Did very well to be fair, strong GB line-up and the 3 German athletes were really up for it! I saw some of his fencing and the Laser Run, good preparation for Cairo!

Alex, for perspective, most clubs will try and offer loan equipment at competitions and training venues to help people new to the sport or youngsters just starting out. As with any sport if your aim is just to participate then using loaned equipment will not dampen your fun but if you want to be competitive then you will need to invest in your own equipment. For example, if you want to do a fencing competition then hoping the organisers will have tons of kit available to borrow isn't a reality and as @Pablo Borceguin Jr says, it will always be limited. Same with the laser pistols, the training pistols are exactly that, good for training and learning the basics of Dynamic shooting but the elite athletes have pistols that are so highly adjustable that they become more than just a piece of equipment. I compete with an FLP15 v5 Compact with red foresight and a green rear sight, I like a single stage pull on the trigger and very light load on the sear. If I put my pistol down on a 30 pistol range and put a blindfold on I could tell you which one is mine. If you want to learn the basics borrow absolutely, but at some point you have to invest in the sport if you want to be competitive.

@Dan Mcintosh @Hayden Marrs I assume you want them for competition right? Most people when they start choose a training pistol which helps them to learn the fundamentals of Dynamic shooting but when it comes to competition you really want an elite pistol that lets you tailor the pistol to your shooting style. Rule of thumb is the more expensive the pistol ( retail value ) the more you can mess about with the sights and trigger. So the 2nd hand market in Europe, for instance, always has trainers like the e.start and Nexus that we make but the elite guns are like hens teeth and even after a few years the depreciation is negligible. Targets are also important, if its rhythm, timing and cadence that you are looking for then get the cheapest one you can find and put a metronome on your phone. For precision then only our S-box or the ALS Precision can help you with that. When we started we got a cheaper Travel target and an Elite EVO for our daughter which she still uses today ( 7 years and counting) www.daisyhassell.co.uk Hope that helps

In case you were wondering, we do not have a US dealer at the moment but we are working on it. If you need advice or guidance on new equipment, what might work best for you, then we do deliver direct. Typical questions like: Do fibre optic sights actually make a difference? Does the speed handle really work? I train remotely most of the time is there anything I can do to improve? That sort of thing.