Dancin Dan

+1 When in exerting yourself in extreme heat, water is never enough, you need to keep your electrolytes balanced.

Move reload, move reload!!!! Have the gun up and ready to shoot when you get to the shooting position. On the activated targets watch others shoot to see how much time you have after you hit the steel util the target actually appears, you may have time to shoot other targets, or maybe shoot the steel that activates the target first then if you have time shoot the other steel then the target.

I agree with MarkCO production is a great place to start, its inexpensive to get into and easy to sell out of. However if your pretty sure your going to go open you may want to start with a good used S-I type limited gun, because everything (holster mags and magpouches) will be usable. Plus you will be able to move from open to limited and back very easily. Good luck with your decision.

I helped with a shotgun match this weekend, setup, shooting and tearing down temps were in the high 90's and humidity was the same. Even though I drank plenty of water at the end of tear down my skin started to tingle. I got under a spicket and let the water pour. The next day I had to set up a uspsa match in a place we lovingly call the pit, unfortunately I had not recovered. The first and second stage I never even saw my dot and had like 10 misses. I continued to drink lots of water and by the last four stages I started to feel better and burned them down. I didn't think I could rehydrate in that heat but a lot of water and some electrolytes and it all came back.

Back in 1980 I was hit by a car and since then I have had issues with my back both upper and lower.Two years ago after getting to the point of so much pain in my hips, I had three injections at a pain management clinic, did no good whatsoever. I went to a acupuncturist who was also a chiropractor. he started to manipulate my back but I stopped him because, not to say anything bad about chiro's but they have never worked for me, usually they make things worse, my wife loves hers! Anyway he put me on this thing called a true back, the next day the pain was gone. I went back the next week he used it again and gave me the website so I could get my own, which really impressed me. I ordered one and have used it ever since with no pain returning. I would highly recommend one. The website is www.trueback.com. I have recommended them to several people and they have all called me to thank me. Give one a try.

I just got a DPMS LR 24" and love it, it is a tack driver!!!!!!!

I will almost always finish the array then come back and pick up the miss.

JJ gets my vote!

Sometimes when I practice I black out everything except the A zone on the targets. I slow down and make sure I get the hits, when you shoot regular targets after that it seems really easy!

Dillon is awesome they will do whatever it takes to make things right. A friend bent the table on my 650 they took it back and refurbish the whole thing, it looks like a brand new machine, it's like 15 years old!!!

I have a 1050 and a 650 I use the 1050 for my 38 super which is the caliber I shoot the most the 650 I use for everything else. You can set up different heads for the 650 and change out becomes pretty quick and easy. However if you want to sell the 1050 let me know. Dan

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A few years ago I had lasic surgery on my right eye for distance. Well now when I shoot with iron sights my left and right eyes fight for dominance and was surprised at all the misses. I had a set of glasses made with the left eye plain and the right eye for the distance to the front sight. My left eye focuses on the targets the right on the front sight. It takes a little getting used to when I first put them on, but not long and I'm back shooting A's.

I thought it was drilled into me, but two weeks ago right before my turn to shoot I noticed my new holster loosened and my gun was swinging freely on my belt. I had to run to my car get the allen wrenches and tighten it, then ran to the line where the RO was waiting. He asked me about my holster then gave the order to make ready. I loaded without taking a sight picture and at the buzzer I turned drew and fired the first two shots, let loose a few choice words, then fumbled to turn on the dot. One little thing and the brain went south.

Looks like a range malfunction ask for a reshoot

Sounds to me when you turn and draw you may still be moving some when you fire the first two shots then start to settle in on the middle target and get really solid on the third.

When I start going to fast. I start practicing with targets all blacked out except the A zone it makes me slow down and really call my shots. A added benefit to this is when you shoot full targets it's much easier!

I agree!!!

I almost always step in with the opposite foot (when moving to the right step in with the left). It seems to keep me from bouncing and allows me to keep moving through a box without stopping if need be.

Some great tips for the new shooter and good review for better shooters.

For me I start my reload as soon as the last shot breaks and I start to move. I will usually be seating the mag as my foot hits the ground on the first step.

The first thing I always do is to get the round count, then look at the stage from the backside. Then I walk through from one side then the other side. Then I step back and try to picture the whole stage from above.It always works until the buzzer goes off

That is recoil anticipation and not a flinch. A flinch takes place before the shot goes off. Most good shooters will do the same thing, if when shooting a stage and the gun does not go off for what ever reason.

That's true of bullseye shooting, or maybe a really long, hard shot in one of our matches, but not when you're shooting fast. Try doing that on a fast swinger and see how it works out for you. You absolutely need to have the skill developed to make the gun go off when you see what you need to see (acceptable sight picture) if you want to do well in our sport. You see what you need, the shot breaks, but it certainly isn't surprising you. R, The only time a shot ever surprised me in this sport, it was an AD!

I used to teach karate with a guy name J.T. Wills he was huge, and he could be on the other side of the room and could be in your face and beating you down before you could blink. I've never seen anyone move that fast before. His belly weighed more than I did.