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Hm, I agreed with your comment that no one should make excuses. But I have to disagree on this one. Eric was asked what happened, because he lost. Well there are reasons for him not winning, just like there are reasons for Chris Tilley, or any other shooter not winning. If you are asked, why did you not win, what would you have to say? Any answer is either tautological or an excuse (at least, according to your logic) I am not living vicariously through Eric, BTW. To me, he is just a great shooter from another country, like Max I cannot vouch for Julien though I do get the feeling that you think we're taking something away from Max. I'm not. Max is an awesome shooter and I had him and Eric as favorites for the last World Shoot. I do have some theories to believe why Eric lost

Damn, I found the thread, but the link is dead. Anyone? Speedy Steel Game Thread

There's some good stuff here, so BTT

Agreed with the excuses. Eric stated on the Global Village that he didn't want to make any excuses. He was very clear that Max is a great shooter and that Eric losing was bound to happen after 9 (friggin') years of straight wins. And had he hit that popper (or, would it have fallen, or whatever), I would have still been surprized. Because no on ever came that close to Eric (in Open) since 1998. Let alone win. It's about time thing got a little more exciting in matches where Eric participates! I mean, waiting on the outcome used to be more predictable than a Limited match with TGO in in...

Just saw the vid. WTF?!

LOL, that's a lot of posts about two shots...

There used to be a link to a great Steel Challenge online game around here. I searched, but couldn't find. I'll try again tomorrow. It was one of those games that could actually hold some value to real shooting. It was quite along thread too. I remember Jake Di Vita had some amazing scores with that game. Does anybody know which game I a talking about?

I think that is the reason some shooters say: "I can do a .7 draw in dry fire, but on the range my draw is always 1.0s+". That is probably because you know what will happen after you pull the trigger in dry fire and you know what will happen after you pull the trigger on the range.

Sounds like a winner! Thanks for the update/answer

Awesome! Which style of reload was that?

Thanks for the vids and the report Catfish! How is the overall quality/feel of the GSG-5? I've heard some comments about it being kind of cheap and plastic feeling. Then again, my favourite gun is cheap and plastic

Well why were they Flex? Not snapping your eyes or what? Yeah, it sounds pretty sweet. How about some details?

Unless I am mistaken, Jerry can do a lot of things most of us can only dream of. You are mistaken (IMHO of course ) I believe that with the right dedication and practice, you can go a long way in being as good as Jerry. He put in the work. If you or I want to be as good, so will you or I. There's no need to compromise equipment for skills. I would never buy an "unsafe" holster, because it is "faster". Fast doesn't mean a lot if you get DQ-ed because some looked at your holster and made your gun fall out doing so I have done .6 draws from a CR Holster that is way more secure. I couldn't have been any faster with a Speedsec.

A very decent revolver shooter got DQed on the last stage of World Shoot 13 (the one in South Africa) because his gun fell out of his holster when he assumed the seated start position. He used one of these holsters. I would never use one. Or, I would at least ask myself why I would want one. The only reason I can think of is speed, but that is an illusion. Jerry can do 0.7s draws from those old basketweave Safarilands.

Another +1 here. Be careful when switching guns though. Those revolver triggers are a lot longer and heavier than you tuned 1911 trigger

The good and/or bad news is, I don't have a way! Since I just sent Bob an email to order the North Mountain style, I better learn the "Jerry style"! Can you guys enlighten me to which style is best? Brian Brian, I would learn to reload like Jerry Miculek does. Not because you have already ordered the North Mountain Holders, but because it is a very consistent way of reloading. In the end, both ways are fine. But Jerry's way is just a tad more consistent. I still believe the other way has the most potential for speed

Not Accurate. (You post not your shooting). The North Mountain can be located anywhere on the belt. It works with either style of loading. Mike uses it to load off handed ( he has no weak hand) with great results. Use the North Mountain and load whichever way is faster for you. Hehe, I wasn't referring to the position of the holder on the belt, but to the position of the 2nd clip on each loader. When you reload Jerry style, you use your strong hand to push the cylinder latch. From that point, the strong hand is free to get the clip from the holder. It's no problem if you have to dig a little deeper to clear the second clip from the bottom of the clip holder. Your weak hand is still opening the cylinder and clearing the old clip in the mean time. When reloading "that other way", you use your weak hand to do almost everything. Having to dig into the holder and clearing the 2nd clip over the 3" rod in the clip holder will take time. I see and estimate of .2/.3 seconds per reload, compared to just flicking a fresh clip out of a California Competition Holder. Something to consider

- Winning a stage with a very slow time and great points. - An RO being really obnoxious, pissing me off, causing me to nearly win the stage in Open (shooting a revolver) - Forgetting a target at the biggest match I have ever shot These are the first things that come to mind. Specifically on shooting the first thing that comes to mind is drawing my gun/practicing transitions and keeping my index finger outside the trigger guard when dry firing. This made me realize which parts of my hands are gripping the gun and that the trigger finger is not a part of that.

This is an interesting perspective. One that honestly I've not yet considered. First, let me premiss by saying I've had a reflective day. It's been a good day, but rather eye opening. Successful, but only because I stepped out of my comfort zone. And that step, which lead to success, has caused me to question my comfort zone. So there's a saying in business, or life I guess, that goes something like "you have two ears and one mouth. Use them proportionally" On these boards, I can't claim I do that. I tend to chime in quicker than I do to "listen." One reason why is because I've got some experience at this game. There was a day when I shot a lot in this game. But it's that statement "there was a day" that in conjunction with Flex's quote above has honestly made me think "oh crap!" The last Area 4 match I shot was a couple years ago. And let me tell you, I could have made a wind tunnel proud I sucked so bad. One of my biggest theme's is to execute - yet I can't claim I did at that match. Wasn't even close. And that truly begs the question - how can I emphasize execution when clearly I'm not executing myself. And what else am I "advising" on that I'm in fact not doing myself??? I am so glad this thread was started, simply because I enjoy the shooting conversations the most. They are so cool! And revealing! And it's occured to me that until summer hits, and decisions can be made about getting to nationals, and several good matches can be shot, and getting back up to par - once those things are done than maybe I can get back to posting a little. But for now, I've got a little learning to do myself . . . which honestly is probably a very good thing to realize. And of course I'll be hanging around. Just trying to use a little discipline with the keyboard. I respect this comment so much. To take the time to just read, to just "listen" - before chiming in. That's cool. And (for me) a good leadership model to follow. Again - I'll still be posting. Sometimes I can't help it. But there's some good lessons to be learned in the couple of posts being made on this thread. Maybe it's the day I've had. Or just the timing of it all. But this is a lesson that I think I'll let sink in a little deeper than most. J j1b, when I read your post, I was kind of thinking "Oh shjt, I hope he won't stop posting" I totally understand where you're coming from. Your post made me realize some things. I too, have been quick on the keyboard and have given advice that could have saved my own ass at some matches, had I followed it. But the cool thing is we can share experiences here with shooters, and good shooters at that. And that is just what I am looking for, experiences. I can always pick up Brian's book to see what he thought about certain things. But to me it is very valuable to have about 6000 shooters willing to share their own experiences with me, good or bad. It's good if someone points out a certain phrase from the book if it fits the subject, than that's cool. But for a long time I have seen a trend where people explain everything with the book and even try to translate their own findings/experiences into terms that are used in the book. I want new stuff dammit! So please continue posting. Let me know what happened at the range, on the match. The good, the bad and the ugly. Things you noticed, stuff you're working on! It's all interesting to me as long as it is you who actually experienced what you're talking about. PS, how many times did I use the words "share" and "experience" in this thread...? LOL

I don't know if it's just me, but here goes: Sometimes when I do something, at the moment I do it I expect an outcome (for instance: to see something). This expectation , especially when combined with "haste" can really mess up the experience. It doesn't have to be shooting related. I realized it this morning when arriving at work by car. I left the car and walked away while grabbing my keys. I was a good 15 yds. away when I pushed the button and turned around simultaneously. I expected the blinkers to flash. I saw the blinkers flash, dimly. And as I turned ack around again, I noticed a form of doubt was still in my mind. I realized I had looked too quickly and my expectations of what I wanted/needed/expected to see, messed up my actual experience, leaving me in doubt. Well, doubt might not be the right word. I looked too quickly and the thought of whether I saw what I needed to see still occupied my mind. I was still making a decision based on what I saw. It might be a weird example, but my brain immediately drew the parrallel with shooting and calling the shot. The feeling I had was the same feeling I have when I move to the next target and my mind is still occupied withwhat happened on the first.

The hot ticket in Production seems to be "Practice" I'm surprized nobody mentioned the CZ SP01 (Shadow) yet. The gun of choice by the current IPSC World Shoot winner.

That would be TREMENDOUSLY helpful. Often I remember the keywords in the title of a thread, but those appear not to be searchable (only the text terms will search, correct? That's been my experience.) The search has a default to search through the thread. But, you can choose (click) to search within the Titles, instead. It is better now than it was a month of two ago. It is back to being useful again, I think. The search function seems to be OK. I did however like the "apple juice" example/explanation of how to search. Is that still applicable? Yes, most subjects of the new threads are covered in earlier threads. It would be nice if there would be cross-links to all relevant threads in the new thread. I will try to add those if I see a new thread and I know the subject has been covered before.

A big +1 I will try to do the same. It's good to point at older threads and create sort of a shooting database. I also like to bring old threads back from the dead. So true. This is why I have mentioned my recent dislike of the phrase "see what you need to see" in another thread. I read it so may times as an "end of thread" statement, and many times you can read between the lines that it does not come from personal experience. It leaves the new shooter wanting for details on the subject (I think). I hope more shooters will share their experiences, so that we can learn new things. Things that go beyond, Beyond Fundamentals

I think the North Mountain style Clip holders work best if you reload "Jerry style". If you reload "that other way", I'd go with California Competition Clip Holders.

I was about to post something about Rubik's cubes and visual patience, calling your turn etc. But I see I am not welcome here!