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The time I recall was my 2nd major match, several years ago, and I didn't know better. I recall others arguing with him but nothing came of it as far as I knew. We eventually just shot. Since then when I've approached "his" stages, I've simply thought, "Oh, here's that a_-hole again" let's get it over with so I can get back to having fun. (As I told my AD, he's one of only 2 true jerks I've meant in the past four years of shooting.) Why did others keep it hushed up, especially those who saw it more frequently and are more experienced? That's my question too. Maybe he didn't pull it with "super squads" who he didn't think he could bully. But it's moot now. At least people on A6 FB page and Doodie know he's been banned, maybe Phil will take the time to tell the rest of the membership some day.

I don't agree with that at all. Don't agree with what? He didn't make his own rules? Folks knew he did it? He got away with it? MD's knew about it?

^^^ This. What's most appalling to me is the fact that MD's and AD's let him get away with making "his rules" and tweaking the WSB to suit him. It was no secret how he ran the stages he was on, but this too was "hushed" for years.

Hushed it up? Every shooter in america knows all about it. A lot of shooters know about, not every. And the ones that know about it, do so thanks to doodie and Facebook. USPSA still keeping it hushed.

The leadership's lackadaisical response to this issue further convinces me to stick with local matches and not spend money or time on majors. They seem not overly concerned with the integrity of the competition. However minor, PVH's power trip affects all shooters' rankings no matter what Area they are in. I do appreciate that they investigated quickly. I don't appreciate that they then hushed it up.

I am most disappointed that USPSA chooses BE and Facebook to make announcements rather than the USPSA site and newsletter.

He resigned, so what? Is membership in USPSA required to shoot local matches? I hope the board considers banning him for life. This faux contrition says nothing -- no admission of cheating or guilt. "Shortcomings"? Pulease. The negative affects on USPSA reach well beyond A6. The leadership should also review how someone so widely known to promote his own "rules" and WSB tweaks when RO-ing was allowed to go on for so long.

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I've been using the two lens method for a couple years. The left lens is my standard distance prescription, the right (dominant) lens is set to focus on front sight. Takes a few minutes to adjust when I put the glasses on but I can get around the range and see in the distance. I can see the sights pretty well with no prescription but find walking around with the distance in a blur to be very disconcerting. I find I still have to close left eye when shooting out past 7-10 yards. I tried for a long time to force both eyes open but wasted too much time blinking and finding sights. Gave up and went with what works. Old and slow, but still avoiding shooting Open. :-)

I found the BER/CZ insert to be too tight. While I get some front to be back movement, the thicker insert created too much drag when removing the mags. Of course YMMV.

The inserts that came with the pouches don't work by themselves. I purchased some thin nylon washers and put one behind the larger spacer that came with the pouches. That allows me to crank the knob down to hold the mags tight enough. I can get a picture when I'm home if you PM me.

I'm right eyed dominant, and have corrective lenses for distance. (Senior shooter.) With the correction, I couldn't see the sights in focus. My eye doc gave me a right eye lens that focuses on the front sight and I kept the normal distance prescription on the left. That at least helped me see the sight, and make walking around the range still possible. But it didn't help with the double vision issue. I spent hours dry firing to work through shooting with both eyes open, until it was "natural." Then I hit matches, where the targets are at wide-ranging distances and require quick focus changes, and I started struggling. Occasionally, I'd stand there blinking and shaking my head to get a focus. Finally I just said "f-it" and let my eyes do what they wanted without my thinking about it or forcing it. Closer targets both eyes stay open and on the far targets my left eye closes. All those intermediate targets, it just depends on how fast I'm shooting, ambient light, etc. Bring the gun up on target and shoot. I wasted too much time worrying about the issue. I read on BE, and elsewhere, about folks struggling to shoot with both eyes open, struggling with double vision, tape on lenses.... Just shoot! If you close one eye and take no more or less time, and hit what you're shooting at, why worry about it?

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They're back now.

All the links to the stages in Pigdawg's posts are gone for me too. Screenshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/artfutaotmu1ykp/screenshot_01.jpg

Bought a case of reloaded 9mm 124gr from them. Shipped fast, ran without issues. I won a $75 gift certificate from them at the NC Sectional. Will be ordering again as soon as budget allows.

No difference. Just this weekend I realized I was hitting the steel with both eyes open. For some reason my mind felt steel was different. The bullet doesn't know what media it's hitting.

I tended to revert to single-eye as soon as the buzzer went off, despite practicing with both eyes open extensively. Several things are helping to get me to mostly get past that. First, I gave up on tinted shooting glasses, and went to clear only. My old eyes need all the light they can get. Then I started practicing with a timer. Steve Anderson gave me that hint, and it seems to help in the conditioning process. I still "see" a double target but my mind is getting trained to knowing what is "real." Thirdly, during dry fire practice I often freeze and close the weak eye and confirm to my mind that I am indeed aiming correctly. I've come to the conclusion that closing the weak eye is a mental thing more than a physical issue.

I second that video. Cuz I was there! Just finished my daily dry fire hour, and after four practice sessions dropping time on about half the drills. As I do them more points that Steve made in class are popping back into my head. Do the class with Steve. Period.

I use the Surefire app for dry fire practice. Turn the sensitivity up and it will pick up dry fire clicks. Easier than dealing with par times. I prefer a "real" timer for live fire.

Hard copy: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1480271632/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1352491091&sr=8-1π=SL75 Just saw this on Doodie.

Seriously? http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=NC+sectional+uspsa+2012 I still haven't spent much time looking at them. That avatar will cost you, buddy. I'm thinking Chipotle. :-)

One thing I've been noticing recently are ROs watching the ejected round hit the ground instead of watching the gun. Just saw a video from the NC Sectional today where the shooter was holstering and the RO was looking away at the round (but still giving the commands.)

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I never worry about picking up my ejected round. Too much chance of getting the wrong one or at the very least dirt. At the last match the RO pointed it out on the ground, I ignored it, and was informed it was against the rules to leave a live round on the ground. So for the rest if the match, even if I didn't see my round, I picked *something* up each time. Then live round, or empty brass, it was heaved into the woods. Anyone ever hear of this "rule?" I know for a fact it's not a range or club rule.