to think of all these guys willing to take time off work, family time and travel from all over the country to help with the Bama Belle. Registration has only been open for 24 hours at this point and the men’s match is 1/3 full already with staff. Absolutely incredible! Vendors are being so generous too and donating for both matches so that everyone has a shot at winning something cool. And of course, if there’s a vendor you want me to reach out too, please make that introduction. We all know it’s who you know when it comes to finances and prizes. I’ll be posting more about each of the vendors separately but a big thank you to our Title sponsor H&K https://hk-usa.com/ and our two Platinum sponsors; Timberline Security Solutions https://timberlinesecuritysolutions.com/ and Vedder Holsters https://www.vedderholsters.com/. Matches are expensive and their generosity is helping keep the costs affordable for all the competitors and their donations for prizes are Awesome. In my mind, this is the perfect trio – a gun company, a training company and a holster company – we need all three to be balanced! A firearm is just a talisman without the proper training and it’s not safe without the holster & gear. Thank you H&K, TSS & Vedder!

There is so much more to write but that’ll be another time. Have one more stage to design this week and get it to my incredible Assistant Match Director April Love for final proofing. Y’all, I cannot brag enough about how amazing she is as a human being and as a friend. Getting to know her has been the hidden gem in these match preparations – hopefully she will still like me after the matches are over because we’ll need to start working on the 2027 Bama Belle and Bama Bo!