[IDPA makes Distinquished Master Class]

congrats to Craig Buckland / and Tom Yost for making it to DM

[limited 10 gun / without slide lock any disadvantage?]

I shoot a Brazo's in Limited and sometime L10, if you get the gun and want the slide to lock back get a new slide release, but really don't worry about

get the gun (you will love it) and go shoot it

Not having the slide back has not caused me any problems. Now that I have made master in Limited I am going to start shooting more L10 with the gun to move it to master as well.

thanks for encouragement

I just ordered erlier today a bcg plus series , one of their least expensive gun in brazos and shorter wait time/ Ingi says it should be ready in about 3 weeks, by that time we are already snow free here in CT. wohooooo.

[limited 10 gun / without slide lock any disadvantage?]

Thanks guys . someone gave me a solution . If I plan to use it for lim 10 simply change the slide lock mech to make it work / then replace back if i decide for limited... the only other catch is I might need to use two different sets of magazine. Im not familiar with 2011 still need to learn it .

[limited 10 gun / without slide lock any disadvantage?]

I am planning to buy a 2011 from Bob / brazos... i normally shoot production and IDPA since I start shooting last year ... I want to move into limited and limited 10 . this coming season . Bob told me that his custom made doesnt go to slide lock . is this something that might concern me if I to use it for L-10?

another thing any big difference on 5 inch or 6 inch gun? any input is highly appreciated.

[2011 limited gun]

from what Im getting it looks like a custom sti is a better choice, by the way I know sti has this competition incentive for those who use their gun and wear sti shirt during the match / do the custom made sti qualified for that?

[2011 limited gun]

Hi everyone,

I wish to invest my hard earned money to get a descent competition limited gun , something I can beat during practice and rely on during match.

I dont care about its look as long as it will give me the best posible performance. order time and budget also counts.. is it wise to just maybe buy the sti apeiro? or stock edge? 6 inch or 5 inch?

[Trying to shoot like you dont care.]

Fast forward to the last match of the year. My wife is now shooting I spent most of the time helping her. I didnt even do my own walk throughs just helped her. I didnt care how I shot, heck I didnt even have a plan. I came in first over all. yes it was only a local match but there was 1 Master, 3 A's and 5 other B's most of who usually smoke me.

Are you sure your wife did not actually make the course of fire plans for you???? why I have the feeling that she is smarter than you...

actually my personal experience is that , just before the match if my wife permits me to shoot I normally do Great. If she doesnt I perform my worst I thinks she's cursing me while I shoot. Im still working on Mental game. / I observe Todd Jarret last year first time I watch the superquad shoot. what I notice is that " He will walkthough once then will just chat to other shooter like he dont really care about the match". and thats the same thing I saw with most of the supersquad.

[Getting to know your trigger]

Hey thank you for this great tip ... Ill take this to higher level by means of doing these while watching I curly with my kids hehehe

[Attacking a course]

this is a great thread ..

I would contribute a maybe basic stuff that works for me.. Im a dad of 2 children . spending time alot in dryfire and practice sometimes is a guilty feeling that is almost a reason for me to give up shooting competitively . to be competitive you really need to find way to improve . heres what I found so far . I teach my daughters to play tennis . their skill is enough for me to chase the ball and hit back sofly without compromising my shooting arms.. Im intentionally trying to chase the ball like I was performing the exiting and entering drills . its actually more fun than spending time in dry fire routine . I think it helps me horn my eye coordination too + grip.

[reshoot]

the RO was correct I hope your re-shoot was better than your 1st

thanks for the answer ' The RO's call is right" thank god I didnt even try arguing about it lol ...

my 2nd went bad finishing 5th and cost me 20pts + / the re shoot is fun its like eating extra apple for free it just happens that apple is rotten

[reshoot]

I shoot a major match recently , I think I performed well on a difficult stage with fast time and good hits / possibly a stage win . suddenlly the RO told me that I had to reshoot because someone had taped one metric target just before he gets there to call the hits , despite the plea by the shooter who taped the target that he knew what the hit is , and that he though he was already asked to start taping. the RO insisted that I have to reshoot.

the shooter apologized to me , I knew he had an honest mistake , but Im not sure if the RO made the right call about asking me to reshoot. are they not suppose to trust the competitors they asked for help taping ?

[The shooting BELLY]

I agree with the big belly helps, specially if you lean a bit forward... I am shooting 115 round ball 9mm factory stuff, albeit a light load my hands barely move. I thought I was just getting better with my stance, all along my weight problem, which is getting worse with the years was helping. But notice how the bigger waste line makes my mags fall out.. lmao

yes bob I see your video, I think in general terms belly is more of liability, Ill just train to shoot with stance similar to sevigny and vogel. by the way I was there in freeport where you shoot at last july 11.

[Not getting enough sleep]

I seem to have to opposite problem. I am a firefigter and half the time I am up all night before I shoot my local match. Strange thing is I have most of the time done better on these matches than if I was at home the night before.

Jason

I normally work evening and night / 16 hrs shift every friday, the local club here in my area do a great 6 stage saturday am IDPA. erlier this month I went there after my work, I been placing excuses beforehand to my friends that I might mess this up because I didnt sleep yet for more than 24 hrs. much to my surprise Im playing with pure adrenalin . I only mess up one stage gaining 1 procedural but I finished 3rd out of 60+ shooter , and claimed my first big match division champion.

[Hit Pattern]

G man nailed down the most typical reasons for a low shot

Yeah I know .. Hes like Master Yoda of uspsa...

[Triad state of mind]

I read the book I ordered from brianenos last month , and applied it to my match last week. I make my self believe that Im the best shooter on that match .. Im so relaxed and shooting really good. I shoot production but my performance is good enough to came close to the Open guy who win the match . I just found out that guy finished 12th Open class in a recent area match.. its my first division thropy match win. I owe my improvement to this forum.

[Hit Pattern]

thanks flex.

of course my intent is always hit the A in A zone when exposed. but with involvement of speed in equation somehow my 2nd shot always falls lower. I just notice it . Im just trying to find out if it is normal or I can use it to any advantage.

[Hit Pattern]

thanks for the info G-man,

I found this vidwo of sevigny

on 2:54 that is the kind of hit pattern Im talking about,

I just notice my hit pattern is kind of like this consistently when I AKA double tap...

Im new to this sport, Im still in analytical stage of the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkw9y7nijWg&feature=related

[Hit Pattern]

When you shoot 2 rallying shots , Do you most of times expect your first hit to be higher than the 2nd... does anyone notice this?

[how often you change your stock glock recoil spring]

its the factory recoil spring, I would still use the old one for practice and save the new one for the match... Im cheap thats why I shoot glock. thanks for your feed, I will do that when I finally decided to use lighter spring once I get a plastic guide rod.

[The shooting BELLY]

OK I will stop experimenting with TACTICAL TUMMY, Im glad benos forum is here to answer this question, I just cant ask people who has big belly in match they might get offended. I was looking on many GM I noticed that lots of them has that tactical belly and they seem to shoot fast and accurate.

[The shooting BELLY]

Do you find your self shooting more accurate when you have bigger belly or flat belly?

is it true that the bigger the belly the more recoil control you have?

[how often you change your stock glock recoil spring]

I found the answer from many experienced glock boys in a major match last week, they all considering changing it at least every 5000 rounds, the part is 8 dollars worth, its wiser to have it replace than risking messing up your match.

[how often you change your stock glock recoil spring]

I recently experience cycling problem with my G-34, my PF is 135+, havent change my recoil spring since I got my 34, I had spent at least 12,000 rounds in it, Do you think that is the cause of my Failure to feed. it only happen recently. any thoughts will be appreciated.

[best way to change mag]

thanks guys for the comparative info, I will try the waist stow, Ill see if it works for me., If not Ill get my tactical oversize pants.

[best way to change mag]

when slide lock reload is not the option / ( due to course of fire requirement etc ), which pocket is the best to use, front pants pocket or back, or vest pocket? and is vest pocket legal to use?