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    Review of Ghost mag pouches

    in Gear & Accessories

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    I'll do it over the weekend and I'll try and put up pictures. Not sure who would be interested, though, since most wouldn't want to have to do a bunch of work on gear that they paid for.

    I'm actually liking the "bullets out" position more and more. Kind of wondering if the "bullets forward" is just something that carried over from concealed carry needs.

    ...but that's the way it's always been done!

    I want to see your stage designs!

    in Stage Design

    Posted

    Kita,

    If you want to see stages, there are lots..here and everywhere. I first printed off Jeff Maass' stages (some of them aren't legal now, but still good to farm ideas). Nearly every major match, past and present, will have a web page with the stages posted. That can be a good library.

    Jeff's page ... http://www.k8nd.com/

    I usually use a MS Word doc to design stages. Open a page with the template, then open another that has props that you can copy/paste in.

    I do like the idea of sketchup. You can put in the measurements for your local range/bays...and even build YOUR clubs props and put them in there.

    What are some of the basic things you need to keep in mind when designing a stage? What are some rules that you have to watch out not to break in stage design, for example?

    Front Sight USPSA E-Magazine

    in USPSA/IPSC Shooting

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    Front Sight magazine doesnt even have a facebook page.

    USPSA barely uses theirs (even though they have 15,000 likes)

    With just over 20,000 members, they have 15,000 'likes' on FB...let that sink in for a moment.

    An electronic option seems like a good idea.

    USPSA does seem to be somewhat behind the times electronically. It would be a nice feature to have an electronic version of the magazine available in addition to print. It would also be nice to have up to date information on a daily basis available online. There is so much more that could be done to market USPSA than what they are currently doing.

    A book that takes the "dry" out of dry-fire.

    in Training Techniques

    Posted

    Kita - I'm currently reading Ben's latest book, Practical Pistol and find it to be an excellent read, too... Good, specific information on several areas that are very helpful... He covers the core fundamentals of shooting in easily understood detail... (I'm at about the halfway point) I would recommend it to you, but I have the strangest hunch that you have already read it... ;)

    Actually, as I was reading the drafts, he was continually adding a significant amount of content to the areas I had already consumed. Now that it is complete, I need to go back and read what I missed! What have you found most helpful so far?

    I want to see your stage designs!

    in Stage Design

    Posted

    I design with sketchup as well. I think it is not the easiest to use but the grid and the ability to actually stand at a point and look at the target arrays or determine shoot throughs or see if there are other targets visible makes it great. I usually start with paper and pencil for the concept then move to sketchup. Another option is stage builder, a good assortment of props to design with I do as others capture a screen shot and put that into a word file for the stage description and score sheet. Here is my latest stage.

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    Looks like a fun stage! There's a hard lean in it if I'm looking at it correctly. That would be a tough one for the lefties.

    Lefties get one back on the back left side, hard around for the righties. Sometimes I will create a mirror stage with the idea that what will be easy for right handed will be hard for left, flop it around on the other side hard for righties.

    Ah, I see it.

    A book that takes the "dry" out of dry-fire.

    in Training Techniques

    Posted

    Since a GM gives you advice, and you have his book, and you are... close... it seems like the direct advice he has to offer is far better than anything I can offer from the forum and a video... but here goes from what I see (and note, my perspective is a C limited and B open shooter, for what that's worth...). All in all, it looked very good and anything I could say would just be tweaking and tuning critiques based upon what I could find from pause / play of the video looking for constructive feedback... so, take all coments as positive please... here goes:

    I can't shoot when that particular GM is watching. Makes it difficult to get advice from him, but I did take one of his classes, which is where I learned most of what I do know. Thanks for taking a look!

    I want to see your stage designs!

    in Stage Design

    Posted

    I like this one a lot! How do you come up with your ideas?

    Here is one of my designs. If you want the 3D model, let me know and I can email it to you. Sketchup is awesome, but still limited. It is difficult to always get the proper view to ensure that there is no shoot through. Every stage I have designed ha needed some sort of tweaking when on the ground. The grid system give a very good reference to get things close though.

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    Thanks. It went over very well at the club match it was designed for.

    I watch a lot of match videos and try and replicate portions of stages I like. Or I have a skill that I am trying to test and design the stage around that. My very unique ideas come when I am sketching during meetings I am supposed to be paying attention to, but am thinking about shooting instead.

    Ah, I've seen that distant look from shooters many times...driving, sitting in a restaurant, waiting in line, sitting in a meeting! It's worse than a new girlfriend, except it never really gets old seeing as there is always more to discover.

    I want to see your stage designs!

    in Stage Design

    Posted

    This was my very first attempt at stage design. No clue what I'm doing, obviously.

    Use what is at your disposal. Looks fun and practical. Although the fact that your butt seems to be the focal point in the end of the video isn't lost on me. Female + gun = youtube superstar.

    You must take into consideration that Ben Stoeger was the camera man.

    I want to see your stage designs!

    in Stage Design

    Posted

    I design with sketchup as well. I think it is not the easiest to use but the grid and the ability to actually stand at a point and look at the target arrays or determine shoot throughs or see if there are other targets visible makes it great. I usually start with paper and pencil for the concept then move to sketchup. Another option is stage builder, a good assortment of props to design with I do as others capture a screen shot and put that into a word file for the stage description and score sheet. Here is my latest stage.

    7-8s_zpscc946b1e.png

    Looks like a fun stage! There's a hard lean in it if I'm looking at it correctly. That would be a tough one for the lefties.
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