jswan

Is it considered breaking the 180 if you face uprange with the gun pointed straight down? Or does the muzzle itself have to break the 180? I asked this of an RO and he avoided the question; he just said "If you break the 180 you will be DQ'd". Jay

Have you tested your visual reaction time in the same way? If your visual reaction time is indeed faster, you're an unusual case. I did a little reading on reaction time a while back, and research has shown that visual cues produce longer reaction times, possibly because it takes measurably longer for visual signals to reach the brain. IIRC, visual reaction times average about 20-40 milliseconds longer than auditory times. If you add any kind of interpretation to the stimulus (e.g., react only if you see "A", not "B"), the reaction time increases significantly, and continues to increase with the complexity of the decision required. Jay

Pat, What is the reaction time drill? BTW, a reasonably skilled disarm usually works in force-on-force scenarios because the gunman isn't expecting it and usually isn't thinking about shooting at the first possible cue. Also, the cue is visual and not auditory. Jay (Edited by jswan at 8:19 pm on June 27, 2001)

Are you doing the slide-lock-rack (not using the slide release)? If so, you're in the "pretty damn fast" category: 100% is 1.5 seconds. I haven't timed myself on reloads recently, but my notes in the student guide show that in '98 I was around 75% at 2.7 seconds. Right now my best times on the other drills are at around 90%, but I suspect my reloads are much slower. There are also par times listed for stoppage drills, El Presidente, and John Farnam's DTI drill. If I remember right, Greg said that he wanted the 100% par times to be representative of a high A class or low Master class IPSC shooter using realistic concealed carry gear. Here are the 100% times I have listed: 2-on-1 (starting on target) .20 between shots 1-on-2 (starting on target) .20 between shots CQ Ready to 1 .50 Draw to 1 1.0 1 speed reload 1 1.5 between shots Tap-Rack-Bang 2.0 Tap-Rack-Lock-Rip-Work 6.0 Draw to 1-on-3 1.5 Draw to 1-on-2 1.2 El Presidente 5.1 DTI Drill 5.7 I took a bunch of InSights classes between 95 or 96 and 2000; there have been a number of interesting curriculum changes during that time. Most of the standards drills now include a sidestep, for example, and the low ready has been largely eliminated in favor of a muzzle-depressed close-quarters-ready.

Duane, I got that idea in InSights' Intensive Handgun Skills course. I agree that 3 seconds is a good goal for intermediate shooters with whatever technique, but if we're talking about the InSights curriculum, it does not include an IPSC style speed reload. My student guide for IHS (from 1998) doesn't actually list "pass times" like your list does; rather it lists a chart of par times for various percentile groups. The scores you list appear to come from the 70% column. Jay (longtime InSights student and IPSC newbie)

Regarding the InSights standards that Duane posted, it's important to note that the reload is not done IPSC style. It's done from slide-lock, and the slide must be released by racking, not with the slide stop. This accounts for the long time interval. This page has a fairly complete list of defensively-oriented drills and standards: http://www.kuci.org/~dany/firearms/all_drills.html#standards Jay

The only really cool shot I've ever made happened just the other day. I was practicing Bill Drills at 5 yards with my Glock 19, when two goofballs showed up and started shooting at unopened soda cans (!) at 100 yards, using .22 rifles. They were just blazing away as fast as they could yank the trigger, not hitting anything. After a while I asked them if I could try a few shots with my pistol. They said "Sure, you won't hit anything at that range with a handgun anyway." I took up braced kneeling and smoked one of the cans on my fourth shot. It would have been better if it was the first shot, but still, the look on their faces was memorable. I quit while I was ahead... Jay

I just sent Brian an email about this, but then I figured why not register on the forums and start a topic? I came across Brian's interest in Jungian typology on his links page, and started wondering if there are common types among IPSC shooters. I'm a classic INTJ. Anybody else know their type? Jay