W3G - if you haven't done it, you have to try it. 5*

Let me take a stab at it.

The two differences that I notice are the movement and the way I engage the stage.

Where as SASS style shooting overwhelmingly has no more than a position per gun and usually only two or three positions, W3G is a much more dynamic game. Shooting can occur anywhere along a defined path. The shooter starts at point A and can move anywhere along a defined path and finishes when the shooter is satisfied that he has engaged all targets. The shooter can choose to stop and shoot where he wishes or shoot without ever stopping if he feels comfortable and is safe doing so. I find this allows me to step out of the same old thing and into a much more dimensional game.

How I engage the stage changes greatly. SASS style has the stage writer demand, in great detail, how to shoot the stage. It tells the position, the target order and when to move. W3G has a defined area the shooter can be in. It defines where guns are staged. It defines how many times a target must be hit. The shooter then determines for himself how to safely engage the targets, the shooting position and the target order. This develops into a friendly competition between the shooter and the stage designer. Can I, as a shooter, see how the stage designer thought I would best shoot the stage? Can I, as the shooter, determine a safe way to shoot the stage that the designer had not thought of that allows me to complete it more quickly.

One other difference I notice is the limits I reach. In SASS style, my limits are generally around how fast I can manipulate the guns. In W3G, I more often run into the limits of how fast I can see. Targets may only be visible in a few square feet. I need to be moving to save time but looking fast enough to see that next target come into view before moving past it. I need to be looking in the correct direction. I need to think about so much more than simple target order.

I hope others chime in here. Bottom line is that W3G can be shot exactly the way SASS is (with more motion) or it can be shot in a much more fluid, dynamic style that opens a whole new world of challenge and adventure.

Very Best Regards,
BJT