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    Grip - pushing both hands into the grip

    in Handgun Techniques

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    Oh an another thing. Someone told me that the fingers of your dominant hand (trigger hand) should be what pulls the grip into your palm and the other hand is more relaxed and is just to stabilize as opposed to squeezing the hell out of it. : shrug : rookies mistake.

    Actually I think most instructors would tell you the weak hand is the one doing the heavy squeezing. The strong hand needs to remain more relaxed so your trigger finger can stay fast.

    Class progression: C to M & seeing what you need to see...

    in Handgun Techniques

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    And another thing... Pushing yourself to go faster and faster and raising your skill level is a tough, laborious process. It is frustrating, difficult, and takes a lot longer than I think most people have the patience and dedication for. It's been sort of a two steps forward one step back thing for me. I think I make progress at something only to find it gone in the next session. I believe one's ability to power through this and stay motivated is the sole determining factor in their rise through the skill levels

    Thanks for this, Donovan. As I push myself in practices and my classification percentages have steadily risen, I keep running into technique problems which need fixing. But often when I fix something I feel like I've broken something else in the process! Of course, what's really going on is when I fix something it makes the next obstacle readily apparent, so it's a Good Thing. But man it sure can get frustrating!

    I'm glad to hear someone else has experienced the same process and come out better for it.

    How to do a fast Reload?

    in Handgun Techniques

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    Now factor in the need for me to "flip" both guns a little to actuate the mag release, then "flip" back to a new position to index the slide stop, then "twitch" back into a firing grip as the support hand is also trying to nestle itself into place...

    Ok, if you're having to flip the gun for reloads then I could see it costing extra time. My strong thumb is long enough that no flipping is required to reload my Glock 34, so my strong hand never has to regrip. I did not consider those with shorter thumbs!

    Assumptions make dumb posts, so there you go. :blush:

    How to do a fast Reload?

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    I wonder, though-- does that still hold true for those who have mastered the slide lock reload? I think we can all agree that sweeping the lock takes at least SOME time away from the reload-- even if it's measured in hundredths of a second, as Donovan suspects.

    I'm not so sure I agree with that. If you are using your strong thumb to release the slide and it is happening while the weak hand is regripping, there isn't any time lost because you'd be waiting on your weak hand to regrip regardless of how the slide goes forward. It would only cost you time if you are waiting on the slide to return -- but you aren't, you're waiting on your weak hand to get back into position, and the slide will be ready and waiting well before your weak hand has finished regripping (whether it was dropped via release button or auto-forwarded). Right?

    :sight:

    Grip Pressure

    in Handgun Techniques

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    for more feel, I grip the gun with my stronghand as if I'm holding or using a hammer and again, the weak hand is like gripping or trying to close the 80lb CoC :cheers:

    This description is the closest to my own grip. I have to consciously tell my weak-hand to SQUEEZE to get it where I want it, and consciously tell my strong-hand to RELAX to get it where I want it. I'm pretty sure my grip was more like 10/90 for a long time. But recently I noticed my weak-hand just seemed to be "there" and not really contributing, so I've really been focused on getting my weak-hand to squeeze more. I noticed this thanks to someone's range diary entries where an instructor got onto them because their weak-hand was just tagging along instead of really gripping. They corrected it and I'm working to do the same. Fundamentals really are fundamental, one little thing after another.

    Need assistance with G35 modification for practical shooting

    in Glock

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    Thanks Poppa Bear for your response. The tungsten guiderod I intend purchasing should come with the springs already attached. Ammunition wise we do not reload in our part of the woods, so we use regular Walmart ammo.I will also take the advice given by Sweetback and get the heavier magwell and extended baseplates for my magazines.

    Which tungsten guiderod are you going to get?

    SureFire Shot Timer app now updated for iPhone4

    in Training Techniques

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    Version 1.5 has been working as a par timer for me, on my iPhone 4, but it detects shots when absolutely nothing is happening, and it doesn't detect actual shots at the range. I just updated to 1.6. Should this help?

    Good question. I haven't been able to capture any meaningful data from live-fire at the range with the iPhone. I tried all the calibrations and settings, couldn't get any good readings. I've resolved to buying a real timer for live-fire.

    <_<

    CHA-LEE's Tale

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    After the results were tallied I ended up 8th in Limited. I was hoping to be able to finish in the top 5 after the first day, but the mega screw ups on stages 1 and 4 pretty much sunk that opportunity. Overall I felt that I had a lack luster performance. I had some kind of screw up on just about every stage and in this kind of match there is zero room for error on even one stage much less all of them. I think that some matches are just harder than others some times. I will chalk it up to a good experience builder. I need to figure out why my mags are not dropping free. That jammed me up on three different stages this match which is totally unacceptable.

    Sorry about your equipment problems but forget all that stuff -- you were FAST on those courses, man. Your movement was lightning! I haven't watched a vid of yours in a while, but that was definitely not the same CHA-LEE I watched before. Outstanding runs, dude.

    I also notice you never, ever break your grip during your movement. You are not a fan of breaking grip to run then obviously?

    Glock Mags with Dawson base pads

    in Glock

    Posted

    Your right- I have a dozen mags for my 35- with Dawson base pads and springs.

    Seven get the 20 in them with no problems- using Dave's method of reducing

    the followers- and they seat and feed no problems!

    The other- only 19 rounds, no matter what I have tried! A friend found the same thing.

    So he got 5 new ones the other day- and presto-all held 20 and worked.

    How many can you fit if you don't reduce the follower at all? 18? 19?

    Fast c, or a slower a?

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    I think you guys are missing the main point here. The ultimate goal or strategy for any stage run is to capture 100% of the stage points. You will vary rarely see a top level shooter purposefully choose to NOT aim for A zone hits. In the top level of this game all of the top shooters are able to shoot the stages in pretty much the same stage time. What separates them is how many points they are down. So don't fool yourself into thinking that ANY amount of points down is acceptable.

    The higher skilled shooters are able to shoot A's "faster" because their mechanics, recoil management, and shot calling skills allow them to break the shot as SOON as possible. I hate using the word "Fast" when referencing the actual shooting process. I instead like to use a comment like "I strive to shoot as soon as I can call my shots effectively". When I am shooting a stage I could care less of how long I spend on engaging a specific target. I know that if I am processing the sight picture as soon as I can see it the shooting will happen as "fast" as it can. If I want the proper sight picture to present its self sooner then I need to practice on improving and optimizing my mechanics, recoil management, and shot calling skills.

    The main problem most B class and lower shooters have when they try to shoot fast is that they are shooting at "Brown" instead of picking a specific place on the target to aim at. If you are calling your shots on "Brown" who knows what quality of hits you will have. You are simply hoping that your shots hit the target anywhere. Doing this sacrifices a ton of points. When you optimize your mechanics, recoil management and shot calling skills it takes ZERO extra time to aim at a specific location on a target and break two called shots in the A zone. Verses pointing your gun at "Brown" and slapping the trigger twice trying to go fast and hoping that your hits will be there.

    Good post. You said somewhere else to "think of doing things SOONER not FASTER" and I recall that line to myself a lot. It's a better way to think imo.

    Nervous? Your body is just trying to help!

    in Tips for Improvement

    Posted

    I can probably count the number of matches that I have shot, and about the middle of last year I noticed I wasn't as nervous as when I first started, or even nervous at all. Until now, I thought that might be a good thing.

    Not to worry, everyone's optimum stress level is different. Knowing why your body is doing all these strange things is just one way to back yourself down a little bit and avoid the downward stress spiral.

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