Jake Di Vita

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This.

I strike it off my beard like a real man.

Gary's first match was with a musket.

If he drank Norwegian beer for lunch.

Extremely badass. Number 3 was my favorite. Would love to check that out in person.

I have no problem moving it to tips. For me this is a mental exercise more than anything else. Afterwards the gun ended up remaining rock steady, even when "slapping" the trigger. I also thought it was interesting that the easiest way to do this was for me to close my eyes. Another interesting part is I put my left thumb between the hammer and firing pin so I could really feel the mechanical action of releasing the hammer. It's amazing how I could literally feel the impatience building until it got nearly unbearable. Interesting because that's always been a big problem of mine. I'm wondering if this drill done enough times wouldn't aid with that.

Biggest thing is don't point the gun up so high. Most people try and align their forearm/mag to the gun. Try aligning the gun to your natural forearm/mag position instead.

I agree. I think a lot of the time when someone comes up with reasons why they can't do something, they are really just telling that to themselves. Words become actions. Actions become habits. Sure there are definitely cases when people have legit excuses. I think most people would be surprised what they are capable of in spite of them though. As Flyin40 said earlier...decide. To go a bit beyond that, you have to believe it can happen first. Along with that, the next time you catch yourself coming up with a reason (excuse) why you can't do something - stop yourself immediately and just go do it. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you just act instead of think.

Yeah....just keep the gun higher...

Very late night... Here's the gist of it: Step 1) Pull the trigger as normal Step 2) Take a full minute to pull the trigger once Step 3) Pull the trigger as normal Tips: Try to pull the trigger so gradually it breaks like butter...you'll know it when it happens. Notice the temperature of the trigger In general, pay attention to things others would filter out Try it and post what you think, i'll post my comments later.

I don't really think that a 25 year old spirit in a 50 year old body is a bad thing. I also don't agree that it's as black and white as choosing between a career and a passion. And I totally disagree that growing up is dependent on your job. I guess it just depends on your priorities and how much it means to you.

Evaluate on a case by case basis. Since I have a feeling that the parents know their child far better than anyone commenting on this thread, they likely have full confidence of his ability to remain safe and coherent during an IPSC match. I'd rather shoot with that kid than a great many adults I've met.

Thanks for the confidence man. FWIW, me and the SUB 3 El Prez (without a miss) still have unfinished business.

Eh, in my case I got cocky and crunched the hell out of a weak hand shot...

You should put an image of a chronograph under the "POW!" in your avatar. I've been there lol. It's even worse when the chrono you shoot isn't yours.

I use a match. Seriously though, I usually just crank the powder measure open and cycle it until empty with something below to catch all of it. Since you are probably going to have to change the powder charge anyway, this is the most efficient way I have found of doing it.

Thanks man, I'm looking forward to it myself.

He was a Master at 8. lol

Hooters.

Progress in this (index refinement) should usually be measured in weeks/months rather than day to day.

Absolutely. All shooting is based on skill. Skill by definition is neurological, thus governed by the central nervous system. Therefore, all adaptation of shooting skill is also neurologically based. If you are always practicing within your comfort zone (IE, shooting all A's, AKA match performance) you are never stressing your CNS enough to cause a favorable adaptation. If you want to get better at shooting, it's critical to practice within the zone where technique begins to degrade because of intensity. In other words, I want you to push the intensity until you start seeing form faults, and then correct those form faults at speed. This is called threshold training, and it's the most natural thing in the world to do. When I dry fire for example, I'm pulling the trigger at a fast enough pace to where I don't have enough information to call my shots 25-50% of the time. The critical part is you have to be striving to see as much as you can while doing this. Eventually I am calling my shots at a higher percentage than when I started while going the same speed (measurable improvement). This obviously also transfers over very well to live fire practice - just be careful and don't shoot yourself lol. I believe "crashing and burning" in practice is a critical tool to use for improvement - if used correctly. This doesn't mean that ALL of your practice should be done like this - it's just a very powerful tool we can use. This method can be applied towards draws, reloads, shooting on the move, etc...you are really only limited by your imagination, tenacity, and focus.

I break shots before the gun is fully mounted all the time. If you want to get a faster draw (and thus a more consistent 1-second draw), do a few hundred a day at the fastest speed you can. FWIW, I hear all the time that you shouldn't practice much on the draw because we only use it a handful of times in a match, but I don't agree. I think it transfers over to other areas of shooting very well...and ultimately, the better you are at ANY drill, the better you are at gun handling as a whole. Shooting all A's is not a useful theory while practicing - especially in dry fire. (Can't wait to see the responses to this).

Not exactly an answer to your question, but I do highly recommend you ice that thing relentlessly. I prefer to fill small dixie cups with water and freeze them. Then you can peel away the outer layer and rub the ice directly into the problem area. This thing is pinpoint and freaky cold. 5 minutes on (careful to not give yourself frostbite) and do it 4 or 5 times a day. (5 minute ice massage = 20 minutes loose packed ice = infinity minutes with a bag of frozen peas).

It's a start....I suppose. Still no recognition of basic strength training or how that is accomplished.