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    Ghost Holster Users

    in Gear & Accessories

    Posted

    do you unlock it for stand and deliver shoots?

    Yes

    How about the turn and draw?

    Unlocked, but as I begin the turn the hand goes immediately to the gun to secure it. I draw after I have broken 180 on the non-DQ side.

    A start that requires some running prior to the draw?

    Locked and say a prayer that I unlock it before I draw.

    Flavored Fried Pork Rinds

    in What I Like

    Posted

    Hot'N Spicy is the best over the counter. If you're really lucky you'll find a Fillipino place that sells it with with fat and meat still on it. :wub: Mix some your favorite white vinegar and Tabasco together for a dipping sauce and you've got yourself a heart attack snack that can't be beat!

    Here's some high speed help

    in Training Techniques

    Posted

    This drill was a quick, uncomplicated way to basically slow my mind down by giving it more tasks to accomplish before it can move along to the next target.

    I think the dangers of this drill have been adequately addressed so I won't go into that.

    I think the problem that Bear1142 is presenting is something that I have also. The program being run for the first shot and the second shot are different. The second shot is being rushed to make the transition to the next target. Rather than fix the real problem, this method "puts it off" by allowing you to rush on the third shot which mentally allows you to shoot the second shot like the first. You still get the incorrect feeling that you are going fast since you are allowed to rush the third shot but at the same time accomplish what is the most important which is shooting the second like the first as an individual shot as it should be. This is not ideal, but I can see where it is going. Maybe this is good to establish the feeling for the second shot and then can be abandoned once the feeling has been experienced.

    One more thought, is being prepared to immediately make a follow up shot a bad thing? Of course this means that your follow up shot is triggered by your call rather than results from the sound of steel or seeing holes or lack thereof on paper.

    DVD Players

    in What I Hate

    Posted

    My JVC 3-Disc changer didn't. I got it from Circuit City. It died in the first week of use. They fixed it and then it died again a few months ago after about 2.5 years of use. I haven't got around to getting another one (don't really want to). I'm running DVD's on my playstation now.

    Let shooting be shooting

    in Little things I've Noticed

    Posted

    I'm thinking it has less value when shooting.....

    The activties in Karate are broken up into three groups. Kihon, Kata, and Kumite. Kihon is basics - mostly standing there puching and kicking. Kata are "forms" or a set sequence of techniques. Kumite is sparring. Each are equally important and tested separately even at the advanced black belt levels.

    Translated for shooting I would consider Kumite like running a stage, Kata like the classifiers, and Kihon like "shooting." While a karateka should practice basics with the intensity and mind set of sparring, the execution of proper technique is the primary focus.

    When "just shooting", I try to perform it with the intensity and mind set of running a stage but with primary awareness tuned to the fundamentals of good posture, weight distribution, sight alignment/steadiness, grip pressures, trigger control (prep, break, and follow through), etc ... I have not found a timer to be helpful for this activity.

    I guess this means I agree with you :)

    Optimising your performance: Awareness of progress

    in Tips for Improvement

    Posted

    Who do you think will shoot the stage better??

    I think these are different steps in the same journey. One is probably more advanced than the other and there is another level still (which Ron I think is alluding too.)

    Do you think about breathing? You are thinking about it now that you read it. Do you realize you were breathing while you weren't consciously thinking about it a few seconds ago right?

    You've heard this beaten to death here and it will continue to come up "see what you need to see" because it is so true. However, this assumes one huge thing. You perfectly break the shot just like you breathe. Without conscious thought, just like you exhaled just now. Okay, so now you are thinking about breathing again (and probably just took a deep breath). See how easy it is to consciously take over what can be a subconscious activity?

    I think before perfectly breaking shots becomes like breathing to me I will have many mental debates with myself like Paladin is writing about. Hopefully eventually those will all go away and I will finally just shoot.

    Up Range Draw

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    With the presumption that the 180 plane remains at the muzzle of the gunHowever, it has been assumed, perhaps incorrectley, that this action is a safety infraction and as such merits an automatic DQ.

    If it works forwards then it should work backwards. What would you consider it if during a COF a competitor turned uprange facing the rest of the squad with the muzzle of his/her gun pointing straight down?

    Up Range Draw

    in USPSA/IPSC Rules

    Posted

    The 180 is established parallel to the backstop regardless of the orientation of the shooter. The 180 is a plane. If the shooter breaks this then it is a DQ. Which means it can be broken sideways, upwards, and downwards.

    Rule 10.3.8 was meant for FBI cant holsters. For people with an FBI cant holster they are obviously breaking the plane downwards while facing downrage during holster and drawing activities. 10.3.8 covers this.

    Rule 10.3.8 is not meant to allow you to have your gun drawn while facing any direction as long as it is pointing less than 1 meter from the ground in front of you.

    practice book

    in Training Techniques

    Posted

    Get Matt Burkett's book to. It has a lot of great ideas on how to track your progress. The sheets are already made up and pretty well thought out. All you need to do is copy them and fill them out. Go here and click on books to find Practical Shooting Manual by Matt Burkett.

    CM 03-03

    in USPSA Classifier Scores

    Posted

    I am guessing his run is pretty good

    It all came together for me on my run. Start by leaning to the left and looking at T2 (at the A zone where you want the bullets to go). On start signal draw and engage T2 directly, as you are engaging T1 it is important to be shifting your weight (ala the Todd Jarrett fade away) to the right. Complete your swing to the right and Engage T4. As you are engaging T3 it is important to already be moving your weight forward. As you leave Box A keep both hands on the gun and the gun high, the distance is not that far (even with my short legs). Enter box B with your strong side foot as you are sighting on PP3 (ala Rob Leatham). The instant your weak side foot comes off the ground shoot PP3 (ala Matt Burkette). If you have not shot PP2 and PP1 before your weak side foot hits inside the box you are behind. If you have not at least shot PP2 before your weak side foot hits inside the box you are really behind.

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