green_three

Thank you for some real criticism! This is why I posted.

I put my hit factor into a classifier calculator and it gave me a B? Is that not how they work?

I went to my first sanctioned USPSA match on Saturday. I typically shoot an indoor IDPA-like match at my local range once a month, and an outlaw all steel match at a different range. As the title states I've never shot classic targets before. What I learned from the match is that my paper to steel transitions are poor, and in general my throttle control isn't as good as I had thought. In dry fire I work close to medium to long distance only or reverse. I will start to work medium to long to close distances now or variations thereof. Never shot a paper swinger or a drop turner before either. I hit the NS in front of both activators. The classifier was CM 13-04 - The Roscoe Rattle. 1 string of a bill drill, then another string of 1 bill drill, reload, 1 bill drill. In the moment of the first string I noticed I was really mashing my trigger to the rear, applying too much pressure to the trigger. A lot of the hits went low into the C and D zone. In dry fire I don't really work on multiple shots, and really gripping the gun throughout multiple shots. I noticed that the gun was really porpoising during that first string. I admittedly haven't done very many bill drills in my life due to me just thinking they're a waste of ammo, but now I've seen the light and will work on it during live fire whenever I can. Any other comments or critiques are welcome!

Generally I start with basic draws, "up" drills (relaxed ready position then raise to acquire sights), then start draws with trigger pulls, then to reloads. A week or so prior I started to do what you described - target transitions. Mainly focusing on driving with legs instead of pivoting shoulders. Then closer to the match I worked my eye processes. I had a few targets spaced 5-10 feet apart, stood stationary eyes fixated on target, draw so sights land on target naturally without any influence or steering, fixate on next target then bring gun to where I'm looking. Then from target to target with the same eye process. Your suggestions are good for near to far target transitions as well and I'll begin to incorporate that.

Thanks for your help. Do you know of any good drills to work on either dry or live fire to isolate the shot calling? I have been making an effort to really track my sights and focus on them during the shot cycle. Like I said I'm starting to take it more seriously and this is my first time asking for critique because prior to this I didn't even know what to look for when reviewing match footage.

Shot the steel match at Pala Range in SoCal. I came out 3/37 in production and 33/160 overall. Shot a Glock 19. I'm really striving to get better, and have been putting time doing dry firing. Although it generally only comes out to about 10-15 minutes a few times a week due to my schedule, but it's at least a concentrated 10-15 minutes lol. What's really tripping me up is the disparity between me and the place above me - a difference of 36.48 seconds over 7 stages. Any suggestions where to pick up extra time is welcome. Other than stage 7 (@3:38) that took some thinking and not much time beforehand to come up with a solid stage plan I feel my shooting was fast. Something I immediately noticed was sight recovery after a reload. Almost every slide lock reload I did in the video I missed the follow up shot. Additionally, my large target to small target transitions (throttle control) will need some work as well. Any critiques are welcome. Complete footage Third person