Paladin

..you probably know this already but for emphasis....check also your stance, elbow position and tension points in your shooting platform..ensure tension is at the right points in your shooting position..

First off I think u need a full and complete grip on the gun (with gaps or spaces between hand and grip minimised to reduce 'wiggle' room- so the gun has to fit your hand well)...then do exactly as G-man said.. I find that if you have to be making 'special' accomodations then your performance from shot to shot will not be consistent.

the cz is 'covering' up for you whilst the XD is less forgiving...and nothing is wrong with that but if you want to press forward then you know what you must do..

establish the correct intention for the target challenge and focus on your intention..

ditto.....

understand that for the beginner what we really need is to control and direct his/her inherent awareness.. this will bring the enlightment that will temper expectations, anxiety, fear and stress.. after that we can only step back and allow that person to discover the 'WOW' moment..

focus is great and we know it is powerful; the problem is the extensive stimulation it places on the body's energy pathways.. that is is why humans find it so hard to stay there..consistently and at a high level.. I think equally important in learning how to 'be there' is learning how to 'not be there' and we can use our 'not be there' time to reenergise our energy pathways..btw sleep doesnt always allow this.. to look at one without the other is to hear the sound of one hand clapping..

for steel and ipsc go with the .40 over the .45; lighter bullet, major power specs, higher velocity.. lots of field experience with the round and the debugging has been done. Go with the gun that suits your style, recoil behaviour, natural point of aim, hands etc. try them out!! we can only tell you our preferences but that means nothing.. Good luck!!!

results anyone?

Congratulations to Lesgar Murdock, the overall champion. This is a very promising shooter out of Jamaica; I hope he goes from strength to strength..!! Also congrats to all other winners and participants (including ground staff).. Manny lost another close one..Manny, I feel your pain.. as for the weather, toughen up guys!!!!

not an important point to focus on...

as jake said... do this for your left and right hand..

Keep them clean, one less thing to worry about.. the clean doesn't always have to be extensive..and do remember the magazines.. Saludos!

I suggest Refinement and Repitition by Steve Anderson.. follow the instructions in this book..

..huh okay..

I kinda do what loves2shoot do.. shoot from within a scoring area. If I feel risky I may not refine my sight picture for a 'more' difficult shot.. the 'find a spot' thing has generally never worked for me..

the issue is that everytime you move your arms/shoulders you break your shooting platform.. this takes time to get it back together, so unless absolutely necessary e.g. a long run, you don't break your shooting platform.. look at a shotputter.. it this the break in the knees that drives his pivoting speed and also the stability of his turn..learn from this in doing target to target transitions and also moving off.. best and keep up the good work!!

..do a search for drills for this.. there are tons here.. also you are on the right track just keep practicing and believe it can happen!! all best..

this is the classic 7 o'clock push.. it is caused by increased tension in the right hand relative to the left hand and/or you have too much trigger finger placement on the trigger..

I learnt never to adopt that mindset many years ago after some embarrassing mikes on such targets and seeing it happen to others..

the mantra is always about doing less to get more aka 'efficiency and synergy'.. once the top shooters master the fundamentals then they begin to look at what 'inefficiencies' or wasted actions they have and then they attempt to eliminate/reduce them.. the regular shooters focus on working their gun's trigger faster and wonder why their hit factors can't improve..you are on the right track, keep looking for efficiency gains and the camera is one great way to find these gains..

'let your sights dictate your rate of fire'

.. Great question and one I would really like to delve into.. unfortunately I can only provide a short answer just now and hope I make my point clearly!!! Todd recommends the forearm alignment and it is a valid recommendation. The real issue is we may not achieve that in how we shoot and so we are not as efficient as we could be. To get the best alignment (for you) you have to push your arms out to your comfort limit.. for some it is fairly extended such as with Todd's grip for others it is not as extended such as with Angus's grip.. shooting is about a balance of variables and due to various issues you may not be able to maximise on all variables in the mix.. Hold out the gun in a one-hand grip.. hold it so the forearm and gun is in the same alignment plane (the correct way to hold). Apply a two hand grip and you will notice a slight bending inwards of the back of the wrist relative to the forearm(so move from a 180 degrees to about a 140 degrees).. so now the gun is off this plane.. the wrists however is the divide so a locked wrist will minimise the lost in efficiency there. From your diagram I suspect this is the plane you are looking at.. Notice also however that the angle between the top of the wrist (below the thumb) and the forearm has not changed..so there is still an alignment with the forearm in this plane.. So I put it to you that in one plane the alignment may be difficult but in another plane alignment is quite likely with the Isosceles... which one of the planes was Todd talking about.. the latter.. how do I know, watch the video again and you will see at the 1:03 mark when Todd makes the statement he marks this area of the wrist..

..if you can view your arms as a suspension system of a car and relax into the shooting you will avoid that push..

Actually, Dave bends both arms significantly. When I was interviewing him for an article, he said, "It may look from the side like my arms are straight, but from above or below it looks like a big hug." I actually have a picture he supplied me for an article, of his arm position as seen from above, and it does look like a big hug. true for Dave. His elbows are in a higher posn hence the illusion of 'locked' arms.. To address the poster, tjarrett as a video clip on the web that explains that beautifully.. do a search on the 'net..