little_kahuna

Nice. I am on XLB, and my KDR sucks at like ~1 or so, with around 16k kills. I am just starting a new account to fix my stats lol.

Next match will be you and Adrian trying to throw a wooden pallet onto a bon-fire. LoL! Okay, I'll admit, adrian and I are a terrible fire-building team, but we weren't all born to be arsonists Flex!

I really like the new format. Good work. It's comprehensive, user-friendly, and functional. I think it's much cleaner, and a great improvement.

I had the same problem just this weekend with "complaints" of sorts. The complaints were so bad, that on what I believed to be a good stage, the MD mandated that the footfault/lines be pushed out so that the "guys with bad knees didn't have to lean so far around the barricades and didn't have to shoot strong or weak hand" (which is like 65% of the competitors at our <20 person match). I've gotta give props to Lanzo @ post #63. Exactly my sentiments. I'm a kid, sure, but i'm like 5'8" at 185, I've wrestled since I was 6, and I'm by no stretch of the imagination a narrow guy (like Adrian S. ) I am not supportive of the idea that we should have to kip over 6' walls before engaging targets, or climbing a rope ladder then repelling down a rock wall with a gun on. However, I'm disappointed that even in the short 3 years I've been on the scene, local matches always seem dumbed down (so to speak) to accomodate. I pay hard earned (oftentimes my parents', bless them) cash to travel all across the US to shoot in what I consider serious or competitve matches. If the "causal enthusiasts" mandate that every stage lack a challenge, then what happens when (semi-/extremely-)serious competitors like me show up and perform poorly due to unpreparedness. Not everyone can afford a private range to practice whatever they want, and if level1's are all they can pratice on, then I think that the guys/gals putting out (financially) to go to far-away matches deserve a good practice (and I'm not saying impossible stuff here). I think that Norco Running Gun is am exellent example of "good practice;" they host a match every weekend, and all the stages are setup with oen thing in mind: prepare for Area, National, or International Championships. No stages that they setup are impossible, nor are they easy. They are setup like worldshoot stages, and are intended to prepare shooters to perform well anywhere they go... and they get between 90 and 120 shooters per weekend.

Nice! That is epic! you're card must look aweesome. Bx6

Alright, I guess I kinda threw myself into the deep end. My card says: 14Jan2010, Ltd-GM. I did it on Classifer 03-12 Ironsides.

Happy Birthday Bobby and Everyone! Hope it was a great day!

Nice work! Congratz!

Thanks so much guys! Lee, you and your son have been quite fun to squad with at matches and I'm looking forward to the next time we can shoot together! And Tim, thank you for the kind comments and I hope to be able to shoot with you in the future!

Thanks everyone!

Date: 17 Jan 010 -Type of event: Level I (Local Match). -Location: Sage Pistol League, Ridgecrest, CA. -Time: 0800-1330. -Range Conditions: Cool, dry, mild winds. -Training partners: Match Participants. -Gun used: CZ SP-01. -Ammo shot: Match 9mm Minor ~140 PF. -General feeling in session: I was relaxed and happy to be at the range with my dad and friends. -Focus of the Sesson: The focus of today's range time was to shoot Pro ( a divison that I am realtively new to) and to learn about it. -Content of the session: The match consisted of 5 stages and a classifier, all USPSA-legal courses, ranging from 8-32 rounds, including a texas star. -New things learned: I learned about relaxation and smoothness, as both are crucial to production (such as nailing smooth reloads w/o a magwell etc.). I feel that I achieved my goal of shooting without expectations or clouded mind. On most all the stages (excluding the classifier), I maintained awareness and open-mindedness, allowing myself to perform at a subconscious level. -Experimentation: Besides shooting a different division, I didn't really try anything special. By shooting production, I was forced to take on a different approach to stages than I'm accustomed to (the 10rd mag capacity limit). -What I want to work on more: I would like to continue being aware/accepting while I shoot, because it is a skill far more valuable that conscious drive/forcefullness. -What I did best today: I adapted very effectively to a new platform and division. -Goal statement: I am the 2011 WS Jr Champion, by practicing hard and having fun. I'll post the results and video as soon as I've got em.

My guns are being worked on, and I have no ammo, so I haven't shot much lately, but I have been reading (and rereading lol). I just want to comment on the value of shooting books. I learn so much by reading every day. Brian E.'s Practical Shooting Beyond Fundamentals, Saul Kirsch's Thinking Practical Shooting, and both of Steve Anderson's Drill Books are phenomenal. If you haven't tapped these resources, you're missing out. Thanks to the authors of these books, they are immensely insightful.

That slide racker is sexy.

I'm very sorry to hear that Chris. Prayers for you and your mother from the Santiago family.

My $0.02: Why do it? As far as the legality goes, if you have to ask if it's allowed, then maybe you shouldn't be trying it anyway. I don't see anyone winning who's doing that, and it looks like it might even be slow to get into/out of positions (as I believe was mentioned earlier). I know that I (and quite a few other shooters) control strong/weak hand recoil by using your arm as a shock or spring, eliminating preliminary recoil into your bending wrist/elbow/shoulder, and letting the remainder of that recoil get absorbed by the weight of your torso (letting it dissipate into your stance). From the image, it looks like you'd be using your shoulder/neck to take that recoil. +1 JeffWard, lots of big science-words makes it legit.

Revolver also allows Major with .38/9mm (minimum .354"). Corrected, thanks.

G17L is illegal in USPSA Production, since USPSA Pro also has a box. A G17L would be legal in USPSA L/L-10, but you'd be competing with a safe-action gun in minor in a division where single-action major guns are allowed. I think that .40 and above is the only caliber in any division (with the exception of open and revolver) that makes Major. Holding that statement true, a Glock 22 would be the most versatile gun for your criteria, since it meets all the dimensional restraints and can be safely and legally loaded to major or minor.

Thanks everyone! I owe it all to my parents and sponsors. All the drypractice in the world only makes you awesome at draws and reloads , I feel like I learned most from listening to, observing, and studying other shooters. So, thanks to everyone that I've ever shot with, seen shoot, or talked to about shooting! Being in and around the sport is where the real learning happens.

Visualizing anything else would be to invite expecations into your mentality, effectively eroding all chances you might have had at maintaining a clear and observant mind.

Results from my first single stack match. I was pretty careless, throwing a couple mikes. I really enjoy shooting single stack though, it's challenging and extremely fulfilling lol. I shot on the Open A and Master squad, so I think that might have been trying to keep up with them, and on a couple stages beat a few of their times, but singlestack is a totally different game lol. Next match i'll be shooting at a "singlestack" pace haha.

"Awareness: Observation without thought or judgement" I am aware of other shooters.

I run a setup quite similar to this. I'm using MG 165 JHP's with titegroup in a Benny Hill Fat free, but instead of using a lighter spring (as seems pretty common among 6" shooters) i use a ISMI 14lb. I like the feel of the 14lb over the 12.5lb, probably due to the light weight/snappiness of the bullets.

I am back and will continue posting regularly in my range diary. Review of my matches can be found throughout the Area 2 Website, including clubs such as Gen-X IPSC, Sage Pistol League, 5 Dogs Action Shooters, and SouthWest Pistol League. I've also shot the Nationals, The IPSC Nationals, the Ohio State, and Area 2 since my last update. Those results can be found on the USPSA website. I've now temporarily switched from Limited to SingleStack division, for the Western States Single Stack Classic that I can hopefully attend in January of 2010. After that, I expect to be shooting quite a bit of Open, and if all goes well I'll actually be using my own gun

Har har. I can't post some of the hysterical shiz that my squad came up with over the OH/IPSC match...lets just say it involves the MRU, your sister, and a all-too-trusting donkey named Raul Suerez. Funniest match i've ever shot in my life. I really think that we were approaching (or had completely overrun) some societal boundaries and expectations of tact. Perhaps the most comically inapropriate and offensive conversations i've been privelaged to be a part of took place at the OH/IPSC match lol. I'm just glad that chris wasn't there with Peanut, me and micah and that micah wasn't there with Peanut, me and chris.

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