bigphiltheshootist

Agreed...also check out comp tac

Glad to have you. Lucky you live in utah. How are things there? I was thinking about moving.

welcome finally.

Ehh. I believe the preferred nomenclature is Outlaw match.

Thanks Guys!

copy that!

Thanks Mish.

I am shooting locally at Maxxon's outlaw match and at mchenry idpa and ipsc matches. I intend to hit a north porter county and a pine tree match soon. I have a shooter willing to help me out but I was ondering if there were any actual coaches around this area.

I shoot tired or "Henry Uniform" then I shoot stupid.

If you shot all A's and didn't win then yes true.

For me it is an economy of movement "problem". Recording your stages can help you figure out just how fast you were moving or how many steps you took while shooting a particular portion. Shave off time by getting the little stuff out of the way and fast and sharp,IE, reloading. Then fine tune your mechanics. Pilates and yoga strengthen the core for leaning shots and lower body and upper body work manage recoil and smooth travel when shooting on the move. P.S Ben is a Boss.

I heard there is a technique to shooting all of theses. Any experts want to share?

Welcome!

Welcome !!

Agreed Duane.

Hey all, Looking to see what instruction opportunities there are in the Chicago area for competition skills coaching. Either USPSA or IDPA would be fine. I have looked at a few. Excel, Spartan, Impact are all good but are either too much on the beginner side or are more tactical than comp oriented. Ideally I would like to find a coach that could guide me to chasing the upper sides of the circuit and getting my skills up to a level that would be competitive. Any suggestions?

I just got some "sevigny" land sharks. love em.

nice job!!

"Any technique, however worthy and desirable, becomes a disease when the mind is obsessed with it." Bruce Lee We discuss many methods of preparation in shooting both for personal and competition uses. The Important thing to remember is that the preparation of the mind for battle is of the utmost importance and should be a constant keeper of balance. This should be investigated thoroughly.

In his book of essays, "A Sand County Almanac", Aldo Leopold, in the chapter called February, describes the sawing down of a tree with about 80 years of growth rings. He relates to slicing through each of the rings and recalls a piece of history for nature in America. The first forest officer, the first law to protect old growth forests etc. When I think about his account of the story I think about the new shooters that attend my local comps. I see their nerves at the top of their skin. Their eyes as they try to grasp the range of everyone's equipment. I think back to my first times shooting competition. You can almost see the sweat forming as they try to take in all of the information on a walk-through and simultaneously pray that they don't do anything to embarrass themselves. Leopold talks of the calmness of the old growth oak. I feel just as calm in my competition. Nothing better to help cool the nerves than to approach a new shooter and offer a hand and a smile. Kind of like shade on a sunny day.

I have an ru ready speed timer 3000. I like it but i think other timers are more user friendly.

Hey bob. Might want to check out the GLock specific forums for some perspective. I can tell you as a Glock competition shooter myself the trigger pull takes a bit of training and conditioning. What is your level of experience and how much of that is with Glocks?

I'll try to answer what I can. Not sure on the laws in your state but the short answer is yes. There is USPSA and IDPA in every state and plenty of shooters here from NY that can answer specific questions. As for guns, most choices are a matter of opinion. I swear by my Glocks. Always have and always will. For production I would go with a Glock 34 or 35 depending on if you wanted to shoot minor or major caliber. I shoot a g22 stock. You can add some things to it and still keep it production but I haven't yet. For my limited gun I am modifying a Glock 17 with extended slide release (OEM), a Ghost extended mag release, Glocktrigger.com Edge trigger group and a stainless guide rod. I will also be adding a KKM or Bar-sto barrel. For my open gun I would either send my gun to SJC customs, or get an open gun built by wither STI, Dawson Precision or one of the other highly recommended custom dealers. There are no stamps on mags . There is also no way to tell except gen 4 glocks take different mags I think. Hope this helps.

Welcome to the community sir.