[Mental Block]

On 10/5/2022 at 10:24 AM, gargoil66 said:

MZ:

 

Something is stressing you out that is overwhelming your ability to function -- situational awareness.  I would bet it is fear of failing, fear of missing target arrays, fear of being DQ'd because you violated a rule.  How about fear of being seen as incompetent by fellow competitors because you stumble and hesitate?  Once the timer starts, your mind goes blank because you think you should have memorized the course of fire and you didn't.   I was never real good at Kims Games so join the club.

 

If the issues I outlined above are yours, here is my advice because I have been there and it worked pretty well for me and others.

 

Set a goal for yourself that you will attend X number of matches with the sole intent of learning how they are run and to note patterns in the scenarios.  Accept that for these matches you will be slow, awkward, and will miss things others didn't.  You have dedicated these matches to learning how you can best succeed and winning or losing is not even part of it right now.  Success can be quantified via scores and qualified via your confidence in your ability for the next match you enter.

 

As you see scores going up and patterns developing, you will become a lot more comfortable and your short term memory will no longer be filled with anxiety over what may happen which means it will be open for you to try different things including memorizing stages.  And soon enough these confidence matches will shift into competitions.

 

GG

 

 

 

Such a great advice. Thank you for sharing!

 

We've all been there, planning and doing a run through of the COF 10x but after the beep all hell breaks lose.

[Limited Optics]

But LO allows you to shoot minor so it's still more cost effective than a major PF open gun over time. 

 

5 minutes ago, mikeg1005 said:

 

Limited guns are $4-8k too nowadays.   You're going to have  $500-750 saving in building a slide ride 2011 vs. an open gun once the dust settles with most builders.  

 

[Limited Optics]

3 hours ago, N1BGR said:

Like we really need a new division for the Limited shooters who want to run an optic but are too scared of the big bad open guns to step up. I honestly don't see any reason for this, as all it is going to do is drop the numbers in Limited when everyone throws a dot on their Limited gun. Personally, I honestly don't care about being "competitive", I just want to go out and have fun. If I wanted an optic on my Limited gun, I would either go to CO or Open. Just keep diluting the division numbers with more divisions.

 

 

It's not about being scared. It's about open guns that are $4k-8k in cost. A limited optic gun will be more affordable.

[Custom "graphite bronze" Cerakoted Eagle 5.0]

Very nice! Love the stealth black color as well.

[STI Edge project]

Panalo pare! Great looking gun. I have the same model as well that I'm thinking of getting refinished.

[Tips for Newbies]

Great thread. Thanks for the tips.