rookieglocker

I ordered R&R1 on sep 12 and it arrived yesterday... in Italy I love the book and I'll start the drills asap GJ Mr Anderson

thanks again!

do you rip the mag out w/ your finger or do you just angle it properly?and btw thanks for the observations on the glock mag change

sad story, I learned it the hard way too.. btw you can buy a sturdy belt clip from maxpedition http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/viewPr...amp;idproduct=2

I had the same problem of intruding conscious thoughts during stages. I found 3 cures 1) learn the present tense(buy Brian's book) 2)build practice stages of 11/21 round count and learn to keep conscious thought back until you've finished your run 3) find some simple speed game like this http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/missilegame3d and learn NOT to think consciously during the game Hope this helps!

nice stuff, could you elaborate on the rifle setup?

Hell yes I got it! thanks for the photos too! btw I think I'll definitely check out FF

ok, thats THE article I was talking about. see "thumbs on or off" http://www.handgunsmag.com/tactics_trainin...306/index4.html JThompson, do you just barely touch the frame and keep the thumb rigid or do you actually put torque on the frame w/ your SH thumb? I have 2 1/2 months of bed confinement because of a back surgery and I have a ton of time to burn some grip changes into my subconscious

I've heard somewhere over the internet (can't find it again)that Dave S. rides his weak hand thumb hard against the frame, since this seems to prevent a neutral grip and consistent sight tracking I was wondering a) if it is true what's the purpose of it? I can only guess it prevents brutal trigger jerking on fast shots thanks in advance

I have them on my g19 for about a year and 6k round, they're fine for defence and carry. They're somewhat difficult for long distance shots and besides I have some doubt the front sight,which is very long, can withstand some rough abuse

Ok, know I understand why it's not useful! thanks

Does anybody do "blind transitions" i.e. while dry firing at targets on the wall you get a sight picture on target1, snap your eyes to the next target and close them as soon as you see it.Then move the gun to target2 and reopen the eyes to check if you're perfectly aligned on the center of target 2. The reason behind this is that you should be able to separate visual/bodyfeel inputs as we do when blind drawing

Thanks, I'll try to keep it trained!

I was finally able to see sights lift and watch the burning powder consistently in some bill drills! aside from the accomplishment watching 'em lift means that you see EVERY single damn error in your sight relation! I walked out of the range with 90% -0 hits and the impression that my sight picture consistency doesn't exist anymore... well, some more work to do, but I'm so happy I met this forum!

I've been using a powerball(same stuff) for my tendinitis, some mild workout of no more than 3-5 min seems to have the whole wrist run smoothly for the rest of the day! It helps and doesn't strain the wrist!

sure I am, John Corey method....

If by T-Shirt draw you mean a shirt with no buttons then 2.0 is pretty studly. I think with some work you could get it down to 1.5 depending on your holster position. However I think at this point consistancy is key. Dont rush the draw thinking it will instantly shoot you up to master. Work on transitions. The biggest time killer I see in IDPA is not knowing your position behind cover and going too slow torget to target "slicing the pie". Know your targets and get to them as fast as possible. Although, if you are shooting your carry gear I wouldnt be concerened about master times. It seems clear you want to practice with yout gear. Make the most of it and dont worry about competing. The skill will come. Smooth is fast. And not to seem like I am pushing a product but think about picking up Brian's book. One of the best books I have ever read. It really helped me with IDPA. I guess I have given you more than you asked for. I will shut up now. thanks, I'm currently reading (and rereading and rereading) BE's book and it's really helping me The gun is positioned strong side in a Blade tech iwb, that's why ripping away the shirt w/ the WH is a bit slow. from "vasectomy" (AIWB) carry I was in the 1.6 range but it's not allowed in IDPA.

thanks, I see I'm quite good. By shirt draw vs vest draw I mean t-shirt draw vs vest draw... sorry for the mishap (I shoot my carry gear)

what's a master time for a 7yd A draw? also what's the time difference between a vest vs shirt draw I'm actually in the 2.0 mark from a shirt....

thanks everyone for the replies, I'm much more confident in my new grip now. I'll try the slide thumb ride as well. I was already experimenting with running the thumb hard against the frame when shooting one handed and it seemed fine

Ok, so I’ve been working on my grip lately and I tried rotating my SH slightly clockwise. I did that because I noticed that my mid knuckle was parallel to the trigger when I took the slack(I have very long and thin fingers), http://www.twango.com/media/rookie_inside....de.10009?sort=5 forward of the trigger when the trigger was fully pressed, http://www.twango.com/media/rookie_inside....de.10008?sort=5 thus causing the first part of my finger to be canted awkwardly like this: http://www.twango.com/media/rookie_inside....de.10003?sort=5 after about a year of dry fire the sights were always bouncing a bit no matter how slow I pressed the trigger and I always felt tension in the back of the hand. So after reading BE's book I started NOTICING the tension and I decided to change the grip so as to have a more relaxed trigger finger. As you can see with the new grip the mid knuckle is slighty to the rear of the trigger when the trigger is fully pressed, thus giving me far less back hand tension. http://www.twango.com/media/rookie_inside....de.10005?sort=5 After a couple of weeks of endless dry practice and some live fire I can say that my TF is far less tensed and far more independent from the other fingers and I can work the trigger better. But I have less contact with the right grip panel of the glock to the point where when gripping one handed I can see some light through it http://www.twango.com/media/rookie_inside....de.10004?sort=5 When shooting two handed the WH compress the grip and I feel the contact. The question is: is this bad? The sight return consistently and and I feel no shift in the grip both when shooting one handed and two handed. Is this enough to keep this grip? Or am I setting myself up for problems up ahead? I shoot some IDPA SSP with a Glock 19 stock so no external mods are allowed

Ok, It's much better now, and I'm getting a feeling of the gun.Letting the shot off with my eyes closed allowed me to understand that I was fighting the gun more than letting it recoil.I'm getting more aware of what's going on when I shoot! Much experimenting to do though.

thanks everyone for the clear descriptions. I'll start right now!

I'll try this as well, sometimes the guns seems "nervous" when coming back from recoil. I've added a video of me shooting. I'm not sure if I should open another thread in the video section or post it here. Anyway here it is http://www.twango.com/media/rookie_inside....ie_inside.10002 EDIT: added video

thanks, I've tried some presentation and it looks like it's the problem.I'll check with the Bill Drills next week!