Just did my first USPSA event today....my main goal was just to not break any safety rules. The event was one put on as a training "competition"...kind of like what rduckwor described
On my first stage i did break a rule (finger inside trigger guard while moving) but didn't get DQ'd....just given an explanation on what i did wrong. It was honestly the first time i'd ever moved quickly while holding a gun so i'm not surprised i did it even though i told myself i wouldn't before i started. The rest of the stages i did fine as far as safety stuff....just went slow and didn't always hit where i wanted to