Told you I don't know much about this game yet ... Plan to read rules this weekend ;-)
I was reading like a USPSA written stage briefing.
Thanks for bringing this up - hopefully all stages will be disclosed prior to shooting so you or someone else can advise on what to shoot first.
I am working this pit for the match... Generally, keep in mind that in many cases what you see in a written stage briefing and how it gets built on the ground is sometimes different... In Bay 7, (stages 12 & 13) the range is very long (100+ yards) and very narrow... You can't see the backstop - you hear the bullets impact after a delay... Because of the size limitation we had to dump two no-threats on Stage 13. We actually have to knock down some targets between stages to make the stages fit.
During your briefing you won't be told how to shoot a stage but there will be an explanation on what targets are equal priority and which ones are not equal priority (no priority = any order; if priority applies then if there is no cover shoot from near to far, if there is cover the slice the pie and shoot from outside in)
PMD, I think the toughest transition for USPSA shooters is to watch your reloads... Look in the rulebook glossary under SPEED RELOAD or RELOAD, SPEED and you will see leaving a round in the chamber and dumping an empty mag on the ground is a penalty... If you want to do this you need to retain the empty mag... Do not dump any mags with ammo on the ground... Do not break cover and just engage targets in any order.
Bottom line is it's trigger time... It's a long day so bring some snacks, maybe a folding chair...there will be water there and restrooms close by. In many bays it is so tight the staff does all the taping... Staff for sure does all the prop resets...
BTW... no kneeling on the bowling stage... That one is a lot of fun and is a shooting challenge... See you all over the course of the next couple of days... Good luck to everyone.