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.40+ is your only choice for both classes if you want to shoot major.

That works for me. "Slowing down" is purely a conceptual tool, which is beneficial due to the apparent emphasis on speed in IPSC-style shooting. "Slowing down" has nothing to do with trying to physically slow down your movements, it's a way of "tricking yourself" to only do (in competition) what you have trained to do (in practice). This is necessary because our emotional states are very different in practice as opposed to a match; moreover, we do not acknowledge that difference. I think for most of us, at the moment of "Stand By..." - we are mentally in high gear. But if you "leave the line" in fourth gear - well, you know what happens. Start simply, with your mind focused on one thing, and as the seconds go by you will smoothly transition from gear to gear. I successfully triggered the state of "slow down" with key phrases: Don't Rush (Sport psychologists won't like that one but it worked for me.) Stop the gun before the firing the first shot Maintain a state of visual patience Reestablish a state of visual patience as you arrive at each new position. See what you need to see, and you will be fast enough. Shoot this stage at 90% of the speed you are capable of. (Experiment to see what that really means to you.) The problem begins with a wrong or incomplete perspective: Speed is most important. And is compounded by the fact that we do not feel the same in a match as we do in practice. (A huge topic in and of itself.) When we're feeling the juice, we will try to go faster than if we were calmer, like we are in practice. So at the sacrifice of everything else, we think we need to go fast, then in the match we are so juiced up that it becomes extremely difficult not only to allow our body and vision to work together harmoniously (like we have trained them to in practice), but even to acknowledge that it is beneficial to make an effort to do so. be Amen! You are always so much more elloquent than I am

RELAX Sounds like you are "trying" too hard. Go with the flow Smooth is fast.

Slowing down for me is a change in state of mind more than an action. Generally speaking I try to run on the edge of knowing where each shot went, when I try to slow "down" I have do doubt where each shot went. Thus slowing down isn't actually a change in speed, it is a change in thought process and awareness. Most times (for me) "slowing down" actually produces faster times

TO COMPETE IS TO WIN

Sorry, but more like 50,000 to 100,000 Look at the bright side, dry fire draw are free

Do you know what trigger prep is? If you prep the trigger (that is take up the slack on a 1911 stle trigger) you won't miss the plates It is all about focus Shoot the middle of each plate, one of a time. 8 seconds is forever so KNOW you can't miss and you won't And ditto to what Doug said.

Nice post. I've realized over the winter months that confidence and control have more to do with my performance than goals setting, will, or competetive desire. Performing in matches has been much easier since I've "realized" I shoot MUCH better when I become an observer. I've had the fastest times ever, just becoming aware and "knowing" I can and will hit every shot if I take the time to see what I need to see. My shooting is mine. If someone beats me it will be because they are better prepared, not because I am not shooting up to my ability. I can only do what I've prepared to do, so the days of worrying about others performance are over. A match, major or minor, is only a test to see what I need to practice next and either major or minor it is only a test. Not the first not the last just a test

If they don't work after your fixes and tweaking, order the new style followers and springs from Grams Engineering

What does that mean? I've seen every type of gun malfunction, half the time it is due to operator error (ammo) or bad mags. I had a Bul frame fail on me. Does that mean they are all bad? Don't think so. Fit and feel and having a gunsmith around who can work on it should be taken into consideration.

I second the SVI plaform because of the magazines. They are far superior than any other mag I've seen, and mag reliablity if super important. IF what Travis says about Caspian making a new mag that is comparable to the quality of a SVI mag I might consider going that way when I needed a new gun. I really like Tangfolios but all things being equal they don't have the capacity and here in the states there aren't a lot of smiths and part for them. I had a open gun for awhile and it was simply awesome, fit and function, but the mags were garbage, so I sold it.

Best of luck you guys I remember when I thought a sub .6 draw (3 meters any hit) was imposible (for me) and one day I hit 3 .5+ in a row. I haven't worried about my draw since that day. I'll take a 1 second match draw and live with it, because that isn't where matches are won. I personally think no one will ever hit 3 seconds with the el prez, but not beacuse of lack of effort or will. I know what it takes to do a .8 draw is, a .8 reload, .and .14 splits aren't special, but putting them on paper together at 10 yards... I've wasted tens of thousands of rounds in a quest for "match" speed, and when I found it was not where I was looking. The quest for an "impossible goal" can reveal a lot to the questor so knock yourself out and post the vid when you do it

CR SPEED

I like my mule. I use it for mt. biking also. It is nice to have water on your back. I'm not sure if it wouldn't be too big for running though.

Why fear a shot? You can either do it or you can't GM's just know they can so they take the time they need to make it the first time. Lower class shooters don't take the time they need to make the shoot, so they take lots of them That being said GM isn't so much about making the shot, it is about the time getting in and out of shooting positions and getting from target to target. You can make good courses that seperate the men from the boys without overly time consuming targets. Just give people choices and enough of the target to shoot at that newbies get a chance to hit them too

The only real advantage of the High Ready I know of is that you see the gun in your vision, if it is lower you don't.

not unless you are using cases with primers only

I have a few of them (3) and can't complain about them. I shot with him once and he seemed like a pretty good guy also.

If you want a fancy wiz bang open gun and can afford to feed it, go for it

A must have in my book if you want to reload.

ROFL!!!!

They have changed. If you want a better setup, get Grams followers, thay are hands down the best setup.

Not in matches these days in my neck of the woods It might cost you 3-4 points using Jakes math in a standard match, but more than 2 "regular" draws in a match is a rare thing these days Being totally relaxed and focused is the key to drawing smooth (fast) for me.

As long as you make a legit attempt to shoot at them at least once you golden in my book I think that knowing when to cut your losses really depends on your goals. It is a tough one, even if the teh math on what "best" to do is pretty simple

Isn't the idea of the game to shoot the targets? Skipping targets to save time isn't really the point is it? Getting better at shooting is. If it takes you 5 seconds to shoot a target then you need to learn to shoot that shot, not just skip it. It is a game but really, I am very much opposed to even considering skipping targets just because point wise it might make sense. I play this game to shoot the targets, ALL of them. Rant over.