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Hi Erik, Yes that's him. Did you see him shoot? I havent seen him since Ausralasia last July.

Hi guys, any one notice a shooter from the Philipines? One of my standard division team mates shot the match in Limited division. He's not a member of BE.com yet, but I'll recruit him soon.:-)He was a little disappointed when he came back, probably put too much pressure on himself. He's at 16th Limited I think.

I would give BE.com.Brian,Pat and everyne on the forum a lot of credit. Everytime I encounter a problem at practice or at a match I go straight to you guys. Thanks All!

Great advice!

If you shoot standard, then we'll probably in the same squad:-) That's IF I dont goof up and I make it to the National team again. Hope to shoot with you guys soon.

Thanks! i dont think I'll be anywhere as good as you guys. Not in this lifetime. :-)

Pat is right. Dont take the fun out of the game. If you dwell on the negatives, self doubt will ruin your performance. Small mistakes can be blown out of proportion. Soon you'll be burnt out. The squad I shoot with is just the opposite. It can be really competative ( sometimes downright vicious ), and most of the guys brag, lie, and try to talk trash,bully and intimidate each other. I guess that happens when guys whos egos are inversely proportional to the size of their brains are squaded together. But we actually like it.

Thanks Phil! I think I will. We missed you guys at Australasia. Our countries have always been friendly rivals in this region :-)I hope to make it on the next team again too. But if I'm not mistaken, I believe the next Australasian Champ. would be held in Bali, Indonesia.

Hi Brian Actually I am from the Philippines. But its the southern guys from Cebu and Mindanao islands who love putting up a gazillion movers on these stages. And to keep us Manila boys on our toes, they make 2-3 movers swing so fast on a 9 round stage you get cross eyed from shooting 1 mover while keeping an eye on the other 2 movers :-) I'm not complaining since evryone gets to shoot the same stages, i just need more practice with moving targets. I was wasting a lot of time re-engaging shots I couldnt call. Hmmm...lack of confidence on my shots? ;-)I'll be ready next time. I also like stages tat start fom the draw even if from an awkward position ( sitting on a bobbing jetski,hanging from a telephone pole :-)), adds some variety. Thanks for this forum Brian. It gives us an opportunity to ask the questions from the best. i hope you guys can come back here and shoot when the Philippines hosts another big match.

At the Australasia a month ago, most of the stages were 8 to 9 rounders. I think that the new IPSC rules prefer a ratio of 3 short:1 medium:1 long stage in a match. The short stages are real match killers especially if you have movers on them. Two penalties will eat up most of your points on that stage. Another thing I've noticed, at least in this IPSC region, was that there are lots of movements before you actually shoot ( opening doors,retrieving the gun from closet/box/glove compartment, even swing from a rope etc.).They can distract your shooting. Stages hardly ever starts with a draw from the holster. I guess I have to adjust my practice drills.

Thanks Brian! My best times from the draw was 3.6 and it was only at 10 yards, and i thought I was ready for the Steel Challenge;-)))) Somebody wake me up so I'd stop having these silly dreams.

Guys, I hope this is not a stupid question but was that 2+sec. runs from the draw at plate racks 15 yards away? Were you guys using open or standard guns? Wow!!!

The guys I compete with love these little mind games. We have become experts at making each other miss. Innocent little comments and suggestions may not be so innocent. We lie about our scores and times,number of penalties etc. We praise, intimidate, do just about anything to unsettle each other. It is so effective! The Australasian Championsips 2 weeks ago was a perfect example. Most of the stages were 8-9 rounders with 2-3 very fast movers per stage. Guys in the squad who have finished shooting would loudly complain about the speed of the swingers, or how far the targets were. You can really see fear on the eyes of the shooter on deck! ;-)You really cant escape. They'll take you aside and tell you to be carefull of the fast movers, 2 misses and you get a zero for the stage. At first you are grateful for the concern, but you soon realize this has a way of sticking in your mind as you are about to shoot especially when the pressure level is high. After the first day, I was the only one in the squad who didnt have a penalty so I soon became the target of their "affection". They began to comment that I was shooting so slow that i should have registered in revolver division( I shoot in Standard div. ). Amateur schoolyard stuff and I just tried to ignore it. Hah! easier said than done! They kept on repeating it and in front of other people that I finally decided I just had to shoot faster. Sure enough, I racked up 5 penalties n the second day! It would take up too much space to enumerate all the fun and games we played on each other on that fun filled week ;-) Do you guys do this on big matches? Does it still affect you? Yes I've read Brian's book, Bruce Lee, Inner game of ... etc tons of Sport Psychology books, but in the end, the pressure still got to me. I guess I need more experiences with big matches. I like this line from one of the Michael Jordan autobio's: "What separates the Superstars from the other talented players? It's the ability to make the shot when the game is on the line."

Hello Guys Anyone have an opinion on the new IPSC Standard CZ. I saw one in a gunshow yesterday and it seems like a very nice Standard gun. Trigger pull was impressive for a factory tuned gun. Anyone shot it yet.

Hi Brian Shooters from Cebu really love these fast swingers. On one stage I was studying the speed of its motion, when I realized you had to shoot the damn things just before they swing into view! So I just relaxed, and timed my shots. I hit an A and a C, but I couldnt call it when it happened. I just felt it hit but didnt know for sure until the RO was scoring it. I guess I have to start over again, go slow and call my shots in practice. Another thing I noticed in this match was my time. I was losing a second or two because I was trying to force A hits. I was shooting so slow that the veteran members of my squad were joking that I should be removed from Standard Division and moved to Revolver! I just didnt know what happened to me. Speed usually isnt a problem with me.