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Someone want to explain to me why they wouldn't just use something like practiscore?

So just to clarify, since I haven't received a response from anyone from A2 as far as MD or match related, is squadding tonight, or next week? Thanks, Wyatt

Update of sorts. January 1st I made a shooting board, which helps me keep track of how many practices I have done. I have made the goal to do 140 practices before A2. Practice is either Dry Fire, Live Fire, or a match. This amounts to exactly two dry fires a day, and 20 live fires or matches. Right now I am around 35, which isn't enough and my hands already hate me so we will see how close to 140 I get. I know I will hit 100 but 140 just seems out of reach to be honest. Each dry fire is between 35 minutes to an hour or so. I don't keep track of the exact time, but I can usually tell when I do more than 30, my hands start to hurt and the tanfo stippling makes marks in my hands. Shot an indoor match, placed 2nd overall and 1st in production. Pulled a no shoot that cost me the overall, and so as a result I worked on partial draws for around 2 hours after that. As it was I can definitely say I wasn't expecting a 2nd overall with the talent field that showed up for the match. Last week there was an interesting development. Tore the skin off my fingers on my right hand. I think I am gripping with my weak hand enough. Got a new gun. Did a trigger job on said gun, and replaced said guns springs with medium Eric Grauffel springs. And holy mother of pearl that thing has a heavy trigger. Ordered Light springs last week, and I am putting the gun together tonight after DF and homework. Positive thing is that the medium springs has taught me lots of AMAZING fundamentals and trigger control. It will pay off for A2 and A1. Did a few live fires. Partials at 25 was interesting with this new gun. And I found that when transitioning to an open target at 25 my eyes weren't moving to the correct location. I fixed this and as a result my times went down and consistency went up. Did another live fire specifically for A2 with swingers at 15-20 yards. Basically my dad and I made them run AS FAST as we could possibly make them. I am talking maybe 1 shot per pass if you time it correctly. Lots of it was timing but near the end I was able to finally watch the target and my sights. This was by far the hardest thing I have tried to do with a pistol, especially considering right after activating the popper we had to engage a head shot no shoot partial at 13 yards. But it was a tough practice, and I found that unless I make the drill hard for me to shoot without a penalty, its not hard enough and I don't learn as much. I'd much rather shoot a no shoot in practice than in a match. Anyways thats about it. I have been keeping a handwritten journal so I haven't been posting on here, mostly because it doesn't matter if I post here or not. But I figured this may be a better way to keep track of match footages. Wyatt

The guys here put on a great match. If you even need to question that, just reference the many people who are happy with the past few years Utah State match. 200 bucks is cheaper than Area 2, for more stages. So I don't know why that is brought up. Also, if prize tables are why you shoot a match, then why not just not shoot the match and save the 200 bucks and spend it on a range back with a cheap ass Glock case? Wyatt

Forwarded Email. The time is upon us for registration for Area One. WOOHOO!! Registration will open Saturday (the 16th) @ 8pm. We will be capping at 500 shooters. Registration will be on practiscore. For all those wishing to help with staff, are juniors shooters or sponsored shooters, please email us directly, huntemup@comcast.net , and we will send you out a registration form. Red Lion Hotel will be the match and banquet venue. We have a website that is under contruction currently but there is plenty of info on there now, www.utuspsa.com . This website will actually be the Salt Lake Practical Shooters Assn website but will have links to the others shoots that we will be putting on. We will have shirts available but at this time they are not up for sale yet, we will let everyone know when they can purchase theirs thru practiscore. Berry's 2016 Area One USPSA Handgun Championship May 11th thru the 15th, 2016 Fee: $200.00 / Juniors $100.00 16 stages plus the chrono Random prize table Raffle for the MGM Juniors Camps Berry's Bullets is our title sponsor Berry's Utah State USPSA 2016 Handgun Championship September 1st thru the 4th, 2016 Fee: $100.00 / Juniors $50.00 13 Stages plus the chrono Random Prize table Raffle for the MGM Juniors Camps Berry's Bullets is our title sponsor Registration to open April 1st, 2016, no not Aprils Fools!! Sign up Link- https://practiscore.com/berrys-2016-uspsa-area-1-handgun-championship/register

Gun manipulation? In open? Do you mean 2:54? Yeah, that was mostly a combo of the weird angle and a bad grab on the mag, I'm not usually so bad at the unloaded starts. Actually I should practice that, running to the gun and loading. Most of my table start practice is like 'gun on table in front of you, load.' Haha! Yes sorry I got the time stamp wrong. Just something I noticed, not trying to be rude! I know Ben has an unloaded start drill in his Dry Fire book, and I believe Steve Anderson does also. (I am starting to use Andersons almost exclusively) but what I noticed is to practice loading off of belt, loading mags onto belt and loading gun, loading gun off of barrel when the gun is in the holster and mag is on table, and when both mag and gun are on table, and also when gun is on table and mag is on belt. Just my thoughts! Wyatt p.s. (you're a boss)

Signed up for Area 2. If anyone is reading this, and has shot Area 2, could you guys give me some advice on what to practice or what will happen? Thanks, Wyatt

Do you practice a lot of gun manipulation? Such as unloaded starts or things like that. I don't really know your skill set on those besides 1:54 but it could've saved you time. Wyatt

Starting my training "officially" next week after finals.. BUUTTTT I am super stressed from school, so I decided to start working out and dry firing to get my hands used to it again. I am worried that I will only be able to do certain amounts of dry fire without tearing up my baby hands again. The calluses should show up again after a week or so of my regime. Waking up at 5:40AM, Gym by 6:00, home by 7:00 hopefully, dry fire for an hour or so til 8AM when I have to leave for school. Wyatt

Awesome! Some Utards and myself are planning on it! Can't wait to sign up! Wyatt

Area 1, May 11-15 2015. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Group and I discuss dry fire and what it really entails. I am of the apparent unpopular opinion that par timers work. Wyatt

Newest episode of the Tangbrolio Podcast. We talked about the offseason, our best lesson learned, and a few upcoming matches. Still working on reading different material and figuring out how best I want to train. Ordered a Tanfo Stock 2 today, so that means my dad and I won't have to share a pistol, and I can start building mine. Thanks, Wyatt

I've taken a small break from training, and have been working on reading more information on Shooting Theory and things like that. I bought Brian Enos's book and have been reading that, and also bought some Steve Anderson materials that I have been working through. I think I have a new idea of where I would like my shooting to go as far as long term goals, and also this break is helping me get pumped for training for Area 2. I know what general ideas I need to work on, and also how to apply them in training. I think my training is going to be split into blocks. Basically my plan is to diagnose my weaknesses, and ATTACK them. Using different blocks I can focus my training for a solid 2 weeks on one specific issue such as transitions, and do drills that entire two weeks focusing on different aspects of that issue. Using these blocks my goal is to build up to a specific speed, and then train at a slightly slower speed so I can build lots of consistency. Doing this in live fire and dry fire I should be able to successfully build my consistency in matches, while at the same time decrease my time and make myself better in the long run. Another thing I will start doing is keeping a more specific training journal. I am building it right now to include some laminations and have specific areas I can record times and different training aspects I am working on. This last year I didn't feel like I had a plan and I don't really know what worked best, this year will change that. I am also in the process of building a VERY SPECIFIC training schedule. This will outline my training plan for the next few months (once training begins) and will say what I am working on what day, and how much time. My plan is to do 1 hour of dry fire a day (30 in morning, 30 at night), live fire twice a week (Wednesday and Sunday), and match once a week on Saturday unless it is a 2nd or 4th Thursday in which case it will be two matches a week. Wyatt

No dry fire last night. Had a physics test I had to study for, but hoping to put in an hour or so of movement. Going to start adding in position entry into small ports. From what I have seen of match video of Area 2 they have a lot of really tight ports, and if I want to do good at that match I have to be really comfortable with my position entry. My training plan is getting closer and closer to being finalized. I don't quite have which drills I am going to do every day, but I do have general ideas of what I would like to do every 2 week segment. I have 8 pistol practices scheduled before Area 2, along with 6 matches. Dry fire hardcore deathstalker starts on January 14th, I am tempted to stop everything until around there. Again dry fire practices may be moved up if my dad ends up wanting to train before then (he is taking a Ron Avery class in December so it could happen) 8 practices at 300 rounds a piece is 2400 rounds, 6 matches by 150 rounds is 900, so I am at around 3300 rounds before A2. I would like to push that up to 4000 ( I know that the number doesn't matter, its more of an exact number goal to try and hit for training), I would also like to have AT LEAST 50 hours of dry fire before the match, which would mean 50 days at an hour a piece. Mostly posting that here so I can be publically accountable. My main focuses for live fire will be movement and long tight accurate shots. Dot drill, 25-50 yard bill drills, 35 yard partials, 25 yard swingers stuff like that. Dry fire will continue to be movement, and also movement into a tough shot. Thanks, Wyatt

Did an hour of dry fire last night. Worked primarily on having a stronger grip on the pistol the entire time, and getting a better grip on the pistol after the reload (because I have had a few issues regarding this). Still worked on movement into and out of position. Needing to work on getting a solid platform while leaving, and figuring out how to minimize how much I can move the pistol when entering the position. Also worked on tight reloads along with holding onto the pistol with no reloads. That was about it for last night, I also worked on tight transitions along with 90 degree transitions. Wyatt

Hour of dry fire last night. The calluses and blisters are starting to come back again. I have been very complacent in my dry fire lately, and that's just plain unacceptable. Worked primarily on position entry and exit using 2 positions. Old idea from a training material I have been working out of. It helped a lot, and it also helped speed up my reloads in order to have the reload done by a somewhat ok time to have the gun ready to shoot. Rather than going fast I was focusing primarily on getting my feet in a really good platform and then having the speed be what it's going to be. Been working on my grip lots, and also implemented crushing my dominant hand with my weak hand last night. It seemed to help, then again grip doesn't mean squat in dry fire to anyone except the person pulling the trigger. Wyatt

Bout an hour to an hour and a half of dry firing yesterday after my leg day workout. Only worked on moving reloads and moving draws. Built a triangle of sorts, start from one corner, draw on the move engage target with two rounds, reload before next box, get into GOOD positioning, 2 shots, reload on move etc. Really helpful especially building up the time then the consistency afterward. Getting a finalized schedule not only for next semester but also for training next semester. I plan on shooting around 5 thousand rounds before A2 (March) and hopefully 10 thousand before A1 (May). My plan is to dry fire an hour every day for a month and a half leading up to A2 and A1, and then 1 live fire a week along with a match every weekend. I am thinking of starting to shoot the local steel challenge match. I think it would be helpful for a pure transition practice, plus I could base my results on a somewhat general scale (IE it would be a good reference to look back on). Thoughts? I know it would only really show draws and transitions but still it would be good practice in my mind. As it is right now I shoot a match the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th if there is one Saturdays, and the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of almost every single month. 6 matches a month that are around 130-150 rounds a piece is around 800 rounds a month. I usually do a practice once a week that is 300 rounds or so, 4 weeks in a month thats 1200 rounds. 2 months before A2 is around Jan 15 or so, 2k rounds for practice, 1400 for match results in around 3500 rounds. If I bring on one more match a month that may up it to 4k which is probably enough for that short of a window in January and February in Utah. As it is my practice in winter is limited. Its not like I can go outside every day (Utah it gets down to 15-30 degrees almost every day) so I have to pick and choose my battles. I plan on doing lots of the Dot Drill in my local indoor range, but I can't do any draws that I know of so maybe table pickups? After A2 the training for A1 begins. A1 is in mid May which gives me another month and a half of practice before another major match. April 1-4 is Berry's Steel open which should be around 500 rounds, matches every weekend in April, first weekend of May is local match, 2nd weekend is A1, 3rd weekend is Idaho State, 4th weekend is Oregon (I believe, anyone reading this who is from Oregon and perhaps knows the schedule I would be very grateful to be corrected). SOOOO.. May is my big month, and most of the training has to be done now. Weight loss is happening right now, meal prep is going good, and I've begun hitting the gym 3x a week, MWF for an hour a piece, half dedicated to cardio the other to weights. Workout forearms every day with my spring tension captain of crunch knockoff dollar store shit, and I do about 200 reps a day on that. Thoughts on actual COC grips? Thanks, Wyatt

Podcast number 3! Was the best one yet in my opinion. Wyatt

Roll up some sandpaper, attach to drill. Put inside hole, pull trigger on drill. Viola. I've done it to both of my Tanfo's and it works wonders on both. Don't forget about doing the inside of the plunger, along with the inside of the channel.

Stock pads do that FYI. They just have major suckage.

Did around an hour and a half of dry fire last night. Tonight I am working on ports and position entry a bit more. Last match I shot my goal was to shoot it clean and really motor the transitions and push them to the limits. Didn't shoot it clean (classifier was a PITA) but I really turned up the heat on the transitions and ended up with a production win and high placement overall along with an overall stage win against some damn good Limited M's and GM's. Footwork is coming along, I am feeling faster and I am going to attribute that to more gym work and meal prepping. So far at the gym in regards to shooting specific is upper back, quads, hamstrings, calfs, forearms (upper and lower), lats, biceps, and triceps. Ladder drills are a pain. Kettle bell farmer carry is getting better. I can do 2x45lb's for around .2 miles. Then I have to stop usually.

LTD September. Overall Production Win. 7th Overall.

SLPSA September 2015. Overall Production Win. SLPSA July 2015. Overall Production Win. 6th overall.

SLPSA October 2015. Overall Production Win. 6th overall. LTD October 2015. 2nd Production. 10th overall.