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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
- General George Patton
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If the shooter was scored between strings he gets three, but if we score it all at once he only gets two!
Sounds pretty straight forward to me. People just need to make sure that they score and tape between strings when the course description says so.
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Sweet! No more having to break the grip to reload ... I could reload using my teeth.
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I think he's mad 'cause you forgot the comma (Pistol, Official Scoring). You know how those writer-types can be.
Just in case .... I fixed it.
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... oops one last thing
5.4) listen to other shooters.
When I am really pressed for time I only rely on myself. Listening to other people makes me think too much and leads to disaster when I don't have the time for it. Which really sucks because I can't learn anything new from other people and takes away an aspect of USPSA shooting that I really enjoy. Then again we're already starting out with a less than ideal situation and all we can do is our best ...
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Seriously though, I've been giving this a lot of thought and trying to work on this during the last couple of months. Since I have officially joined the stats team, I have had the "opportunity" to work on it directly.
When I'm on stats duty I don't have the time to work out the stage with a squad. I don't really have that much time to do a walk through on my own in the morning since I'm registering shooters into the EZwin Score program.
What happens basically is that I have to shoot through the match. I get to walk up look at the description, walk through during two other people's on deck time and then use my own on deck time.
The process I follow:
1) Look at the write up:
1.1) How many rounds is the stage.
1.2) what do the arrays look like on the paper
2) Find all the shots:
2.1) find the obvious spot to start and take the most obvious route
2.2) walk the stage couting shots until I get to the end and have the right count
3) Create a simple plan:
3.1) for engaging each array
3.2) for transitioning from/to each array
4) Determine the reload points
4.1) simply by round count
5) Optimize
5.0) the start position
5.1) each shot in each array
5.2) each transition to each array (optimizes the route I take)
5.3) reload points (based on where I may or may not need more rounds)
I always have to do steps 1 through 4. Step 5 is a luxury. During step 5 though, I try to optimize each piece sequentially rather than the whole thing together. So maybe I get to optimize only 3 out of 5 arrays. That's okay ... that's all there was time for, but I'm not stressed about the other 2 arrays because I have basic plans for them already.
The good news is that I have some experience. I already have a good idea of how I can/need to shoot an array when I see it - I try to trust this. Optimizing .5 seconds here and .2 seconds there is great when you add it all up. However, 3 optimized arrays and two arrays of not knowing what I'm going to do will add many more seconds over the arrays I am lost on compared to the time savings on 3 optimized arrays. I hope that makes sense.
I think it was Patton who said:
"I would rather have a good plan today than a perfect plan two weeks from now."
Sometimes that is all there is time for ...
Finally when on deck, program the plan I have no matter how poor or perfect it is and prepare to execute it.
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Tear the stage description out and eat it. Learn by imbibition.
You want fries with that?
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Definitely Dark if you're shooting open.
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How about we try to keep the sarcasm out of this, and actually answer the question in a constructive fashion. Further posts of the POS or BAD type will be summarily whacked.
Apologies ... too much coffee and not enough sleep. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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Three Orange Whips!
That's excellent! I haven't seen that movie in years!
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of
cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses."
Here's one for you ...
Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger ...
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Thanks to stingerjg I've been spending a lot more time at big-boys.com .... much more time than is healthy really.
Anyway ... this one seemed appropriate to put here.
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I think this is a natural thing. It happened to me before. After awhile you learn to dance to the beat of your own drum and don't automatically pick-up someone else's rhythm. It takes time ...
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... use the force.
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POS
Pistol, Official Scoring
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Make it a side match? Maybe it can be shot open squadding? A separate prize for the stage winner? .. just some thoughts in case it becomes to difficult to work it into the match. I voted "YES!"
Does anyone want to work the odds out on which round Erik's front sight will pop off? Maybe the keg should be put at the end of this stage and watch out for the hot barrels after.
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The floor is a perfectly valid place to store clothes. You can sort laundry by smell. Turning a sweatshirt inside out is an acceptable way to double its wear time before washing. It's time to do the dishes when you need some room in the sink. Your four food groups are alcohol, nicotine, caffine, and deep fried. Cold pizza is acceptable food for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The coffee table, kitchen table, and dining room table are valid work stations to store gun parts, magazine parts, primer tubes, and tools. You're more efficient since you don't have to put your tools away from these areas since you're just going to use them a little later anyway and don't have to waste time taking them out again. You don't have to maintain an 80 degree temperature at your residence, an inside out sweatshirt is enough. If all the blankets and pillows are off the floor then the bed is made. The bed is also made if the blankets and pillows are off the floor and on the couch. "Clean as you go" means pushing the stuff in front of the door aside before leaving the house. As long as there is toilet paper you are happy, it doesn't have to be installed in the roller, or installed in a particular direction.
The ultimate reason for being happier:
You don't have to take your gun belt off to take a pee.
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Alvin... cookies and beer! My treat!
and BEER!!???
OH, HAPPY DAY!
I'll be there early!
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I talked to the president about it Saturday and I will make a proposal to the board of directors of the Western Nevada Pistol League for a 2-day match in June 2006. If accepted, I'll make a proposal to the forum members.
Right now, my major concerns are setup crew (would N. Californians or others be willing to show up Thurs. or Fri. to help build stages?) and attendance (too few or too many).
Erik, I'm sure you could get enough from the Northern Cal clubs.. count me in..
Will there be cookies? If so, then I'll go and help setup ...
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As for removing the firing pin, Its never a good idea to do any dry fire practice w/ live ammo.
... or anything that looks like live ammo.
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short_round
I fixed the link - thanks for pointing out that it was not correct.
No problemo. I'm really looking forward to getting down there and shooting with you all again. Last year was a blast! Thanks for continuing to take the time to put this match together. You guys ROCK!
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What did you say?! Noooo, I'M the only one here professional enough to handle this firearm
Is that a Glock 40?
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See, I reloaded with retention.
I didn't
35 yard steel plates again ?!
Help! I can't find my dot.
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Loser!
BIG Loser!
"Yo Dookie, pick up the phone!"
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Would attaching the bayonet put me in open class?