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Are you visualizing and programming all your stages? Before I shoot a stage I visualize the whole thing from beginning to end from the first person point of view. Then when its my turn to shoot I'm just replaying the tape of what I visualized already.

I predict a much better year for the Vols sans Kiffin. The SEC is a much cleaner place without him. I could say a cleaner year, but you really think it will be a better year results wise?

Man some guys have all the luck. My dentist looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if he sold once fired brass.

What did you think about shooting ESP with fewer rounds than the 9mm guys?

One more vote coming your way. Really nice picture man!

That's a great question that I don't think is addressed in the rulebook. Maybe you should post it in the "Rule Clarification" forum at idpaforum.com to get an official ruling.

Well it would definitely be better if you had Masoli. NCAA was about a month late with that ruling. Roll Tide!

I take a couple of Tylenol PMs. And turn on the air conditioning fan. The monotonous drone of the fan puts me out.

I knew all that time daydreaming in school was worth something!

+1 Right... instead of more, lean...use more bend in that knee. Bending your knee will allow you to keep you upper body more upright. You can also flex the wrist opposite of your lean (leaning right, flex left wrist), to keep the gun upright.

I don't think anyone is jumping all over Gryff. We have just made him aware of what the rulebook says and if he wants to avoid getting a procedural he should follow the rules. And you are right, rules are rules. We didn't write the rules, we just follow them when we play the game. It's really not that big of a deal. The rulebook says magazines are to be loaded to division capacity, so load all your magazines to division capacity. If you are short on rounds, plenty of people will be willing to lend you some to finish. Say no one mentioned anything about the division capacity rule in this thread. A new shooter reads it, loads his last magazine to 9 instead of 10, or 7 instead of 8. A SO notices it, enforces the rules and gives him a procedural. The new shooter doesn't understand why, leaves feeling cheated and never comes back. That's a very unlikely scenario, but it's in the realm of possibilities. The rulebook is the only thing that binds IDPA as a sport from club to club, so it's important to follow it.

I have one there too. Makes my middle finger look crooked.

I've shot tactical rifle matches that were like that. It didn't really make any difference in the final standings because the guys that were the fastest on the long stages, were also the fastest on the short stages. It did put the middle of the pack shooters into an interesting situation. They had to decide what was more fun, hitting all the targets or finishing higher.

I have a Pro with close to 10,000 rounds throughout it. I've never had a problem with it. You'll hear people say they love it and people say they hate it. The best you can do is try one to see if it works for you.

1. If your having this much trouble maybe you should try to shoot left handed. I know a few people who are cross eye dominant and do this. 3. Your trigger finger shouldn't touch anything but the trigger. Any rubbing on the trigger guard can affect your shot.

I love the show and think its great. I would like to see them change the shoot off course week to week, but other than that I've been extremely impressed. The production value is top notch.

I'm sure many have heard the golf putting phrase "never up, never in". I think it applies to making yourself slow down to shoot more accurately. Don't slow down, just pay more attention.

While you might think you are not gaining any competitive advantage by having a magazine with 9 rounds in it, you are breaking the rules. And while likely no one will ever find out, you need to ensure all your magazines are loaded to division capacity or you have earned yourself a procedural.

I think the clarification needs clarified Weights for divisions will be measured to the full ounce listed. To ME this means you would ignore everything after the decimal point,effectively rounding everything down. with a scale variance of no more than .2 oz. To ME this means you put a calibrated weight on the scale and take a reading. Then repeat said process, if the two readings differ by more than .2 oz you need a new scale.

I don't think you did anything wrong. But I would have stopped her and not let her clear her gun that way. Unless, every other attempt had been made to clear the gun. She had obviously been conditioned to the fact her barrel had a tight chamber and the way she unloaded it was by pulling the trigger. This is the incorrect way to do it IMO. And while she pointed it at the berm and everything was safe, you don't know who could have walked down range thinking the range was safe.

147s going 900-920 fps is what my Pro groups the best

Especially if your tall and you have to get low. Your knee can get in the of your chest way if you drop on your inside knee.

I have the Cabela's Safari vest. It's not one of the "go to" vests but the price was right, and it hasn't slowed me down a bit. It might be a little heavy for what you want, but you only have to where it while you shoot.

I would buy a few more magazines for my Glock and a couple of good magazine pouches. Having the proper equipment is part of improving and you will be severely handicapping yourself reloading from you pocket. It sounds like your taking your improvement pretty serious, so don't put yourself at a disadvantage by skimping on the basics. I recommend Steve Anderson's dry fire book to anyone looking to improve. A timer with a par function is also a must if you want to get better. Other than that it sounds like your motivated to get better, so keep it up!

Congratulations on your first match. It sounds like you are off to a great start. Remember to stay safe and have fun! Welcome to the addiction...