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Hit Factor Math, Step by Step: From Raw Score to Classification %

July 4, 2026 · MatchChaser

Let us walk one classifier all the way from the targets to the percentage that lands on your USPSA card. No magic — just three steps.

Step 1: Add up your points

Score your hits by zone. Shooting Minor, suppose you get 14 Alphas (5 each), 3 Charlies (3 each), and 1 Delta (1), with no penalties:

(14 × 5) + (3 × 3) + (1 × 1) = 70 + 9 + 1 = 80 points

Subtract 10 for every miss or no-shoot, and any procedural penalties, before moving on.

Step 2: Divide by your time

Hit factor is points divided by your total time. If those 80 points came in 12.5 seconds:

80 ÷ 12.5 = 6.40 hit factor

Step 3: Compare to the High Hit Factor

Your classifier percentage is your hit factor divided by that classifier's HHF for your division, times 100. If the HHF is 8.0:

(6.40 ÷ 8.0) × 100 = 80%

That 80% is an A-class run on this classifier. Your classification is then the average of the best six of your most recent eight such percentages.

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Related reading: What a High Hit Factor (HHF) is · What hit factor you need for your next class

You do not have to run this by hand every time. Log your hit factor and MatchChaser computes the percentage against the current HHF and updates your best-6-of-8 instantly — and it can tell you the hit factor you need next time to hit your goal class. Do the math automatically.

Stop doing the classifier math by hand.

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