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Removed Incorrect Info:
From the Rule Book
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To go down in class you must: 1) request in writing to be moved down, citing
your reasons and justification; 2) have a club president or SC concur with your
request in writing; and 3) have no current scores on record that indicate you
should remain in your assigned class.
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Really nothing special to know about shooting an Open gun. They are much easier to shoot than non compensated, iron sighted guns. Shoot the gun you have the most fun with.
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I placed an online order 01/23 and got shipping notice yesterday. So your shipments may be close.
.40S&W 180gr JHP.
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I plan to be there. I've only shot 2 Coastal Bend matches. Bit of a drive for me but a great bunch of guys down there.
That old Ted can still motor. He's so busy I don't see him shooting much lately.
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Nice post. I've been wondering about match time vs practice time. I posted this:
http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=168149
I know you have a class coming up with BS. From reading his posts, he's fanatical about points (as many other's are as well) and getting more points without losing speed. Like near 100% of points available. I think you'll get alot from his class.
At the last match, you only had 82% of the points available (with penalties). Never mind you placed 2nd. Very scary if you get to 93% and the same speed. 93% won last years Production National. Being the expert that I am, I think you should raise your goal to 93%.
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I know practice and shooting matches both have their place. We learn different things from both. But I've been wondering, what is better for developing a shooter faster, more practice or more local matches? The shooter's goal is to perform best in Level II and above matches.
In our area, we can shoot some kind of match (USPSA, Steel, Other) Saturday and Sunday every weekend. I try to shoot matches both days on the weekend, live fire practice twice during the week and dry fire in between. I've been debating, is 2 matches every weekend too much.
Shooting matches, you don't get the repetition of practice or the number of rounds but you get more experience at, well, shooting matches. Every shot counts. With practice, you get more repetitions but you can be fooled about your skill level because you can run a drill over and over again until you get it right. You also tend to discount screw ups. In a match, you only get one shot at a stage. You can try and simulate a match in practice but you can never really reproduce the pressure of a match.
That said, there are some very, very, very good shooters that rarely shoot local matches. They spend their time all in practice and focus only on Level II and above matches.
So, what do you think? Would you/do you spend the weekends on the practice range or shooting a match? Is shooting 2 local matches every weekend too much?
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Never say "Don't...". Instead say, "Shoot only Alphas because..."
I'm betting the Delta count goes up this weekend for all that read this thread.
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Stuart,
No, the pin broke during live fire. I was shooting Bill Drills in practice and the trigger didn't return after one shot. I noticed the pin had drifted out on the left side so I pulled the slide off and the spring was laying there on it's side. I pulled the pin out out and noticed that it was rough on the right end and too short to go all the way across.
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My Shadow is about the same age and same # of rounds. I broke the pin that holds the trigger and trigger spring while doing Bill Drills. I also dry fired a lot.
Thanks for the additional spare parts to order.
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In my less than 2 years of experience, I've bounced from 1911 style 9mm, .40 and .45 then to a CZ Shadow. Each time, it took lots and lots of rounds to get used to the trigger. Estimating 5,000 rounds. Don't know if others experience the same. Not releasing the trigger enough at matches showed up for me each time - much more than at practice.
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I've been bothered by tennis elbow for about 8-9 months now and have tried everything I could find short of shots. I've never had the problem before and am kind of surprised that there is little you can do about it if you don't catch it early. I found this ineresting article recently:
Platelets, steroids may not aid tennis elbow
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Over a few months, neither steroids nor platelet injections are any better than injections of inactive salt water when it comes to treating tennis elbow, according to new research.
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Does the "body-side surface of the handgun" include the thumb safety?
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5.2.5 Where a Division specifies a maximum distance that a competitor’s
handgun and equipment may extend away from a competitor’s belt, the
measurement shall be taken in the following manner:
— perpendicular to the belt at the point of attachment to the belt
— from the inner most surface of the belt equipment (against the
pants/body) to the nearest body-side surface of the handgun and/or any
reloading device.
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So, Steve, you're saying that the conscious mind is more fun than the subconscious?
The best way to shoot subconsciously is to give the conscious mind a job to do. That way he can't show up at your match half drunk in a stolen car asking where the nearest strip club is...
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I asked Max about it at Area 4. He said something about the parts being in so it should be soon but didn't have a date. I have one on order with a Sig dealer and was told the date has been moved to 3/14/13.
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A picture of gun and mag placement doesn't help as it will look different for different body builds.
The best way I've found is to place a finger on the foremost part of your hip bone and adjust your mag/gun accordingly (behind that point). Using a mirror, standing sideways is easiest. Also, before each match, I will have a couple of the most experienced ROs double check.
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I was all for "intent" on this but, with the "Special Notes/Claifications:" that Chris posted, does it really matter what it looks like or what Donovan's intent was? The finish provided a roughened texture in an area wither grip tape is not allowed.
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Special Notes/Clarifications:
• Any finish which provides a non-cosmetic function will be deemed PROHIBITED. For example, a gun finish which provides a roughened texture in an area where grip tape is not allowed (Appendix E4) is a PROHIBITED modification.
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Just check the Limited or Limited 10 box when you sign up and you don't have to worry about Open.
Normal wear, accelerated wear with sand paper, re finishing... Interesting are they different? I guess it goes towards intent. I always wonder how "intent" factors into USPSA rules or if it should. Factors in quite a bit with rules of golf.
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In case you missed the email sent out by Caitlin of MADD...
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Good afternoon everyone –
Thank you all so much for being a part of MADDs 1st Annual Top Shot Contest. We had such a great time working with everyone and seeing how much fun everyone was having (all in the midst of some good competition).
We are already looking forward to next year – and hope that you are too. We absolutely welcome any comments, criticisms, suggestions, etc etc – please just email me with whatever you have (good or bad – I would love to hear how we can make next year better).
Please visit http://www.madd.org/...ot-Contest.html to see photos from Saturday as well as the comprehensive results.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time to help set this up, to Steve Cline for taking time out of an already busy schedule to make this an amazing event, and for all of your generous donations. It was a successful day at the range!
Happy New Year – we’ll see you in 2013!
Caitlin Martone
Special Events Manager
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
South Texas Affiliate Office
110 Broadway, Suite 442
San Antonio, TX 78205
210.349.0200 direct
210.349.9204 fax
888.686.6233 toll-free
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Or.... shoot Limited10, SS or Revolver. The last place shooters in those divisions were gone long before Limited, Open and Production were half way down their list.
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+1 - Didn't get home until 2am from this years Area 4.
It was Labor Day weekend a couple years ago at Double Tap - I actually like having the extra day off work to recoup
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You know, after I posted I thought to myself, no way he was going to use them on that stage. You're a sicker pup than I thought.
I'm thinking a stage that produced 1640 total penalty points with only ONE shooter (Steve) shooting it clean might have been a wee bit over the top. The Classics would have got your tires slashed.
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Bummer. Wish I would have seen this sooner. I have about 70 Classics in my garage. I could have loaned you a few.
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I think Mike Seeklander recommends visualizing the stage at least 10 times before it's your turn to shoot. Not easy for me (as my mind is easily bored) but it's been quite a while since I've had a FTE.
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I bought the Speedcross 3s and have practiced in them twice. They fit my feet much better than the Merrills and the arch support is much more noticible. So far so good just looking forward to trying them over a longer period of time in a match (this weekend).
Thanks for the info.
Jerome> I have pretty "Flat" feet as well and the Speedcross 3 shoes worked fine for me. I would say that I have average width feet as well and I don't feel like the sides of my feet are cramped in the shoe either. I got the shoes online from Running Warehouse and I listed their URL below. They have a free return/exchange policy so you can order a pair, try them out and if they don't fit send them back for a refund. They ship super fast too. I am sold on them myself. I just ordered 3 more pair so I will be covered for the next few seasons.
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The ranges in our area are dirt or rock or both.
First time I shot on grass was at Area 4/Gator this year.
I vote for grass.
Classifier Strategy
in USPSA/IPSC Shooting
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Shoot ALL Alphas FAST.
I've corrected my ability to move down in classification post above.