Competition Dynamics runs world-class, cutting-edge competitive practical shooting events with an unmatched level of professionalism and operational excellence. Our staff runs more competitors through practical field shooting events with more stages than other. We bring new practical and field competition concepts to reality. Our staff has a proven track record of running challenging, safe, and fair 3-Gun, multi-gun, and long-range matches. We have been involved in administering many of the most influential field matches of the last decade and have redefined what field challenges can be applied to a competition format. We have the expertise and experience to run world-class practical shooting events. As an organization our staff and consultants have extensive experience in practical field shooting in military, law enforcement, and civil applications.
Practical and field style shooting encompasses virtually all aspects of the real application of firearms. Rifles and shooters are tested to their ballistic and physical limits using natural terrain and typical man-made structures to define the shooting problems. This type of wide-open challenge appeals to shooters who want to push the limits of what is possible, in both technique and equipment.
Competitors in our Sniper Adventure Challenge take the physical, mental, and endurance requirements to world-class levels and exhibit athletic and mental performance that few others dare to attempt or hope to achieve.
Our competitors are trendsetters and thought leaders in their communities. For every competitor that shows up at a Competition Dynamics match to test himself or herself, there are a hundred, sometimes thousands, back at the local range, gym, dojo, or blog followers who keep up to date with their equipment and results, and wish they could be out there doing the same thing. The equipment and training that our competitors use and recommend is frequently mimicked and sought after by other shooters. We also have military and law-enforcement sniper instructors, who take ideas and equipment back to their training units and expose it to a wide audience.*
Members of our staff have been involved in running the follow events: Thunder Beast Team Challenge; Steel Safari; Sporting Rifle Match; Magnum Rifle Match; CPPA/IBPO Law-Enforcement 3-Gun; Camp Guernsey Invitational Multi-Gun Match; Practical Rifle Team Challenge; Rocky Mountain 3-Gun Nationals; Soldier of Fortune 3-Gun; United States Marshalls Posse Match; Monthly/Local 3-Gun (CO, WY); and were amongst the Founding Members of Colorado Multigun.
Zak Smith is a competition shooter who has pushed the state of the art in practical long-range rifle shooting. He started competing in 3-Gun in 2003 and long-range in 2004 and quickly distinguished himself with top finishes at major matches. Using his scientific and engineering background, he has pushed the envelope in practical shooting, especially long-range practical shooting. Much of this information has been published in articles in print and online media. He was the first author to regularly use the term "Practical Long-Range Rifle Shooting" to describe the spectrum of solving field problems with a rifle. Zak, along with Ray and Shane, founded Thunder Beast Arms Corporation (TBAC) in 2007.
Match Experience
Smith has competed in USPSA/IPSC, 3Gun, and long range rifle matches since 2003, with top-10 finishes at the CMMG Midwest 3Gun Championship, Tiger Valley 3Gun, MGM Ironman 3Gun, Snipers Paradise Sniper Challenge, TACPRO Sniper Tournament, International Tactical Rifleman Championships, Practical Rifle Team Challenge, Weld County 3Gun, Camp Guernsey ARNG Base Multi-Gun, NRAWC Sporting Rifle Match, and Rocky Mountain 3-Gun Nationals. Other major matches shot include Superstition Mountain Mystery 3Gun, DPMS Tri-Gun Challenge.
Match/division wins include 2007 Camp Guernsey Multi-Gun Invitational (overall), 2007 Steel Safari (standard), 2006 Steel Safari (overall), 2005 Cavalry Arms Tiger Valley 3Gun (Trooper Class), 2009-August Sporting Rifle Match (overall), and local Rocky-Mountain region 3-Gun.
Smith has been sponsored by various companies over his shooting career, including Cavalry Arms Shooting Team, Magpul, and Thunder Beast Arms Corporation Shooting Team.
Shooting Match Administration
2012-2022 24-Hour Sniper Adventure Challenge Match Director
2017-2023 Burris Optics Team Challenge Match Director
2008-2023 Steel Safari Match Director
2018-2022 Team Safari Managing Director
2021-2022 Safari Special Match Director
2015-2017 Team Safari Match Director
2017 Wyoming Magpul Governor's Match Managing Director
2016 US Optics Team Challenge Match Director
2016 Resurgence 3-Gun Managing Director
2016 Douglas Rifle Match Series Match Director
2011-2015 Thunder Beast Team Challenge Match Director
2014 Rocky Mountain Steel Quest Match Director
2012-2013 SnipersHide Cup Match Director
2006-2009 CPPA/IBPO Law-Enforcement 3-Gun Stage Designer, RO, Scores
2007 Camp Guernsey Invitational Multi-Gun Match Assistant Match Director Archived website
2007-2012 Monthly Local 3-Gun at Weld County, CO Match Director
2007 Summer Series 3-Gun in Camp Guernsey, WY Asst Match Director
2006 Practical Rifle Team Challenge Assistant Match Director Archived website.
One of Founders, Colorado Multigun
Founder, Steel Safari LLC dba COMPETITION DYNAMICS
Jimmy Holdsworth is an exceptional shooter with a lot of natural talent. He started competing in 3-Gun in 1999 and quickly distinguished himself as a top-level national shooter. He leveraged these skills into match administration and has been involved in administering many of the most influential 3-Gun and multi-gun matches of the last decade, notably with the Rocky Mountain 3-Gun Nationals, SOF (2001), US Marshalls Posse match, and the IBPO/CPPA LEO 3-Gun match
Match Experience
Holdsworth has competed in 3Gun matches since 1999, with multiple Top-10 finishes at the CMMG Midwest 3Gun Championship, TV3G, ITRC, and SMM3G, and Top-50 at SOF and WC3G '02-'03. Other major matches include the TACPRO Sniper Tournament and SP Sniper Challenge. Match/division wins include "Open" class at TV3G '04, two class wins at USPSA 3Gun Nationals.
Shooting Match Administration
2018-2022 Team Safari Match Director
2013-2022 Steel Safari Assistant Match Director
2013-2022 24-Hour Sniper Adventure Challenge Assistant Match Director
2017-2022 Burris Optics Team Challenge Assistant Match Director
2021 Safari Special Assistant Match Director
2015-2017 Team Safari Assistant Match Director
2017 Wyoming Magpul Governor's Match Match Director
2016 Resurgence 3-Gun Match Director
2016 Douglas Rifle Match Series Asst Match Director
2016 US Optics Team Challenge Assistant Match Director
2013-2015 Thunder Beast Team Challenge Assistant Match Director
2013 SnipersHide Cup Assistant Match Director
2011 Thunder Beast Team Challenge Consultant
2002-2011 CPPA/IBPO Law-Enforcement 3-Gun Match Director, Staff (various years)
2007 Summer Series 3-Gun in Camp Guernsey, WY Asst Match Director
2007 Camp Guernsey Invitational Multi-Gun Match Assistant Match Director Archived website
2006 Practical Rifle Team Challenge Match Director Archived website.
2003-2004 Rocky Mountain 3-Gun Nationals Staff
2001-2003 United States Marshalls Posse Staff
2001 Soldier of Fortune 3-Gun Staff
One of Founders, Colorado Multigun
Other Training and Experience
Gunsite graduate: 250, 260, 499, 223, 556, ACTP.
Former Wildland Firefighter. Current world traveler/adventurer.
Collin Fossen is a top-tier competitor in precision long range and team field-style matches. He dove into both 3-Gun and precision / long-range rifle in 2012 and credits his success to having good fundamentals of marksmanship and a firm understanding of external ballistics. In 2019, Fossen founded Fehu Outdoors and makes equipment and accessories to help other competitors with organization and gear storage/transport under this banner. Collin's background in engineering and project management, a lifestyle of outdoor adventuring, and his aggressively positive attitude has made him an excellent addition to the CD match director team.
Match Experience
Fossen has maintained top-75 status in the National Rifle League (NRL) points race for multiple years with many top-20 match finishes. He also has multiple top-10 finishes at practical/field matches including: Steel Safari, Team Challenge, Team Safari, WTRC, and Nightforce Two-Rifle, including 1st - 4th place finishes at same.
Shooting Match Administration
2021-2022 Buffalo Bills Revenge NRL Hunter Match Director
2022 Steel Safari Assistant Match Director
2017-2021 Sniper Adventure Challenge Asst Match Director
2021 Safari Special Assistant Match Director
2019-2021 Laramie Rifle Rodeo (Monthly) Match Director
2017 Burris Optics Team Challenge Asst Match Director
2016-2017 Nightforce Two-Rifle Area Captain, RO
2016 Resurgence 3-Gun Asst Match Director
Other Training Experience
Colorado Precision Rifle, precision rifle training, 2019
Gunwerks Competition Rifle Course, 2019
Practical carbine and defensive pistol training (multiple).
Wilderness First Responder certificate.
Hunter McWilliams grew up hunting and fishing around the world and he has been a professional hunting guide. He has been taking formal firearms training since the age of 13 and is a USSCA Certified Firearms Instructor. Hunter is a Certified Commercial Airplane Pilot. He has become a very skilled marksman over his lifetime and is extremely passionate about teaching others to become more safe, skilled & confident with firearms. He teaches for Guardian Training & Consulting around the United States.
Match Experience
Shooting Match Administration
2023 Sniper Adventure Challenge Assistant Match Director2022-2023 Team Safari Match Staff
2021-2023 Steel Safari Match Staff
2021 Safari Special Match Staff
2021 Burris Optics Team Challenge Match Staff
2021 Sniper Adventure Challenge Match Staff
Bruce is a competitive shooter and serves as CD’s medical consultant. At large events Bruce leads a team of doctors, Special Forces 18D medics, and EMTs to ensure competitor safety
Medical
35 years medical total practice (as of 2014)
22 years Family Practice
Last 12 years Medical Director Central Utah Correctional Facility.
35 years part time Emergency Medicine.
Certified Corrections Officer, Certified Tactical Medic
20 years Search and Rescue experience
10 years on County Technical Rescue Team,
last 4 years as Team Leader.
High-performance Athlete
1995 to 2008: 25 plus ultra marathons, 25 plus marathons
20 years Endurance Horse racing with 15,000 miles of competition.
Long range precision shooting competitions since 2008. Steel Safari x3,
Thunderbeast Team Challenge x2, TPRC x3
Clay Parker is a retired US Army Sniper with experience in Central America, Asia, and the Balkans. He was an instructor at the US Army Sniper School in Ft. Benning GA, and he served as a Reserve Officer on the Bellingham Police Department, during which he helped train, the Bellingham SWAT team snipers.
Clay is an expert in implementation of broadband networks in inhospitable environments, as well as deploying complex applications in the "Cloud." His expertise enables CD to bring a near-"live match" experience to spectators at home as well as providing logistical and emergency communications support on-site for staff and competitors.
Experience
21 years US Army as a Sniper and Scout. Deployed all over the world in support of operations, and training foreign military personnel in Sniper and Surveillance operations.
Schools
US Army Sniper School
Marine Corps Scout Sniper Course at Quantico VA
Long Range Surveillance Leaders Course
Washington State Reserve Police Academy
Washington State Tactical Officer's Association SWAT Academy
Front Sight Four Day Pistol
Match Experience
US Army Pistol Matches
US Army Rifle Matches
All Army Sniper Completion
Many other Rifle and Pistol Matches
Matt Price is a web developer based on Fort Collins. He has been designing and creating web sites for over ten years and has held a lot of different jobs along the way: Environmental Engineer, IT Engineer, and Website Designer. He is currently the Vice President of Engineering at Community Funded and he architected their code base. Matt toured in a rock band for 6 years.
Matt is responsible for our web site design. He also does all of our T-shirt artwork.
Matt specializes in creating sites that are clean and easy to use. He can be reached at MatthewAPrice.com.
Shooting Experience
Matt is not a competitive shooter, but he is well versed in basic operation of most types of firearms. He particularly enjoys milsurp rifles and informal clay shooting.
Kyle Hill is a lifelong firearms enthusiast. He competes locally in both long range and 3 gun matches. An avid fly fisherman, however his day job is teaching high school science: AP Biology, Chemistry, and Exercise Science.
Experience
30 years service in Special Operations (12 years Active Duty)
Multiple Combat Deployments: Afghanistan, Iraq
Training Deployments in over 20 countries
SOTIC LVL II Assistant Instructor 4 years
Schools
Special Forces Qualification Course 18D (Commandant's List)
EMT-Paramedic, University Texas San Antonio
SOTIC (Special Forces Sniper Course) LVL II
Viking Tactics Shoothouse Instructor Course
SOF Joint Armorer's Course
Gunsite Academy
Match Experience
US Army Small Arms Combined Matches Ft. Benning GA: 1989-90
Winston P Wilson Matches Camp Robinson AR: 1989-90
Utah State Sniper Shoot: 2012-13
Local 3 gun
Ray has been a competitive athlete for most of his life. He went from earning a living playing racquetball, to racing triathlons and mountain bikes professionally. Ray has always been a gun guy, but about 20 years ago he decided he wanted to work in the firearms industry and spend more time shooting. Taking classes and learning from whomever he could, he quickly established himself as a very well rounded shooter and instructor along the Rocky Mountain Front Range. While competitive with a pistol or carbine, his favorite discipline is precision long range shooting and he spends most of his trigger time honing long-range skills. With wins at the Sporting Rifle Match and the Steel Safari in 2009 and 2011 he has proven himself to be a top Competitor in the sport.
Match Experience
2011 Steel Safari Overall Match Champion
2009 Steel Safari Overall Match Champion
2008 Steel Safari High .308
2006 Practical Rifle Team Challenge 6th Place Team (with Zak Smith)
Shooting Match Administration
2012-2013 SnipersHide Cup Assistant Match Director
2012-2014 24-Hour Sniper Adventure Challenge Assistant Match Director
2011-2012 Thunder Beast Team Challenge Assistant Match Director
2013-2014 Steel Safari Assistant Match Director
2014 Rocky Mountain Steel Quest Assistant Match Director
2006 Practical Rifle Team Challenge RO Staff Archived website.
2008-2009 CPPA/IBPO Law-Enforcement 3-Gun RO Staff