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    Oakley Thump

    in What I Like

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    Beautiful... :D

    ... the ultimate is DogmaDog's:

    "Sometimes when I'm shooting a Bill Drill, I imagine that I really am shooting at Bill, and he tells me to stay calm and just keep shooting at him...then he puts on a hockey mask and swings a chainsaw at my head.  Man, I really suck at Bill Drills"

    I think that's going to have to be my signature for next Halloween.

    Your grip

    in Handgun Techniques

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    I never tried to change, it just happened. I would like to hear if anyone else has noticed their grip or stance change.

    I am experiencing this ... it hasn't been a mostly conscious effort either. At times during practice there are stance positions and grip relationships that I concentrate on.

    However, when it's game time and I get into a shooting stance I let my body flow into what "feels" natural (basically into what I have been training it to do). Sometimes at the end I look around and think, "that was a little different." If I made the shots and the difference was good I try to identify what the change was and absorb it a little more ...

    The sequence of calling a shot

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    Yet the important part is the understanding the sight picture.  Because if you don't, you could be shooting lots without actually gaining anything. :unsure:

    I think recognizing is the first step and understanding it is a little more advanced. Especially for iron sights where there is a tolerance in the relationship between the target, front sight, and rear sight that can still be a good shot. I have called shots incorrectly and made up shots that were not necessary. At those times I have to rewind to the picture of the shot I thought was bad and re-label it as acceptable. I'm still in the process of compiling this library.

    Maybe Vince's example is a good one. First we learn the letters, then we recognize the letters without thinking, later we learn that the letters can be put into words, finally we recognize words without thinking. Maybe we do this with our called shots too.

    I don't really see a sequence in it ... The activities of sight alignment and trigger control are continuous and calling the shot is the recognition of the relationship of all these things to each other at an instantaneous moment in time - when the shot breaks.

    Once you are able to "see" what you do with it is another story.

    Shoulder Tension

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    I've had to learn that relaxed doesn't mean weak.  Or slack.  Or half-asleep.  It just means "not otherwise employed". 

    I agree with this ... but maybe take it a step further to "properly employed." The important thing is that the shoulder sockets are stabilized and there is a "connection" between the arms and the torso. This is typcially done one of two ways 1) shrugging the shoulders up and forward which makes your neck disappear or 2) pulling your shoulders down and back like you would in a lat pull-down weight lifting exercise.

    Since option 2 uses larger muscles the same stabilization can be achieved as in option 1 with less effort. Tension really begins to occur when a muscle has to provide more power than it can generate. Especially when the body is anticipating the work the muslces are about to do. Two things happen, the muscle will being to pulsate (translates to shaking) and the joints lock reducing flexibility and fluid motion.

    I think the important concept is to use the largest muscles you can when building and stabilizing your shooting platform. In the shoulder area I would think that use of the trapezius and deltoids is a lot less efficient than using your lattismus dorsi with a sprinkle of biceps.

    So I think what I'm trying to say is that in general I try to relax the muscles around my neck and upper shoulders and flex my back muscles.

    Gripping with your fingers

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    It sounds like you used to shoot a lot of bullseye.

    Anyway, if it works for you then I would think there's nothing wrong with it. I would guess that how the pressure is applied to the grips is not as important as where it is applied and how much.

    Before IPSC I used a grip with a "High Thumb Hold" and the little finger sticking out like I was drinking tea because I did not want to disturb the gun before the shot broke. My grip has since evolved through various stages of getting more and more contact with the gun with as surface area of my hands as I can. I get more feedback from the gun.

    high shots with my G17

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    With some others, in order to hit the target, you must "cover" it with the sights.

    It took me two magazines at a plate rack during the match last weekend to remember that my limited gun and a stock glock are not zeroed the same. It was very entertaining to watch from what I can understand. At least I was consistent.

    Oakley Thump

    in What I Like

    Posted

    ...and you can have your shooting partners radio to you that you missed a steel, or have a mike on T3...and look out for the foot fault...reload, damnit, reload!!

    How about this on continuos play:

    "I can make this shot because I'm diligentia enough, vis enough, and gosh darn it celeritas."

    Be sure to hit the fast forward replay before attempting a speed shoot.

    Zen this!

    in Zen

    Posted

    Understanding requires no shirt.

    ... but do you get a shirt when you understand?

    Do you think the guy walking around with the "I achieved enlightenment and all I got was this lousy shirt" was for real?

    Christmas Carols

    in Humor

    Posted

    Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Kings Disoriented Are...

    Amnesia --- I Don't Know - if I'll be Home for Christmas

    Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing - About Me

    Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets

    and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and

    Trees and Fire Hydrants and...

    Paranoid --- Santa Claus is Coming - to Get Me

    Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting on an

    Open Fire

    Personality Disorder --- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm

    Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll tell You Why

    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ---Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle

    Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle

    Bells,

    Jingle Bells...

    Agoraphobia --- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - But I Wouldn't

    Leave My House

    Autistic --- Jingle Bell Rock and Rock and Rock and Rock...

    Senile Dementia --- Walking in a Winter Wonderland Miles From My

    House in My Slippers and Robe...

    Oppositional Defiant Disorder --- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus -

    So I Burned Down the House

    Social Anxiety Disorder --- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas -

    While I Sit Here and Hyperventilate

    Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?

    The Monte Cristo

    in What I Like

    Posted

    you can take it home with you (be careful of the dripping grease!).

    Both are true statements. If you or someone you are with smokes, make sure the leftovers meet the minimum safe distance before lighting up. Under no circumstance should you approach an open flame while holding this doggie bag.

    The Monte Cristo

    in What I Like

    Posted

    from Bennigan's

    The Monte Cristo:

    This sandwich is stacked with ham, turkey, and Swiss and American cheeses on wheat bread, then battered and fried ’til golden. Dusted with powdered sugar and accompanied by red raspberry preserves for dipping.

    ... I can feel my arteries hardening, but it's just sooo good.

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