Richc2048

Last night was the indoor CGC match that we put on. I tried to work on what Glock26toter said in the previous post but building the stages then being first up on a different stage was not a good combination. My plan was only finalized during the last minute of the walk through and not burned in at all. It went well for only having that limited time. It's kind of a good exercise to do once in a while I guess. It gets the brain going into stress mode really good when the buzzer goes off. Cha-Lee also pulled me aside at the match and had me run a stage differently that my first run to see what it would look like. With minimal time to get everything memorized, I ran the 20 second stage 3.5 seconds faster and it felt smoother, better, and all around easier. The way to run it felt less choppy. I learned my stage planning has to be more broad in the beginning and not to just refine the first stage plan I recognize as doable. I need take more time finding the right path to take in shooting. Another thing I worked on last night was fast transitions. I tried to make transitions my goal. It worked as far as letting me know that this is the next low hanging fruit I need to work on. I saw the benefit of this and need to work on making it natural to keep my posture and work it from the legs as much as possible and just practice it like crazy so I don't over swing. I really like that I am over my complacent shooting and trying to improve. I fell into the trap of "wow, I'm shooting better now so I'll just keep in this zone" I stopped pushing things for about 5 month and saw that while I was getting consistent, I was not improving at all. Because of Area 2 coming up my goal for right now is to work on the transition flowing through stages but not so much that I won't be comfortable shooting Area 2 next month. Once that match is done I will push myself since the next major match is a couple months out from then. I am really excited for this major match. Last year I went for the experience but this year will be to see how much training really pushed me over the one year span. I know I could have trained waaay better but I would like to go into this with a plan and good training under my belt and see what is going on. I have lost about 20 pounds since November so I am really motivated to make goals and attain them. I still have about 20 more to go. This has already helped my movement in stages somewhat. There is still much to be learned but moving 10% less weight is always going to be a better way to do things. Between quitting chewing and losing the weight both at the same time, I have a feeling of being able to accomplish things if I am determined to do so. Training is one more thing I want to add to my goals of improving my shooting. My mental game and dissecting my performance so I can improve for the next time and knowing what I need to bring into practice is something I really need to work on.

I brought 700 last year and it was enough. I did have a reshoot on a 32 round field course. Prepare for those.

I know. I'm just Monday morning QB'ing It is what it is.

I've always liked the idea of not creating a new division but making L-10 the slide mount optic division. 1. Holster position would allow appendix carry. 2. Stippling, slide cuts etc... Would be allowed. 3. 1911's could compete. 4. It would include MANY people that want to try it. The gamers, the timmies, the sight impaired, and pretty much anyone that shoots already to use there existing gun. Limited, production, and single stack guys could dove tail sight their optic and go to town!

Interesting. Driving the gun huh? So look at it like what's the fastest this gun floating around in the air can do, then make a plan of what I need to be doing to move it that way? If so.... My mind is blown. That's a bad ass way of looking at it.

With a cancelled match this weekend I was amazed to have practice sessions both Saturday and Sunday. The practice involved setting up stages. I like this kind of practice. Saturday was all about swingers for me and I built some confidence in shooting them. Patience is key. I can hit them if I don't go crazy on them. Sunday was about small steel and awkward entries into positions. What I learned most is that I have plateaued in my learning and training over the last few months. I was just shooting matches and my performance was at a stalemate. This weekend really showed me I need to evaluate every practice, match, dry fire session, and thought I put into my performance. I have not been doing that and have been shooting the same "way" for many months. I am very thankful for the opportunities and friends I have to help me along the way. 1. Dry fire sessions need to increase. 2. Movement and speed need to be on my mind constantly. 3. My plan of attack needs to be developed more in-depth and looked at from more a micro sense than macro. 4. Slow transitions are caused by lack of preparation before shooting. I need to know where every tenth of a second is going.

Those glasses seem super beneficial for walking stages the day before at major matches. You can come home, watch your stage plans and really burn in what it's suppose to look like when your at the right place.

I attended the first match since my new daughter was born. I looked at my uspsa profile and found this is only the second match in 60 days. I dry fired very little and went to the range even less in those times. I wish I could have had more practice but family first. I was a little bit rusty and nervous shooting this match. I was very excited to be shooting again. I finished high but I know that some of the heavy hitters were not there and everyone seemed to have some kind of issue or meltdown at some point. I was able to shoot a clean match with 2 D's and what I thought were fairly good times. I felt really slow in transitions. I caught myself thinking about what I was doing wrong as I was shooting the stage. It was almost like reviewing a first person video of someone shooting but criticizing what was going on. I would shoot a few rounds and tell myself that it was a horrible transition and i should pick it up. The funny thing is, I started doing it. So I know there were many wasted seconds just from the fact that I caught myself going slow. I really need to practice more and get things going. One thing I really learned from my break is that I really, really, really, love shooting USPSA. It has become more than just a hobby. I love doing it, I love trying to improve, I love that I'm finding out new stuff about it, I love the atmosphere of matches, I love the people I shoot with, I love everything about it. With Area 2 right around the corner I want to practice and get into a routine of dryfire and live practice to ensure I am performing the best I can at these matches. This is the year where I'm hoping the competitive side of me has a lot more fun than last year. I have learned a lot and hope I can keep it a close memory to not make the same mistakes and to see improvement from training.

I shot idpa and USPSA at roughly the same time. IDPA a little earlier. I noticed when I was starting to finish top 5 at IDPA here consistently and was consistently 20-40% in USPSA I knew which one I wanted to concentrate on. I let my IDPA membership lapse after the first year.

CZ is a really nice gun to get into production with. You'll see many resources on here for drills people do. Check out people's range diaries along with the training techniques sections. Ben Stoeger's books seem to have a lot of dry fire drills to try. Enjoy the sport!

That is a good question.

Bummer....Sounds like an Alpha, Mike, No Shoot. Sorry, I should not post on enos when I've been drinking... Posted drunk before 11am. It'd be one thing to start drinking at that time. But to be drunk..... Haha

But no definite confirmation so...

I got an email a few days ago asking me to confirm my shirt size. I'm hoping that nails it and I'm in.

It's the Mecca of USPSA. their prize table is awesome. They put on awesome stages (they have really fast swingers and Max traps). It's spread out to three days of shooting. Most bang for your buck. There's a reason it sells out faster than any other match. I went last year and knew that area 2 was the only match I'll definitely do again. I could swap all the other major matches I did last year with different ones.

Surly a list of Uspsa numbers or first name last initial can be posted.

Anyone receive refunds? I have buddies that didn't get an email tonight but also didn't get a refund. They are still charged for the match.

Was anyone here able to get a match hotel room? They already say the double's for $139 is gone and all they have left are kings for $159? I'm wondering if I was late to the game trying to get a room or if it was the stupid golfers that are there at the same time.

Thanks NMBOpen

Who posted info ? I subscribe to area 2.

Nice! Thanks for the clarification. Can wait to see you chain saw that open gun.

What are you signed up for area 2? Are you officially switched? Only shooting limited tonight because of ammo? Glad you had a good time on your break!

Registration closed faster this year than last year. It's getting harder and harder to get in. That's for sure.