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Modified keto isn't as hardcore but follows the basic principals of the diet. You're still basically eliminating refined carbs and sugars, replacing with healthy fats and proteins. By crashes I am referring to low blood sugar which is caused by an insulin dump which is caused by our bodies trying to process ever so tasty carb and sugar rich food that's available everywhere. It's not the turkey at Thanksgiving that makes Uncle Pete fall asleep in the the recliner while watching football.

Lost 60lbs in 3 months on a modified keto diet. Felt great the whole way. A week or so in the carb and sugar cravings went away. I just wanted to see if it worked more than anything. Now I use the knowledge I gained from the experience to maintain my new weight and I plan meals to avoid crashes.

Agreed.

From the video I would absolutely agree with others that you need a mag in that gun to drop. I say that based on what you're doing with the gun. Never hurts to dedicate a mag or mags to this practice. Although I understand the importance of practicing standing reloads it's not something we normally do in a match. Working in some transitions or movement in your dryfire in addition to this wouldn't hurt. Now as far as moving from C to B and reloads, I'm betting there other things hanging out there lower for plucking so I wouldn't get too hung up on reloads. Not saying you are hung up on them but stay focused on all your fundamentals. Keep up the good work.

Eye's should be ready for your first task. If not you're just adding to things you need to do after the timer starts.

Shot my first IDPA match this weekend under the new rules. It's different for sure. Slower pistol work by most people and it seemed to be the most fun for PCC shooters running optics. This particular 4 stage match had zero movement and no need for fault lines. I'll admit to stinking it up but overall it was quite boring compared to what I normally shoot.

Shot my first IDPA match in over a year this weekend. It felt like a complete different game but still a game.

I'm pretty sure by the end of this thread the only thing I won't change my mind on is my name. I took a couple weekends off from shooting, vacation and some other stuff. I finished With Winning in Mind, another fascinating book. It has really helped me shape my goals. I also thought about how if I had morphed my grip into the disaster it was maybe I should revisit those backstraps as suggested. I am now on the largest backstrap and the grip feels a ton better. There's been a bit of humility in my journey here but a price well worth the reward. I can admit my technique was seriously flawed. I am much happier with my gun and think changing it now would only hurt my goals. The longer guns were easier for me to shoot but if I want to be a good shooter I see there is more to be gained by working out my issues with what I have.

Yes to the tracking. When I started this thread I was hung up on the ease of tracking I experienced with other guns, now I'm getting on track with mine. I wish I would have brought more ammo, I had just started to really flow. The right hand has always been where it's supposed to including thumb. The big change was getting that left thumb out in front and wrist angle better. It felt good, I just wanted more time. I'll be able to get right back in it next live fire session.

Got some range time in tonight. It took shooting a bit of ammo to kill some bad habits but after 400rds I started to put everything back together. To bad I only had 50rds left when I finally felt smooth with everything again. Left thumb forward, wrist tilted, palm worked into the grip and it didn't take long before that pinky hanging didn't even cross my mind. At the end I was shooting at (5) 3" circles at 7yrds and that last 50rds all placed in those rings at a VERY fast pace. Faster then I shoot at comps. April 5th will be my next match so plenty of time for dry fire to get the new grip on lock for draw and I should have time for one more live fire practice. Oh.. I tossed the Talon grip by the time I got home. Loved it at first but the glue on the grip tape was moving on the rubber backstrap of my M&P once it got warmed up from my hands in practice. I'm not dealing with that.

Haha, I should post some pics with my XDS45 in those hands. I almost need the conceal license just to hold it. I'm getting some great help here. I took 1st in class last weekend and 4th overall. I bet with some practice with this grip I'll be able to tighten those shots up quick. Like JeffJ said I think that grip tape helped and a proper hold is just going to make it better.

No, I've been using the grip you spotted in the video. Thanks for working with me here. I had contact with my left palm but not this good. I did a little dry fire with the left thumb out in front like that, felt great. I think that was my biggest problem before, I was trying to cover the left thumb with the right more. I'll check the rules on IDPA SSP, what I shoot the most, I know they have restrictions on baseplates but that's a good idea too. Thanks for all the help. I don't have any shoots till April 5th but I'm going to try to adopt this technique and give it a solid run.

Three pics. I'm going to start out by saying that I'm pretty sure in my past visit to this grip I did not have my left thumb far enough forward. This feels real good and my left palm is printing a lot more on the grip. My left pinky is just kind of hanging out down there but it's not all that bad.

Great vid! alma that's pretty cool you took the time to do that. You do have some meaty paws too, lol. I spotted that right away, paused it, grabbed a house gun and followed along. Now I've handled a couple 34's and my pinky sits on top of the last rib closer to the mag then not but I think you proved something valuable to me here. Even how you're working that left palm in behind those right hand finger tips is interesting. I actually had dug up a Tomasie video first before checking in to share to show we were talking about the same technique but the guy has really average hands that don't get close to relatabe. I totally get what you're saying now about getting out of the way of your left now. Your CZ grip was most interesting. Looks like you're really covering that thing. Now this was a little old hat for me and I quickly remembered why I drifted away from it. 1) My pinky is under the gun with the proper grip and just feels out of place. 2) I gave up on this grip before I knew anything about about shooting. I read some random articles and watch some vids. I'm definitely at a point were I believe everything is important. You have me thinking now and I'll post a pic of that pinky and how it sits under the gun and maybe you or anyone can offer some advice as what to do with that. Live with it, curl it under the gun, cut it off.. okay no cutting. Gotta fire up the grill and start dinner now, do the family thing. Thanks.

I'm very familiar with the technique you describe. It's possible it's one of those things I practiced and interpreted something wrong. I can angle the wrist more and it feels fine but that little rotation puts me back to cupping the bottom of the gun. Maybe that's okay and I should try it again but I've never seen or heard instruction from someone with as much hand as mine and haven't found a good way to place that extra hand off the bottom. If you stacked my fingers along side the hand of a normal sized one you can almost always add a fifth finger to match the width of my 4. As far as a larger grip my hands are thick too not leaving much room when I grip the gun. The larger backstrap and huge type grips totally screw up my trigger finger placement. I end up trying to stretch the finger to get the pad where it belongs. Been down that road. Maybe I can get some pics to better illustrate. As far as the problem I started this thread for with following the sight it pretty much disappeared with the talon grip and clamping down. It's tracking vertically real nice now. I'm total open to having my grip worked on in person but I'm not 100% sure this is getting fixed on the internet. May even ask around the local club again to see if anyone has some thoughts. I feel confident enough in my equipment now to keep working on my mental game and sight processing. I do appreciate the help and would be interested in any pics you may have if you have larger hands. Maybe it will point me in a better direction or spark some good questions.

Maybe I have 3 choices. I'm open to suggestions. But the huge hand thing is real. I would never buy a glock because those molded grips feel like they're made for the fingers of children.

It is as you see it. My hands are huge. I have 2 choices. 1 is way you describe and I tried that route but to get my left thumb under my right I end up with my left pinky and ring finger under the gun like I'm shooting a compact. It works but weird. I end up cupping the bottom of the gun or half my hand has nowhere to rest. The other is what you see where I keep the left higher,heal of palm against the grip and let the thumb float.

Update: Never made it to a practice yet but I did get to a little comp. I tried out the new Pinetree Defensive Pistol match this morning (USPSA/IDPA hybrid). I did get everything installed in the gun and wrapped the grip with the Talon sand paper style kit. My grip was firm and everything paid off. I was very pleased how I shot and how I was able to get the pistol to perform in my hands. So much so that I'm definitely holding off on buying the Pro for a while. I really like the Talon grip. I spent about 30min dry firing with it and sanding down specific areas to allow my hand to slide on for a better draw but between that and clamping down a bit on the M&P it felt like I was firing my buddy's gun. That trigger job didn't hurt anything either. I'm officially over the gun envy and back to focusing on me. Next step is to tighten up those groups. Here's a vid of today's performance. I went for the long shots first so I wouldn't have to jump back and forth from shot types. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBs9uKxBqlE I started this thead looking for a magic answer and you all did a good job at reminding me that it was me. Feels great to be as connected with my gun as I was with those others. Thanks for the help everyone.

My wife would probably appreciate it if I did more washer/dryer skill drills. I have a lot of fun at my club level shoots and when I started last year I relied on rushing. Doesn't take long to hit that wildly inconsistent ceiling. Now I'm all about developing skills and working on the mental game. I had to strip all preconceived notions and limitations I started with and slow down. You can only shoot as fast as you can shoot was one of the first notes I took. For the most part I'm now able to calm down and be very deliberate in what I do when the timer goes off. It's an amazing feeling when you let the subconscious do it's thing and you are literally observing yourself as you shoot. I consider that a successful match. However, I still slip in the occasional string where I rush and play with bad habits but those are getting rarer and rarer. When I do rush that sight picture is the first thing to go.

I'll give it a try, thanks Ben. Installed a different sear and striker block this morning. Feels a little better and it's world of difference detecting the reset. It's a bit of gamble because I won't have time to test them out today but I'm excited to try them out at tomorrow's match.

I think I'm gripping them the same but I did notice at my last practice session I could control my M&P better when I clamped down on it more then normal. Is okay to go that route? To be honest I've been shooting pistols for about a year but only really tried doing things right and reading up on fundamentals and techniques since the new year. I read Champion Shooting: A Proven Process For Success At Any Level last month. Practical Shooting before that. It's all helping immensely but sometimes I get an idea of how I think something must be done and it's not always spot on. The neutral grip thing actually gave me the idea to back off a bit on strength. I was doing a 40/60 gorilla grip last year. I don't miss it but maybe I'm running a little limp now.

Could you give some information on what exactly "sight tracking" and "shot calling" mean to you? People tend to not mean quite the same thing all the time and I just want to get on the same page as you before I can make a constructive comment. No problem Ben. First of all I think I've kind of botched the whole question to begin with. It's really a matter of efficiency that I've struggled with. The title says shot call with one but not the other but that was a moment of unintelligent frustration typing. As I understand it shot calling is that moment you've sighed in and taken the shot and know where it should have placed without actually watching it place. When I shot the 5.25 and the M&P Pro I could easy track the front sight as I fired the gun. They both produced a nice tight vertical bob in my hands that led to my fastest shots ever. Very comfortably too! I could follow that front sight from target to target quickly and knew as I took my shots on the targets that front sight would fall right back into place for follow ups. Everything needed 2 shots in this last match. I had multiple people say great double taps but I wasn't just pulling the trigger twice fast, I was doing it like we're supposed to, I could actually see the front sight drop back in that quick with the Pro. The shots were placing where I was calling them too. It was very cool. Now to clarify my issue here. With my 4.25 I can follow that front from target to target but when I take a shot I feel as if I'm working to get back on with my sights. That jump up and to the right isn't just falling back into place for me. There's nothing clean or fluid feeling about it. I shoot more matches then I do practice and I've really wanted to get to the range this week to give my technique another honest evaluation but work's been nuts. Only had time for some dry fire. I'm still not fully grasping how a gun 3/4" longer then mine works so perfect for me but maybe the lighter trigger is masking poor trigger control. Not sure and I'm open to advice. Thanks

Jshuberg, I appreciate the time you put into your post. It's a road I've traveled before but I will take it as a solid reminder to make sure I give the basics one more go around to try and diagnose this. I am however committed to changing some parts. I loved the trigger of my buddy's pro and already ordered the parts. I should have them in and installed Wednesday and range time hopefully to follow Thursday. If I can get to the range I will post back with my findings.

The M&P pro I shot and mine are identical besides barrel length. That was an interesting test. My buddy has the older gen that even has the exact same backstrap. The 5.25 does have the typical XDm grip which is more agressive. As far as I can tell I am replicating the same grip. When I was drawing and shooting the Pro this morning I was in my game mindset just letting my subconscious do its job. No conscious effort was applied durring the match to change anything. I just capitalized on the sweet tracking. I have another match next Sunday so hopefully my new swag comes in and I can get some range time in by Friday. With a little luck maybe I can buy my way out of this, haha.