TimH

Yeah, I can’t say that I’m sorry I moved. New Mexico has been pretty great so far! please keep in touch! I’m certain I can get back there and help you out!

Aww man, I wish I would have seen this message or you could have contacted me sooner! I’d love to work with you! my website is fully live now at timherronshooting.com and I’m teaching/coaching almost full time now! I’ve got contact info there as well, so don’t hesitate to reach me. I plan on being in the Midwest for classes next season. Perhaps we can work together

I've got 2 Atlas Titan Single Stacks here and they're phenomenal guns! You wont be disappointed in Atlas!

Your first mistake was putting it in your mind that somehow the classifier stage was more important or somehow different than any other stage. Heres the best clue and advice I can possibly give you: They're not. Focus on nothing but the process and stop investing in the outcome

IMO, chasing the time splits isn't where the juice is found. Shooting simply based on what a good called sight pic and shot called is with NO MORE time spent than whats needed before or beyond that.

Commit to YOUR stage strategy. Don't change last minute, even if you think someone else's plan is better. Once it's programmed/visualized, stick to it. A mediocre stage plan that's executed well ALWAYS trumps the best stage plan that's poorly executed

Sounds like you're disregarding sight picture in an effort to make speed the priority. At 25 yds and further, sight pic/ and proper trigger control rules over simply splits. IMO

Yep! that's precisely what I mean. Whew, I was hoping that would make sense LOL

It's a visual acuity issue. Learning to switch gears with your vision and accepting a different overall sight picture. At longer distances, we make the mistake of trying to acutely align/center the front sight with center of the target, but really loose point of reference of where "center" of the target is. This is where pulling back our vision slightly to accept a broader sight alignment by including the overall rear sight as a means of "cutting" the target in half. Also aligning the rear blade with the entire target now allows you to then focus centering the front sight into rear notch and firing the shot. Does any of this make some sense, or does it sound like aimless ramble? LOL

I couldnt agree with you more, Jake

Where are you located? if you're relatively close, perhaps I can help. Depending where you are, I may be able to recommend someone as well!

what exactly are you wanting to improve with regards to transitions? How are you quantifying improvement?

Youre gonna love it for sure! Both of my Atlas Titan singlestacks are phenomenal!! I wouldnt shoot anything else

Remember to constantly look at your data with regards to transition times and split times. It's not just about breezing the gun through an array of targets as fast as possible. Its reducing the "non shooting" time so that you don't end up rushing the "shooting" time. It's an exercise in leading the gun with your EYES first and the hands will follow. Muscling the gun might seem fast, but the hits will suffer. Transitions can be worked thoroughly in dryfire, so don't get too hung up on just working them in livefire.

Please forgive my questioning or ignorance, but why? If you're shooting at speeds based on what the sights tell you for every single shot, you're shooting fast enough. As you see more and earlier, your shot speed will improve also. Just seems like you're going to be spending time on a technique thats more "gimmicky" than productive. I encourage you to really weigh the benefits of this vs. working on things that will progress you sooner and are more beneficial. ...but I'm just spitballin' here. What do I know? *shrugs*

Trick to getting the 1st gen Wilson ETM 10 rd 9mm mags to seat in the gun is to cut exactly 2 coils off the top of the mag springs. The mag springs are manufactured too ong which causes then to be incredibly stiff when trying to load 10 rounds in them as well as causing the spring to not have enough room in the mag when full which is what causes binding when trying to load in the gun on a closed slide. The other option is to swap the old 1st gen mags for the improved 2nd gen mag with integral feed ramp and improved spring and follower. theyll reload 10rds. I use 1st gen ETM 9mm mags exclusively with my SSTK minor gun and prefer their function and performance (with the modified springs) over the 2nd gen mags...in my personal experience

Depending on what generation of Dawson basepad you have, there's an interference that needs to be clearanced on the front ramp of the new updated Dawson 'no gap insert' so that the older style 'no gap basepads' will seat correctly. New style tapered Dawson 'no gap' basepads no longer seat against the front of the insert.

With regards to performance improvements, you should ALWAYS be thinking "lowest hanging fruit" (ie. what can I save the most time on) If you're splitting shots at .19 at close open targets, I'd have a hard time investing considerable effort into reducing those numbers. At best, you're looking at say, a .05 sec improvement. However, if you have a transition deficit that's costing you an average of .1-.2 per transition, you stand to gain MUCH more working on transitions over splits. Lets look at some quick numbers: 24 rd MEDIUM course 12 targets Improving that split speed will gain you a total time of 1.15 seconds (assuming .05sec savings over 23 splits *cant count the first shot) .05 x 23=1.15sec Improving your transition speed by a mere .20 sec per transition results in a time savings of 2.2 sec (this includes ANY time NOT shooting as a .2 savings between targets for sake of simplicity. The savings would be MUCH higher if we also reduced entry/exit efficiencies on movement...SEE WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS) So you can see what's the easier "lower hanging fruit" to work on that will yield the best results. The amount of time spent working your triggering speed to reduce you splits is also going to be exponentially higher than what the time spent working on reducing your transitions would be. Work smarter...not harder

Hmm, guess I'm wrong? Just because its "LE training doctrine" doesnt necessarily mean its CORRECT doctrine. But hell, I'm probably wrong...again. Wont be the last time LOL

You bet!

You sure about that? Yes, the slide lock/release is a "fine motor skill"...however, so is the trigger and the mag release yet we can operate them just fine under duress. What you've been taught or told is pretty inaccurate. not to mention, if your hands are slippery with sweat or blood, the slide isn't so easy to grasp... just saying ; )

slide lock reload for a lefty really isnt a big deal at all. Youre overthinking it otherwise. I use my trigger finger to actuate the mag release and the slide release on a 1911. My "in battery" "speed" reloads are at .8-1.0 sec shot to shot. My slide lock reloads hover around 1.1-1.2 sec. Negligible at best. Dryfire is your friend when it comes to training reloads!

Where are you located? I'm relocating to ABQ in June and definitely can help out with one/one instruction!

I'm willing to bet that its a shooter error...NOT a gun or sights error