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I've recently watch quite a few of his videos, as working from home has me thinking about a revolver project. Pretty good stuff.

I'd help you out there, but I don't want to spend too much time on typing up details. Seriously...short answer is that FF has a specific draw stroke focus that allows for effective shooting from retention, from pressing out to extension and then from full extension (where one would typically then "see" the sights).

I see no real issues with DRM and FF. I would debate the merits of putting the thumbs on the gun, and have. I don't raise my support elbow as much (Vogel does...worth experimenting with). The draw stroke is more deliberate than what we tend to see. Nothing wrong with that in general. Might not translate into a game like Steel Challenge (lots of draws in a match...where tenths of a second, and less, really add up). His FF book is short, easy to read, and efficient. It is also effective. He does have strong opinions. He is waaaay above the traditional point shooting crowd, as he understand index and they have tended to be clueless on the matter over the years.

Is anything faster than knowing?

Funny...I happen to have the 2012 Nationals Staff knife in my pocket. Where do we tend to see the turn and draw? On classifiers. Who doesn't really work on classifier skills much? Shooters who have already made GM. To the OP's credit, he is right...quite a bit of non *Maximum Effort* in those video examples. Examples of fumbled reloads, trigger freeze, not really snapping the head around... In general, I'd suggest that competition drives excellence and improvement. And, greater access to resources and a larger population should help that. Then there is this, from 2007:

shred posted a great resource. I used to have a 3-ring binder that was FULL of different stage designs. (I passed that along to the next local Steel Challenge match director years ago). Why not just let your shooters pick? Drop off 5 steel targets on a stage and designate one of the crew as that stage's designer for the day. Just go check it out before the match and tweak/approve, as appropriate.

I should have waited and posted this on Sunday (Easter)!

This.

Then there is this thing: https://uspsa.org/viewer/06-03.pdf

Words of wisdom, from our host: http://brianenos.com/pages/words#tips The principles of the Index are: The shoulders should be square, or at least fairly square to the target. Both arms should be fairly straight without either extending or contracting the arms or elbows unnaturally. The grip, with each hand, should be as high on the pistol as possible. (There are many subtleties of the grip, however, since this is a stance/index discussion, we won’t go there here.) The head should be fairly straight up, without excessive tilting, and the shooting eye should be looking as squarely as possible out of the socket. This is paramount: Once this position is assumed, your entire upper body, including the head, arms, and grip—your Index—should never change in relationship to each other.

Practice. Mostly proper grip. You will be shooting a gun that weighs a pound less and has a heavier trigger pull. It will show off your technique, be it good or bad.

Mighty Tighty Whitey story:

For when you need a boat anchor.

I just saw this video from a band John played in. Funny.

Good times.

Good times.

Dang. Looks like the link/video is nogo?

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RIP John.

Son of a... RIP John. Motorcylce accident. He had been in the hospital for a while. John was one of the originals here. Forum name = Singlestack. https://www.facebook.com/john.golson?__tn__=%2CdlC-RH-R-R&eid=ARBw_KIQsa24bP2f3junu2R0s2zyDAzv0La8OG75CT-MllBE7cd2FQkUW1d4NTq8xPPFtzPP18Vxrrnr&hc_ref=ART9v3BrKDuBdW5l0GBimMNHvnmdHeY4CCH7xqVX4ZmyJ3__WL0dT9wJXX7OwKMd7xg

Whatever I carry, I have to run it in a match. It is a true test of whether I can actually hit with the gun or not, since it is almost always a smaller gun than I compete with (which are most always Glocks). Steel Challenge works great for that (locally, we can choose "no holster", so one can focus on just shootability). My daily for the last number of years is almost always a J-frame (642). It is just super convenient. Uncle Mikes #3 and Hip Grip @ 2 o'clock I have a Ruger LCR in 327mag that I like.... Better ballistics and 20% more ammo on board than the 642. I like it in a pocket holster, as I don't have it setup as nicely for carry as my 642. A G26 is often in the mix. Glock Sport Holster at 3:30, works pretty well. After shooting a G43 in a Steel match, I'm not quite comfortable with it yet. I'd need more work on it to feel good about being able to shoot it well for carry. Small guns carry well.

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Hi George. There was another test question under course modification that was fairly vague. I don't recall that the question specified if the modification was before/after competitors had shot the cof. In those cases, I defer to the more generic answer/rule. I believe I used 2.3.1, and was dinged for it. (I think it is applicable to the question, due to "should") Just an FYI.

J-frame in Steel challenge is the truely "Undiscovered Country". Good stuff.