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    Never Put Mags That Aren't Full On Your Belt

    in Match Screw-ups

    Posted

    At a match this weekend I needed to reload to a big stick. I put a big stick in the front pouch and 2 littles as backups. I managed to grab the wrong mag!!! I was "looking in" the mag when I realized it was a little stick! I had 7 pieces of steel and a mover in addition to several paper targets and if I used that one, there was no room for make up shots. I did what you did and tossed it! I know it cost me some time but not as much as it would have to count shots, and reload at a bad place, or run it dry. It stinks it happened but it is really impressive you had the presence of mind to realize what was happening and fix it instantly. A lot of shooters may not have noticed! :cheers:

    Slippery Hands!

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted

    I too have sticky fingers. I take the checkering off of my pistols. I have a G17 RTF2 that I actually like. Others that have purchased pistols from me have commented on the smooth grips. Smooth wood without any checkering.

    I had always wondered if I was alone!!! I have only really experienced this with my open gun. When I shot production I didn't notice it as much.

    Slippery Hands!

    in Handgun Techniques

    Posted · Edited by monicataliani

    I tried skate tape on my grip, and it never really stuck that well.

    I bought some grip tape from amazon, it was a sheet made for a skateboard. I think it was around $8 and had enough to do multiple guns. You could probably get it locally if you had a skate shop near you as well.

    I love this on a gun. I use skateboard tape. The trick to getting it to stick is make sure your grip is clean and using heat. I heated mine with a hair dryer then put it on, held it firmly, then blasted it with heat again and pressed extra hard around the edges and corners. It stayed on my gun through extensive dry fire and many matches (for over 6 months.) Then I switched guns. It is still on there. It never started to come off and the corners never peeled up.

    Monica's Range Diary

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Hey are you not signed up for the Ohio match yet? Need some people to squad with!

    Im shooting it I just haven't sent my app in. :)

    RO and you get to shoot free !!! :cheers:

    Hi Larry!!! Nice to see you in my range diary!!! B)

    Monica's Range Diary

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    What makes your mental approach to shooting more frustrating than your mental approach to other competitive sports and activities? I know you do marathons, duathlons, etc. Is there anything that you can borrow from your attitude in other endeavors and apply towards shooting?

    An excellent question!!!! I know the answer. To me, running is one thing. There is a goal- to make it to the end, and quickly. But it is one activity. As an athlete, I can be in total pain from a side cramp or a rolled ankle and I have two choices. I can suck it up and go for it (the end result may not be my best but at least I put 100% heart into it) or I can punk out and slow down. I feel if I don't do well at running, well, running is the problem. There is no trying to balance speed and accuracy. There is no missing something. Having heart can make you succeed at running where with shooting you can have all the heart in the world but it doesn't mean you can will the gun to shoot alphas. You can do that with running. I guess I get soooooo frustrated due the sheer amount of skills one is trying to balance, apply, remember, and manipulate on demand. Also, with running, you want to go faster... push harder. You don't start missing because you are going too fast!!!

    Esther- I can already tell your insight is going to take you far in this game. :)

    Monica's Range Diary

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    I watched you shoot when you came up to the match in Michigan, at Racoon Hunters.

    I thought your name sounded familiar but I wasn't 100% we had met in person before!!!! I meet so many shooters at so many matches and see so many names on here that it is hard to tell who you have met and who is familiar from B.E. and F.B. Plus the pics are sooooo tiny for our avitars it is hard to see who is who... we all look alike!!! Hats, barrels, targets, guns!!! Sooooo sorry about not recognizing you!!!!! :blush:

    You are well past where I was.... And no I'm not just saying that to be polite.

    Thanks!!!! :cheers:

    If you are in this sport for any length of time, you have a Type A personality. Competitive. Perfectionist. Accomplishment oriented. Being able to say to yourself "Oh well" instead of "Gawd dammit" sounds simple. It's not. You have to be able to let it go. It's a mental attitude that requires focus.

    You have me pegged! :)

    Monica's Range Diary

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    I've been running a mental program for a couple years and still battle my own mind and thoughts.

    I had no idea you were doing this. It makes a lot of sense. You are very calm and collected at matches. Tell me more! :)

    Steel1212

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Still not happy where I'm at this time of the year but gotta suck it up and take what I got down to alabama next weekend.

    Don't think of it that way! Think of how much farther along you are this year than last at this time!!! You've got this!

    A question for all those that set up stages

    in Stage Comments or Questions

    Posted · Edited by monicataliani

    It must just be an Ohio thing!!! LOL!!!! I am even shorter than Corey!!! That is why he squads with me, it makes him feel tall!

    He is right though, I have only had a few stages that I was at an extreme disadvantage. But then again we have great MD's who always find me before the match to make sure I can see through all the ports!!! :cheers:

    Monica's Range Diary

    in Range Diary

    Posted · Edited by monicataliani

    Ummm I don't turn it off. The competitiveness in me is what keeps me going. What you do have to realize though is once the match is done it's done. Just like once you've shot the stage it's done. Move on to the next. I've never shot a perfect match...ever and I never will. Learn from your mistakes and add it to your dryfire. You think the top guys take the winter off? I doubt it. They might take a week or two here or there but they stay in the game.

    My .02

    Corey, You can ALWAYS tell me your .02!!! :bow: I am intrigued by this concept that you have learned to embrace that side of you and use it for good!!! :ph34r: Did being able to leave the stage behind always come naturally or was it something you had to work for? How did you teach yourself to just let it go?

    edited to add:

    p.s. I probably wouldn't take time off if it was 70 degrees year round! Anything below 55 is too cold for me! :surprise:

    Monica's Range Diary

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Call me crazy, but I don't shoot in the winter months, I use it as an opportunity to take a break. It's not that I really "want" the break, but it's a mental break...and for reasons your specifically described. I go pretty hard during the season, trying to dryfire, get better, faster, and I shoot usually 2-3 matches a month.

    Hi Stranger!!!!! How have you been? I haven't seen you forever!!! BTW... I would call you crazy but not for the winter break.... ahhhh hemmmmm... single stack.... :devil: (just joking!!! LOL!!!) I agree. 1st, I HATE the cold and 2nd, I had shot non-stop all summer. Mentally it was kind of exhausting. I was practicing, dry firing, shooting majors every few weeks, and then all the locals every free weekend day I had. It was like I had poured all the energy I had into it. Glad to know I am not the only one who sat down at the end of fall feeling like my head was spinning!

    Monica's Range Diary

    in Range Diary

    Posted

    Your score on that stage might not be what you wanted. Forget about it. Move on. Don't let a bad stage ruin the match. Don't dwell on the "If only I would have..." thoughts. Focus forward.

    The mental aspect is the toughest part of any competition.

    Hi Bill! It is great to meet you!!! Thanks for the response! :cheers: I love what you said here. You stated the most difficult part for me. It is sooooooo hard for me me leave that no shoot on the target it went on and go on with my match. I have high expectations. When I don't meet that expectation, that is when I make even more mistakes- because I am still distracted by that fumbled mag change two stages ago. Or I fall into that trap "Oh, well I will just make it up and do even better on the next stage." How did you overcome this?

    Monica's Range Diary

    in Range Diary

    Posted · Edited by monicataliani

    Today I come to all of you with a different kind of question.

    Normally I am asking about how to draw, or change mags, or various other skills that I am still sorting out. Lately my focus on shooting has been on the mental side of the game. Don't get me wrong, I still have a ton of physical skills to practice and so much to learn, but more and more I have been reflecting on this aspect of our sport. I have come to the conclusion that I am my own worst enemy. I am incredibly results oriented and driven by competition. I have an absolute desire to go to the top, sometimes so much so I feel it physically. I want to turn that off. At least during the match. I used to think it was great. I would be motivated to dry fire for hours at a time. I wouldn't want to stop because I might just be able to get it a little bit faster. I also spent a lot of time unhappy about match results, or getting stressed out because I wasn't where I wanted to be. I had sooooooo many people tell me that you can only progress a certain amount no matter how much practice and dry fire you throw at it... these skills take time to develop. I wasn't willing to wait, but true to word, those skills did not develop how I wanted them to. I have taken several (winter) months off now from shooting and from practicing. In fact I'm pretty sure there is more dust on my gun than there is at an archeological dig site. I want to make sure I do it the right way this time.

    How do you guys keep the competitive side down to a minimum? How do you shut off that side of you that is focused on numbers, times, scores, and results? I would love to know what you all do to keep that from being a hinderance. :)

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