John Kane

Someone will inevitably post the rule but I looked into this and the answer I came to was no.

You guys rock! I won my first match this weekend! And it's b/c of your help! Brief summary if you're interested... Stage 1: I am usually VERY deliberate so I can just get the first stage behind me and not dork it. But this time I just went with the attitude of see what you see and I smoked it. Felt great. A little looser than I'd like but called my shots and made up a couple. Stage 2: Lots of long range shots so I went in thinking, "Front Sight, Front Sight, Front Sight." And that one was terrible. Too focused on one thing and really forcing it. Fast forward to the last stage: (in case you've read this far) LOT'S of no-shoots. Again, usually I would have been very deliberate. I had the luck to realize my mistake in Stage 2 and remember ya'lls coaching so I just relaxed and felt like an observer as to what was happening. They called out the time and I couldn't believe it. What an incredible experience. It felt like the Tom Cruise solo sword fight scene in "The Last Samurai" only in reverse. To me it all happened slow while I was shooting and it wasn't until I finished and replayed it in my mind that I realized how fast it actually was. A class here I come! Thanks again, John PS, and special thanks to the Waco CTRP club. Great folks and a great match!

Sweet deal! You did well. I'm with Merlin, loose the ghost ring.

And this brings up another point... the Bikram Yoga I'm doing is for beginners. There are people of all skills, weights, sizes, etc. there and it's all good. Don't let it deter you if you've never done yoga before. That's what they're there to teach you. And it's also amazing to see the people that can stick their knee in the ear. And I agree with Pharoah, go to a class at first to at least get the gist of it. If there aren't any classes available at all then at least have a big mirror so you can see where you need to make corrections.

My experience has been more with the type of yoga than the instructor. I went to a few at my gym and it just wasn't very hard. We spent more time "relaxing" than anything else. I'm the first to agree I need to relax but I'm also trying to get stronger and that wasn't doing it. And I didn't pay enough attention to what kind of yoga it was so I don't know what to steer you away from. But I do know that Bikram Yoga is the same, if not very similar everywhere. So look for a Bikram Yoga studio near you. But be ready, it's really hard but I've been getting great benefit from it. No pain no gain. I googled "Bikram Austin" and found the place I'm going to. Their website has a world wide list of available classes. http://www.bikramyoga.com/ I went back and found Henning's write up on it... see what he has to say. http://www.henningshootsguns.com/exercise.html If there isn't one near you or it's too intense, I think if you go to a real Yoga studio and not just a gym facility with a yoga instructor you'll be better off as well. But I'm just guessing and haven't tried them.

I have a CD that I do when I can't make it to the studio but it's much better to do it in a class. Part of it is being in a hot room and I'm finding the instructors make a big difference. They really help correct form mistakes that I can't see as well as pushing and motivating you.

Great solution, thank you for sharing! You should see all the primers on my bench and they migrate. I seem to find them everywhere!

I made the mistake of not checking the timer when I was doing it. I just happened to notice I could do it and when I watched the sight all the way up and back down it felt slower, but may have been faster. It was just something new that I hadn't noticed before and hence the question. I didn't want to leave a tool unused if it could help me. But to answer your question, I was averaging about .35 on a 25 yrd A hit. I was doing the draw and one drill for 2 A's at 25 yards that DP40 mentioned. Total time was 1.65ish. And since you're interested... I started this drill at 40 yrds which is when I noticed I could follow the sight. I think the front sight focus for that distance is what allowed me to see it. Those were .5-.6ish splits, obviously slower. So this was probably the product of what Brian mentioned. I just hadn't seen it before.

You have my undivided attention! Do we get to learn how?

I always thought yoga was kind of silly. Lot's of stretching and no real excercise. A lot of time for minimal benefit. I have chronic neck pain and will try anything I can to manage the pain. My wife suggested Bikram Yoga and I remembered reading something about it on Henning's website so I figured what the heck. HOLY COW! It is an intense work out. But better yet, I've been doing it 3 days a week for a month now and can't believe the improvements. My knees are moving freely again, my neck feels better, and I have more energy. The first month has been really tough. A lot of postures hurt like hell but I'm now seeing some amazing results from it. I've lost 10lbs and gained mobility, flexibilty and balance I never dreamed I could have. And I think it's really going to help my shooting. The balance and core strength has to help and I'm now looking forward to that low port as I can bend my knees all the way down there without any problem. Just wanted to pass this on to others that find their joints aren't working like they used to. John

Quick follow up... you can call them and they'll send you more strings so I'm back up and running again. I like to use mine in the car and I couldn't get it going off of my theigh.

Thank you for the great responses! I'm a religious reader of this forum but wish I could contribute more. This is such a great place full of fun and great information. Thanks to all that make it happen! John

I have the front sight focus down well. I see the sight lift and can call my shots. Now I'm at a crossroads. I've recently found I can follow the front sight with my eyes as it goes up and back down, but that is slow and I have to look way up in the air, lots of eye movement. Or, I leave my eyes where they are and wait for the sight to come back down. When shooting transitions my eyes automatically go to the next target and then wait for the sights to catch up, not sure I want to change that. Shooting splits I tried watching the sight rise and come back down but was much slower than leaving my eyes where they were and watching the sight come back down in my peripheral vision. Should I keep following the front sight with my eyes, get used to it and have that be better in the long run? Or watch it with my peripheral vision like I've been doing? And I admit, I'm terrible with the search function. I did read through the topics on this sub-forum, searched, and didn't find the answer to this question. I apoligize in advance if this has been covered. Thanks, John

I loved this drill, thanks for pointing it out! It was hot and the shade was 40yds away so that's where I shot from. I still think it was good practice and I was right around 2.2 secs with limited gear. Really had to focus on that front sight. Once I was warmed up I closed in to 25 yards and was in the 1.65s pretty consistently. I started this off being lazy and shooting a small steel popper so I didn't have to tape. But that ended up having much faster times which was an interesting discovery for me. To hit a target is one thing, to focus in on an area of that target seemed to take longer.

Just wanted to bump this back to the top. Pandora is incredible!

Not that this is right or wrong, but I noticed that when I shoot open my arms are bent a lot more than when shooting limited. So for me it changes between guns even.

Yes, and I have one. It's amazing how light the frame it is. It's a 4.15 tactical in 9mm and very fun to shoot. Some controversy on durability but this isn't my competition gun so it doesn't see that much action.

I used one and really liked it. I used mine for water skiing but that's a great idea to use it for shooting. It's a trick to learn and you have to have some strength to get it going, IOWs I've seen quite a few people that couldn't make it work. And don't loose the little string or you may not be able to use it anymore! I can't find mine and can't get it going again.

I have to echo what's already been said. Great match and a great squad! It was fun to meet the Corpus crew that I read about so much in here. Thanks River City folks! I know that was a lot of work to put together. Looking forward to seeing the results. John

+1 on the detent. Nothing else worked for me consistently.

That is incredible! May sound odd, but does anyone recognize the artist for their background music?

To me, gaming is thinking and it's the thinking I really enjoy. It starts with figuring out the fastest way to shoot the targets and goes to what other things you can do to complete the course of fire as fast as you possibly can. Isn't this a game anyway? In comparrison to cheating, like someone moving a no-shoot in front of a target leaving only D shots available for the next squad. Believe it or not that happened at the match last weekend. I think those people should be banned from the sport.

Thanks for the tips Ray! I caught this on accident but after seeing your picture I'll have to speed it up to see what I can get next time! Your's is incredible!

Oh well. It is in such a straight line I didn't think that could be it. Still looks cool!

Thought I'd share a cool picture from the match this weekend. Just happened to catch this as the slide was just starting to come back and it looks like you can see the bullet as a line leaving the barrel. Not sure if that's possible but I can't think of what else it could be. Anyone know? Edited to add... I forgot to mention those are AlamoShooter's talented hands doign the modeling!