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    Controlling the adrenalin

    in Tips for Improvement

    Posted

    what's helped me control my adrenaline is to shoot as many major matches as i can as often as i can..

    for some reason the stakes at a major match always seem much higher, and so my stress level is also much higher at a major match. but more important than shooting a major match is the following set of local matches.. which after the stress of a major match seem strangely unimportant and trivial. it is in this matches that i can shoot in the most controlled state of mind, and my performances are better, this then generates better self image, and confidence, which makes adrenaline and nerves more and more controllable the more a repeat the cycle.

    anyway, works for me :D

    cheers,

    Los.

    Seems like Lanny Bassham has been working for you!

    Fire During A Stage

    in Hell, I Was There

    Posted

    I know cuz i was the RO....was sort of daunting at thetime becausethe only reference to 'fire' in the rule book is to commence fire...not start one!!!!!!!!!!! yeah and geoff R. didnt have ANY hair on his arms damned near up tothe elbow and as i recall his eyebrows got it too???

    Calishootr,

    Brought back memories! I was there shooting the match with Geoff and the guys. Madness!

    I spoke with Geoff recently, he's coming back !!

    Gunsmith time ?

    in General Gunsmithing

    Posted · Edited by flack jacket

    I used to have work done like that.. GST/GAS used to equal 2+ years. Sad to say, years ago, Dad and I ordered 2 only received 1 of 2. Never delivered the 2nd one since he has passed on. RIP

    My current project is 50% done after 1 week and anticipate shootable by week 2 !! :cheers:

    The parts took longer to arrive due to Backorder...

    I've even heard 3D GST (3 day GST)

    Trying to shoot like you dont care.

    in Mental Conditioning

    Posted · Edited by flack jacket

    GOLF and SHOOTING...my thoughts on the same mindset.

    Other than shooting in matches at the club I belong to (PPC) I am just starting to do drills alone at our indoor range for a few months now to start in competitions where moving and shooting are involved.

    We held a National Bullseye Match last year and there was a clinic at 6 PM. I brought three guns and ammo. I found out I was to secure them out on the range as this was a classroom setting that included 5 soldiers on a US Army shooting team who had competed. Just one of them spoke to the class.

    There were about 8 guys up there who spoke and questions were answered pretty much whenever you weren't breaking the speaker's immediate point. Halfway through I asked which of them played golf and who always broke 80 when they did. They all did. You could have substituted this class for a presentation of the mental game of golf. The last shot didn't matter, the next shot didn't matter, only the round in the chamber mattered. And if it was a stage where you didn't feel right and could start again, you do so as not feeling right is because something isn't right. All of them said they dry fired, but not enough. So I have picked up Steve Andersen's book.

    As a complete novice I suspect hitting "The Zone" is doing what you have practiced and believe you can do. Pete Maravich lived in that zone as did Michael Jordan, to name a few. If you are at a driving range you might hit fifty 7 irons within 30 feet of each other from a bag. Easy as can be at the range. If you think about that lake in front of the green when you get out there, without the benefit of a bag of balls to try again if you miss, that lake is your target.

    I got to play golf once with Johnny Miller. For those who don't golf, I think he was 23 when he won 7 PGA Tour events in one year, including the unheard of final round 63 at Oakmont. He had a number of key swing thoughts he used depending on how he felt he was swinging and limited it to one or perhaps two when he hit a shot. He visualized the shot working, no matter how how hard, as he had practiced ever shot conceivable. I shot 75 and he shot 67. In college my handicap was between +2 and -2. But the distance between 72 and 67 is ten times harder to breech than the distance between 77 and 72. I played really well while a few puts that just missed could have made his round a 64 or a 63. He said he focused on what he had to do "NOW", which of course, like chess, included the decision of where he wanted to be for his next shot. Included were to know where to miss what he wanted to do, and where he would like to be. Golfer here will know that if the pin is on the right you aren't aiming right of the green to draw the ball in. You are aiming for the center and fading it into the pin. I don't have any experience to add how that might work in shooting, but it probably does in some situations. He said his mental process was, "You make a decision and you live with the results. Thinking and being undecided while engaged in movement causes confusion on all levels". On a hole with out-of-bounds on the right and a lake on the left he told us that Jack Nicklaus was the player he was for so long because all he saw was 20 yds of landing area at 300 yards. Nicklaus dethroned Arnie. And he was hated for years for having done so. But he was probably the player at the top for so long as he was the one most able to focus on what he had to do at that moment in time and not sweat the details. They said of Ray Floyd in major championships, he would get "That Look", in his eyes in the final round when a few shots behind and you just knew that day he was coming after the leader. Here was a guy who partied heavily and who had a strange swing due to his arms being short and his stomach being large. He also didn't sweat the details. The sweat came from hundred of thousands of range balls that had ingrained ability into all top players neuro-psyche make-up. I suspect that the more anyone thinks in any endeavor, the more they are unsure of what needed to be worked out in practice. I just wish ammo was as cheap as your own range bals and could be shot again.

    I bought Brian's Book as well as "With Winning in Mind". I also used to study the mental game of golf when books started to come out and they helped quite a bit as well as having a visualization tape made for golf with a sports psychologist. I really don't see much of a difference between both books and Dr. Bob Rotella, who is the author on a number of books on prepping the mind for golf. It seems like in any endeavor if you are thinking too much you haven't practiced as much as you feel you should have. You can also go outside your comfort zone and self-destruct. Ask En Snead who suddenly realized he was three holes away from winning The Masters. He began Sunday's round with a 5-stroke lead. He had a 3-stroke lead with three holes to play but bogied them all and lost to Fuzzy Zoeller in a playoff.

    The more I study shooting as I try to gear up for competing, the more it reminds me of golf.

    Walsh

    Amen! I believe you nailed it on the head! :cheers: As a golfer, it's the exact mental preparation.

    I also use the analogy of the Martial arts. Study, practice (forms/katas/dry fire) Match day is the competition/sparring.

    Production class legal pistol modifications?

    in Miscellaneous BEginners

    Posted

    String,

    Welcome to the sport! It definitely is addictive..

    My advice/ experience after introducing the sport to a lot of friends.

    1. Take the class...

    2. Don't mod anything yet.. That's the beauty and simplicity of Production division, shoot it stock.

    3. Shoot 10 matches...

    4. After skills and experience build, then you will get a feel of the gun and if necessary, consider mods that will fall within the aforementioned rulebook based on production division.

    If you really have the itch for modifying your pistol (after some time in the sport) Look into Limited and Open divisions.

    Otherwise, IMHO spend the "mod $$$" towards ammunition, practice time and match fees.

    Not that I'm telling you what to do, :blush: You will make your better decisions after some experience.

    Many of my friends started like this, even after asking guidance from me:

    1 Shoot G17 Production

    2 then mod the G17 for better trigger

    3. Really mod the G17 for Open

    4. Hated the reliability of Open G17

    5. Learned more about the sport

    6. Bought SP01 for production

    7. Bought Custom built 2011 for Open

    8. Put G17 in safe

    9. Sell G17

    LOL

    I've been shooting since the 90's. My only modification is me (shooter). Ok, I changed sights and hammer spring on my 92FS production pistol. :P On the extreme end, I also shoot Open for that "Mod factor"

    Hope it helps, I just hate to see the vicious cycle....

    9mm (9x19) minor PF open gun

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    Pro,

    My steel challenge 9mm loads are usually between 900-1000 fps. moving a 115 -124 gr bullet. (your preference)

    Enough gas pressure to get the comp to work( I only have a 2 port titanium on mine) but not as efficient as Major ammunition with efficient comp.

    Spring rates will need to be determined if your pistol will run on the lower power loads.

    Hope it helps!

    The Race to M Class!

    in Training Techniques

    Posted

    No sooner than race began there has been an update to the standings, and it's tightening up at the top!

    bigbear_98 TY52609 Limited 79.77%

    beltjones A69269 Production 79.54%

    ausshooter TY63272 Limited 73.14%

    Victor R A71096 Single Stack U

    Not everyone can wish to sandbag in the A's forever... Join this race to M class, and command the respect of your peers, your fellow shooters, your colleagues, and your friends. And remember, the girls at the water cooler in the office have no idea what an A class shooter is, but they all know what a Master class shooter is.

    Mark me down please..

    A-15883

    Open 81.87

    Prod 78.34

    The Race to M Class!

    in Training Techniques

    Posted

    Put an 83 out on sunday. This is going to be hard... I was thinking about it a little harder. I haven't even done anything as an A yet. Am I ready to be M? I hate to have the card and my skill level not be on par? Not that I'm going to sandbag anything, but being a Master and shooting like a master may be different.

    I made M a little while back, and boy did I not feel ready for it---I thought that I could only consistently shoot A-level. (And occasionally B. :( )

    Went to a couple of majors, however, (A3 and Nationals) and found out that indeed, I was ready.

    If you practice classifiers to get good at classifiers and make M, that is one thing. But if you practice shooting and then on classifiers make M---then even if you don't feel like you shoot M-level all the time, you will still be shooting well enough to run with the M-folks.

    You may not be winning :) but you'll be in the right crowd at the end of the match.

    Well said...

    Caspian High Cap using STI Mags

    in General Gunsmithing

    Posted

    It evaporates, similar to brake wash. Great stuff. Works good on my Dillon to keep it running without the actual oil everywhere.

    If you use Safariland 568 leather holster for Production or IDPA. Spray some of silicone on the leather areas and help smooth your draw, while retaining enough tension for security.

    I got a honda CRX

    in Miscellaneous Topics That Do Not Fit in Any Other Forum

    Posted · Edited by flack jacket

    Little K,

    If you want a never-used car cover for your new ride, send me a PM. Had a red CRX in the late 80's but it was always garaged so I never used the cover.

    lg

    Will do! :)

    Nick,

    Nice!! Had 92 EG Si. Loved it back in the day. Slammed, piaa 959, Racing sparco NSII,

    Any other mods you want to do?

    I had a 50 shot of nitrous back then during the street racing days.. .. Does wonders on these cars...

    well, after a some consideration and some great advice from Hiro, I think i have the beginnings of a plan lol.

    after i put some miles on this engine, i wanna build a b16 for it. Its going to take a while to accumulate the parts, but only because i want to put the best aftermarket parts in it. built and tuned. I also wanna get it bar'd so that i am legal lol, but we'll see. thats the idea for now thought.

    Good plan.. Do you want to stay NA or forced induction?

    Bang for the buck is Turbo.... You are right. Hiro is a perfect contact since he is Honda engineer.

    If you need a tuning shop, one of the NRG shooters and good friend of mine has AK1 in Ontario/Monclair. Engine swaps all day every day...

    BTW, we team mates now!

    Old style vs. New style grips

    in Para

    Posted

    Here is a photo of the first generation grips. Notice the front strap has a pronounced "corner" Para Ordnance was the pioneer for widebody 1911 but was a really thick/fat grip. Just as others mentioned, Approx 16 or so years ago, Para Ordnance offered a gunsmith kit which offered a much rounded fronstrap and new pistol grips. In which is still in use today.

    p14d.jpgThis photo shows both versions of the grips

    p14a.jpg

    So to answer your first question, you have the 2nd generation grips.

    Prod Gun for CA - Fullsize M&P or SP-01?

    in "Other" & Pistol Comparisons

    Posted

    Between the 2 choices you have, it depends on the style trigger you prefer.

    CZ is DA/SA

    M&P is DAO/ striker fired, somewhat like Glock.

    Since Production doesn't allow much in terms of mods, that's the deciding factor for me.

    You have just named a couple of the most popular models in the sport.

    On to my question. Would a non 9L 9pro or non Shadow be a hindrance for competition? Other than the barrel length on the M&P and the FPB on the CZ, what would affect building a nice gun for prod? I am unclassified now and realize that I probably will not capitalize on any differences in the near term, but I would like to buy for the long term and expandability with respect to upgrading to a competitive platform.

    I would say no hindrance. It's a production gun, intended to be stock. Spend/worry on the difference in gear on range time/match fee and ammunition to practice.

    I'm knocking on M with a stock 92FS :surprise: in Production

    If you are interested in gear modification, definitely look at Limited and Open division pistols.

    BTW, where are you located? Welcome to the most addictive sport!

    I'm member of to IPSC clubs in So. Cal. PM me for details.

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