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There was a stage at Space City with a Texas Star and a couple of plates. I planned an extra reload IF I had 2-3 misses. I shot the steel clean and it so stunned me I couldn't decide what I was supposed to do. That fraction of time thinking made me miss my next position so I had to shoot targets in a different order and backtrack a step or two to get another target. Should have just planned the reload and done it. Would not have cost much time since I was moving anyway.
Now, better shooters have much more refined skills so maybe they can make alternate plans and adjustments without negative results.
I shot a stage like this at the match on Sunday without a contingency plan, and went to slide lock 3 times! You'd think I'd learn...
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I apologize for asking a question with such an easily found answer. Thank you for your direction.
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Is the secondary plan a self-fulfilling prophecy?I was working the Florida Open Stage 6 when Manny Bragg shot. It did not go so well but could have been a lot worse.
I talked to him after the stage. His plan was to shoot 22 rounds (empty gun) and reload going into the last position. As it happened he shot about 15 and the gun jammed. He cut across a corner while clearing the jam and reloading. It cost him some time but again it could have been a lot worse. He had a backup plan if he had a makeup shot that kicked in when the gun jammed.
I guess his Zen has a place for when stuff goes wrong.
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How does one go about obtaining/earning a slot for Nationals?
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http://benstoeger.com/joomla30/index.php/podcastShooting SS I always try to have a backup plan. Having 8 in a mag a single miss will almost always bring your stage plan to an end. I find that thinking about this during my walk thru saves me time by finding the best place to gas up again to get my gun back to 9 rounds and back to my plan. What is the podcast you are listening to?
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I just listened to a podcast about how many shooters have a backup plan in case something goes wrong on a stage. It was mentioned that there are very few people who can actually do this well. Creating a backup plan means that they have to picture where they think they might fail in order to come up with a contingency plan that fits. Could they be setting themselves up for failure in doing so or is just that the thought process of switching plans mid-stage is too complicated to carry out effectively? Or both?
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There are a lot of good tips here. I am grateful for the input. I know that I am my own problem, it's just a matter of overcoming it. I'm selfishly glad that I'm not the only one making this an issue.
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Equal ability... the shooter who doesn't take a break shoots better. More practice, more conditioning = better results.Ask this........
Two novice shooters of equal ability are training exactly the same for two weeks. Then one takes a 2 week break while the other continues training. Now it has been 4 weeks, and they both go to a competition,............Who do you think wins and why?
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Is it better to prepare for an event through the day before the event, or do most people take that day off from training?
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Get a hand/wrist/forearm massage. Alternate heat and ice. Take Ibuprofen or Aleeve for inflammation/pain.I've been trying to beef up my hand strength and think I overworked my left hand with CoC.. currently unable to pick up objects without intense pain. My "Expand Your Hand Bands" came yesterday, but a little too late.. I'm afraid damage has been done. I'm wondering how long I'll be down for?
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I only get that way when the people watching me are very high level shooters. It's kinda like when you speak another language, you are fine with speaking it in front of other people who speak English, but not with natives to the language. They are aware of every little tweak that needs to be made and it makes you more self-conscious.Take every opportunity to have someone watch you when you are practicing or at your local matches. I get the same thing, much like stage fright for an actor, musician, ..., etc. I find that as I have those that I respect watch and critique more often, the fear and the lack of focus fade. I still get the jitters on the first stage of matches, but that fades almost immediately when rounds start to go down range. Might work for you. Coach.
I was assisting with setting up stages, running errands, etc. for a Mink/Stoeger class this weekend, and had the opportunity to step in and shoot a couple of the drills with the class. Whenever Ben or Matt walked up behind me to critique and offer pointers, I fell apart and couldn't shoot. At all. If I'm going to shoot matches, other people are obviously going to be there while I'm shooting. How can I get over this "stage fright" so to speak? Does anyone else have this issue?
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You closed the #2 upside down?!
Crap, I've got some work to do.
Ive done it...
Strangely enough it was easier with my weak hand.
Most people use their weak hand for gross motor skills and their strong hand for fine motor skills.
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You know what they say about small hands...small feet.
My point was that my hands are big enough to not have to pre-compress the gripper, but I know where your mind is Kita
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It's hard to not get bummed out when you put so much effort into something and it doesn't go as planned. Do you think you were overthinking and psyching yourself out because of all the work you put in?
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If you compress the grippers most of the way with your other hand then finish the close with the hand you want to use.
Maybe its a hand size thing, but the close is the hard part for me, I'll try it tonight.
You know what they say about small hands...small feet.
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Cool. I was on hold with Dillon for a total of 10 hours one day (nonconsecutive). They used to be fast and I was very impressed with their service, so they must really be backed up right now.
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My goal is to shoot better. Perhaps I have turned the people who can help me most into obstacles as opposed to being auxiliary.What if you are passionate about the observer?
Perhaps you have a different goal then? What is your goal?
I think you are all over it.
It just takes a while to learn that we always have to shoot our own game.
Once we figure out what that is.
That actually makes sense. Thanks.
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Never go up in a plane with a first-time sky-diver who has a nervous stomach. I had to jump covered in emesis. Yum.
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Can you use your other hand to grip more and focus on trigger control until you get some strength back?
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My goal is to shoot better. Perhaps I have turned the people who can help me most into obstacles as opposed to being auxiliary.What if you are passionate about the observer?
Perhaps you have a different goal then? What is your goal?
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Bob Vogel has a monster strength grip and I would bet he applies the force in a neutral balanced way.
I have no idea what you are talking about.
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With a firm, consistent, neutral grip the sights will return consistently. You can't really control the recoil.
I've seen Bob Vogel control the recoil quite effectively.
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Interesting...
Brian and the other Zen adherents here advise achieving a state in which we are able to observe ourselves dispassionately. Why then should OTHERS observing affect our performance?
Maybe we are worried about judgement and expectations, either our own or of others. You aren't merely observing if you are judging performance at the same time, and if you think others observing are judging your performance at the same time, it's hard not let that influence what you are doing.
I'm I blowing hot air, here, or is this something to pursue? I'm thinking, if I could somehow tune out any audience, internal or external, while I'm shooting, and only become aware of them afterwards ("Oh, hi there, I didn't know you were watching, what did you think?"), I might be able to perform without judgement/expectations, but take the real time observation afterwards for analysis. I just am not sure how to do that...
What if you are passionate about the observer? How then can you be dispassionate about observing yourself if they, too, are observing you?
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The magnitude of the force should be constant and the direction neutral, in live and dry fire.
You've gotta have a direction!
Theoretically it would be great if the limit of the summation - well, the integral - of the infinite, two dimensional and cylindrically symmetric force vectors from one's hands acting upon the grip of the firearm would converge to zero, that is they tend towards being equal and opposite in every radial direction. But human physiology will not allow that, and since most of the grip force from my other strong hand is coming from the fingertips and the lower palm in opposing directions squeezing into the medial axis of the firearm, the practice doesn't follow from the theory, so all I can hope for is a rough approximation.
You are right in that it should absolutely be constant in both dry and live fire... I have had trouble with slacking off and getting lazy with my grip too.
That probably made me sound really smart to someone who hasn't studied science. Don't worry, it made me sound really dumb to someone who actually does.
It's an isometric. The force is countered by equal and opposite force.
What about the force of the recoil?
Kita brings a girlfriend to the range.
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I've been bringing friends to the range to try and get more females involved in the shooting sports. I took a home video of teaching my friend to shoot for the first time. Is there anything I am missing? Is there anything I need to do differently? I plan to continue getting my friends involved in shooting and would appreciate any pointers.