Ben Stoeger

Hypothetically, if there wasn't an availability or price issue, the preference would be for the Stock 2 right?

Why not a Stock 2? More drift... Holster?

Look spendy... but I like them.

I like a gun that has a big gripping surface... like a glock 34 or whatever. CZ pistols feel too small to me. What Tanfoglio/EAA gun has a big gripping surface like this?

Dry fire drill: Setup: 3 targets, spaced edge to edge, 10 yards distant (simulate 10 yards in whatever scale you are using) Drills: For the following set of drills, you are first going to peg a PAR time down, and then work within that PAR time for the rest of the drill sequence. The objective is to work on your transition speed. Be very careful with utilizing this drill. It can give you some extremely bad habits if you aren’t honest with yourself about the sight picture you are getting. You need to ensure that you are getting center hits on the targets in order to keep progressing. You can use any start position you like for these drills, but keep it consistent. If you start with a turning draw or hands at sides or whatever, keep that start position throughout. From your desired start position, draw and shoot each target with 2 rounds. Do not rush, but do not go slow either. Shoot your comfortable “match” pace. Use your timer to establish what your PAR time is. Do not attempt to make that PAR time better or worse than what it is, simply figure out what your PAR time is actually running. Once you have your PAR time, move the targets apart. Do not space them out dramatically. A few inches separation is fine. Do 10 Repetitions with the targets set at that way. If you are able to get center hits on all the targets, widen the targets up again (just a few more inches). Keep the same PAR time, and do 10 repetitions each time you space the targets further apart. As the target separation increases watch the middle target closely as people tend to get sloppy on it. Continue the above process until you are unable to transition the gun fast enough to make the PAR time. Repeat this entire process strong hand only and weak hand only. Variation: Draw to the middle target for the whole sequence. It will be much more challenging with the direction changes in gun movement.

I do the second one. It is easy and simple.

Try: Gun lower and closer to your body during reload. Eliminating the "flip" to clear the mag. (May not work on your gun)

There will be a class in conjunction with the Area 1 match. It will be the Monday and Tuesday right after. Matt Hopkins will be assisting. 5/20-5/21 at the same range as Area 1. You do not need to be in the match to take the class…. But we will be working with some of the same stages. Instructor: Ben Stoeger is a USPSA Production Grand Master, having numerous Section, Area, and National Championship wins. Ben finished the 2012 season as the USPSA Production National Champion. Cost: $350 Ammo: Expect to shoot somewhere between 500 to 600 rounds per day. Bring extra. Class Limit: There is a class limit of 12 students. (a minimum of 6 registered students is needed to hold the class) The curriculum for the class will be as follows: USPSA Techniques (this will consist mostly of specialized movement techniques) Moving Targets Stage Breakdown/Analysis Practice Tips and Techniques High Speed Accuracy Preparation for Major Matches anything people request to be added The format of the class consists of one day of intensive work on technique. The first half day will cover USPSA fundamentals. The second half of the first day will cover more advanced USPSA techniques. The second day will be devoted to working on stage breakdown and improving stage times. This class is geared towards anyone interested in shooting USPSA matches. Register here: https://bookwhen.com/ec65k

I am hitting the dry fire HARD after getting back from Florida. Ammo is getting loaded, guns are getting squared away, I am looking at the match schedule, and so forth. Basically, the administrative stuff is going well. My next trip is to Texas, and I am hoping to be dry fired up by then. I am probably shooting the Alabama Section in March, so that will be my first major of the year. I am excited about that. Also, I am finishing the Technique book I have been working on for ages. Hopefully, it will go over well. This book is 3 times the length of the first one.

I recommend you apply the BS filter on every forum you visit.

I get both hands back on the gun a step or two before I think I will need them there... whenever that is. Better to be early than late. My index point is the bottom of the trigger guard. I run my weak hand pointer finger into it so I know where I am at.

Apparently he spend like 3 hours a day in the makeup chair to make that happen.

The mini targets were in use at the most recent world shoot. I *think* they used them on 2 stages. I didn't really care one way or the other.. but they sure do make the bullet holes look big.

Ok so I started hitting the training REALLY hard yesterday. I promptly screwed up my legs doing “port to port” drills and screwed up my hand because I gripped so hard for so long. Since I was messed up I loaded 3000 rounds instead. Hopefully I can do more tomorrow.

No sir.

I am not sure your thumb is doing a whole lot for you in terms of recoil control. Maybe just have it ride next to the gun (but not quite touching) for awhile and see what happens.

I did 6 Dryfire sessions today...and my goal moving forward is to do 250 sessions a month. Party on.

2 Beretta guys in one state? Really?

I am reposting advice I gave to a certain yellow visor wearing shooter that I was talking to on facebook. Many shooters like to take a run at a drill where they “go as fast as they can” or “go so fast as they can hang hits on paper” or whatever. I think that is a useful exercise. Along those same lines, you should try a drill using a different aiming method. Example: Let’s say you are running El Pres but doing it at 20 yards instead of ten. You may naturally fall into shooting the targets with a front sight focus. If you want to go faster, you could try a target focus and just seeing the fiber in the center of the brown. Using the faster aiming method, you should have a faster time. You may not have great hits. You will probably learn something. The point of this is, instead of just “going fast” you should try specific techniques for going faster and see what you learn.

I like this idea. I tried to buy a collection of "Gungames" magazines awhile back for just this reason but couldn't afford it. If this type of material is preserved for shooting geeks like me I think it is great.

Ben Stoeger and Matthew Mink are coming to the Eastern Nebraska Gun Club in April to teach a two-day USPSA Shooting course. Basic blurb from Matt's website: This is the class that Thomas Howard has put together for the Omaha shooting crew, to be held at the Eastern Nebraska Gun Club in Louisville, NE. This class will be a 2 day USPSA class to get ready for the upcoming shooting season. Day 1 will be drill oriented, and Day 2 will be a mini-match, putting what we learned to the test. There will be a lot of individual coaching, group learning, and shooting theory over the 2 days. Ben and Matt will be awarding special dogtags to the shooters who complete certain things and win some of the drills! Plan on shooting 1000rds, bring more if possible. We will supply drinks for the range and lunch for both days. Bring your own snacks. Please note that each student will be responsible for an additional $10 payable to the range itself for the student fee. More info coming! Eastern Nebraska Gun Club 12700 Hwy 66 Louisville, NE Direct registration page: http://automaticaccuracy.net/?page_id=88&action=evregister&event_id=18

You will learn more from a big match than you will from a small one. I say go.

Right now I am working on this: Post in the notch: One concept that has helped me a great deal is to try to keep the front sight post centered in the notch while I transition. I don’t mean that you should look at the sights while you transition, you shouldn’t. However, you should see the sights come onto the next target and already be lined up when they get there. If they aren’t lined up, you probably changed your upper body position during the transition. This is a big help especially on relatively wide target transitions. I think I am training about 15 hours a week right now... maybe a bit more. Hard to say exactly. As far as drills.. Yeah there are books you can buy.. but really all you need to so is set up different scenarios. If you already have a book on it you should have plenty of ideas. If anything you could change up the target difficulty and still use the same drills.

I have been working my transitions really hard lately. I designed a bunch of these drills lately and have been enjoying doing them. I think this is an important way for me to shave time off on stages. I want to bring the sights to the next target and have them be aligned… always. If that isn’t happening I am working on it. Dryfire is going about 2 hours a day lately.

1250? Not a chance. Les might bite though.