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I am shooting on Friday. What time do the Friday squads start? Will there be a match book? Can I register Thursday afternoon?

Reaching the mag release without changing your grip should be consideration #1, then worry about the trigger finger position. Smokewagon is right on target.

Rolling support hand as far down as possible and pointing thumb at target and squeezing the gun I understand, but I'm wit GunBugBit on "locking the wrists." I don't think it's really possible.

I have found that 100% grip strength is not needed, especially if you keep your elbows high so that your hands naturally clamp both sides of the gun. Don't get me wrong, I do have a firm grip, but it is not 100% and there is no tremor when I do it right.

Awesome invention for dry-fire! Love it! Few of us get any practice on swingers outside of matches.

If you believe you won't do well at your local match, then you have established a self-fulfilling prophecy. Your belief will usually result in the outcome you believe will happen. You have to figure out how to mentally approach the local match so this does not continue to happen. You might try viewing the local match as just a training exercise instead of a competition. That seems to help me.

Most shooters I know buy, sell, and trade all the time. Most inaccuracies with modern firearms of reasonable quality are due to the shooter and not the gun. All of my guns are way more accurate than I am, especially when the buzzer goes off. Enjoy trying different ones. I do like the idea of sticking with one or two platforms, but the temptation to try different ones is too much for me.

Do whatever it takes to keep it fun. It's great to have lofty goals, but don't let them interfere with your ability to have fun. I want to improve too, but I don't want to be like some shooters I see who are so serious they beat themselves up after every stage - that doesn't look like fun to me. Maybe work on small goals one at a time, and then you can have a sense of accomplishment and pride when you master each small goal while still on the path to your larger goal (GM).

Great videos alma. I have a CZ SP-01 with the thin aluminum grips. I will be installing more grip tape on the left (support) side. Thanks!

I'm going to have to pay attention to my breathing the next time I shoot a match. Haven't really thought about it until now....

The competitive spirit is alive and well in most of us, and it is difficult to use it constructively instead of letting it be destructive. One thing that helps me is to think of every match as "training" instead of "competition".

Go through an FFL. Worth the extra few bucks. If there are any questions later, everything is properly documented and records are kept by the FFL holder.

I've got the fever now, I think the only cure is an accu-shadow!

I have to drive at least an hour to any USPSA match. I would appreciate knowing ahead of time if there are illegal stages so I can decide whether or not I want to go. It is frustrating traveling to a match expecting to shoot USPSA and then arriving to find something different.

If you ask to see the timer display after you ULASC, is there any reason the RO would not show it to you? I'm a relatively new shooter compared to many of you on this forum, and I'm just trying to think through this problem before I shoot another big match.

I will try to never put myself in that awkward position with wife or daughters. It's hard enough just ROing your friends sometimes!

I like to practice short movement and maneuvering at full speed during the walk-through after I have been through it once slow. I do not usually run the whole thing, especially if there is a long sprint. Footwork while executing small movements ( 3 or 4 steps or less) seems more important to me than footwork during a long sprint. Also, I'm not young anymore so I don't want to get too winded beforehand.

+1 Use your hips as a turret for your upper body. This technique works best for me.

There is probably still a way to cheat, but from now on I'm going to ask to see the timer after my run at any big match.

A couple of people I have taken courses from recommend getting the reload done in the first one or two steps, then you can take off full speed. I do agree that taking off first and then worrying about the reload can be faster (if you are moving enough distance), but I have seen many who do this and end up at the next position stopped and still have to insert the mag. I like trying to get it done in the first step and then going full speed.

I am right-handed and right eye dominant. I shoot with both eyes open except when shooting around the left side of a barrier. In that case, it is better to close my left eye so I don't get sucked in to using my non-dominant left eye without realizing it.

Sounds like these glasses could be a distraction and they may keep you from focusing on your shooting. What is your head position when you shoot without them? Which feels better to you: shooting with them or without them?

Great training tool, but sounds like some serious reliability issues. For the money, you would think they would be more reliable.

We need to do all we can to encourage women and juniors to get into shooting sports. They are vitally important to our future. My advice: Do whatever it takes to help her enjoy the sport.

I want to enjoy shooting and do well, so it is a tough balancing act between pushing myself to get better and having fun. I have seen shooters who are so serious that they get angry and beat themselves up about every stage. I want to improve, but not at the expense of draining all the fun out.