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SweetToof

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  • Birthday 01/31/1990

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    Fleetwood PA
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    USPSA, Steel Challenge, 3 Gun, Sporting Clays, Old VW/Audi
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    Anton Siekmann

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  1. I haven't tried the ATG but I did start doing more single leg bodyweight squats. I've never had knee problems so trying to stay ahead of that at 32 years old. I really like squats and deads. Definitely helps getting out of low ports and exploding out of positions. I think another reason people in our sport should be squatting is to avoid injuries associated with slip-and-falls. Strong joints and tendons will save you, and I think that's one thing low-weight-high-rep workouts don't fulfill. 29 years at it rules btw.
  2. Yeah SS is warmup sets, then 5x3 for squat, bench, and overhead press and 5x1 for deadlifts with a linear progression. I think I'm going to try switching things up this year now that I've got through the newbie gains phase. In SS you lift your max weight for 5x3, and then do the same thing next training session + 5lbs, so it's great when you're new but once you are actually pushing your limits it's a bit too hard on the body since everyday you lift your max weight. Definitely not a periodization program. On boxing, I've got a friend who's helped me along with the heavy bag and how to avoid injuries.
  3. It took a long time for me to find something that clicked for me in all the right ways to stay consistent. I think part of that difficulty, much like USPSA, is that you don't know what you don't know, and things can be intimidating. For me, I ended up getting a squat rack for my basement and the book Starting Strength, and I've really fell in love with heavy lifting. For cardio I got a punching bag, and between the two, I almost never feel like not working out. Finding things that I enjoyed doing was the key. Hard to be consistent when you're forcing yourself through something you hate doing. In 2021 I gained 30 lbs, and in 2022 I'm going for another 20 lbs.
  4. Grip tape or stippling will help you hold on. I actually use this putty they sell at home depot called Steel Stick, to make sort of a palm-swell on the left side of the frame. I shape it to fill the inside of my palm and gives you a little more meat to grab. Doesn't look amazing but very effective. You can also silicone carbide over it if you want
  5. Definitely does look like it's going to be good. I know Joe is still heavily involved, but Vicki and Anthony have really stepped up as well. Their monthly's are some of the best out.
  6. Division woulda/shoulda/coulda discussions aside, running a light on a plastic gun is without a doubt, an advantage over not running one on that same gun when it comes to recoil control. In the testing I've done, using the light produced noticeable reduction in muzzle rise compared to the same gun w/o light. This is with a CO G34. The dot travel in the window and the slowmo video of the gun cycling make this definitive and not subjective. This is with a TLR-1 with lead shot filling the cap. bring it from 4.2 to 5.8 oz. I have also done significant comparison of draw times and transitions and there is no difference whatsoever in times between a G34 with or without a light. I think anybody running a plastic framed gun is giving up an advantage that they should really consider having. I do not own a Shadow 2 or Tanfo, but I have spoken with a few very competent shooters that do. A shadow 2 is specifically designed to be front-heavy, which is one of the reasons it is such a popular choice amongst competitors. If you add a light to it, I'm told that the nose becomes way too front-heavy, and causes significant dipping of the muzzle upon the slide cycling forward. The light on a Shadow 2 also produces a much less effective recoil reduction, making the light a poor choice for that setup IMO. I think all of this makes a lot of sense when you look at the numbers. Adding 5.8 oz to a 35oz glock raises it by 15.7% where adding the same weight to a 50oz Shadow 2 w/brass grips only adds 11.6%. The added weight is also going only where it is most effective for recoil control.
  7. Just to chime in since I found this info helpful. I put in a cert in early November 2020 for a g34 MOS and have not yet received.
  8. The most recent Hit Factor Podcast is an interview with Carry Optics GM Jay Beal. He finished 5th in nationals in 2021 and shot a total of 2800 rounds in practice. Pretty unique approach to training and very interesting if you are concerned with low round count training, as we all likely are this year.
  9. JJ Racazza has a practice technique where he combines live fire and dry fire within a single run. For example 4 targets including steel, partials, open paper. If he had been having trouble on transitioning from steel to paper, he would draw and "shoot" the drill, but would only actually pull the trigger on the 1 target he wanted to work on. It takes a higher level of skill to make sure you are staying honest with the targets that aren't actually getting shot. This way you can put your focus on 1 target in particular, but you are still approaching it like you would in a match where you have 1 problem target in an array of other targets. He said I think that he shot something like 8k rounds in a year and still performed at a very high level using very low round count sessions.
  10. I have a pretty decent indoor dryfire setup in my basement, but there are definitely some advantages to outdoors. I think the biggest will be the way your eyes react to scaled targets vs. actual targets at different distances. Something else I noticed is the ground/vs basement floor. Depending on the surface your're running on outside, there can be a big difference in position exit and entry. Sandy dirt vs. smooth concrete is a big deal.
  11. Yes, they are expensive. But, if you are really pushing your Glock, you'll find that the mags are the worst part about running them at max speed. If they made a standard 17 round 9mm mag I'd be all over these. I dabble in CO but production is my main division.
  12. I know this has been said before but after realizing it myself I feel it needs to be said again. Even if the manufacturer says you don't have to, use case lube before sizing, it helps immensely. I'm on a Super 1050 with Dillon carbide 9mm dies and had maybe 10% of my ammo not fit a case gauge. Cleaned my press, adjusted dies, clase flare, bullet depth, crimp, everything. Still not making perfect ammo. Throw some One-shot lube in the box before dumping into case feeder, and my life has been changed. Cranking the handle is sooo much easier, and ammo is way more consistent. Less friction in the sizing station translates to smoother cycles and the other stations gain from that decreased friction as well. Gauged ~1k rounds and only had 6 rounds not sit flush.
  13. The make or break for me is if the frame size is the same as factory Glock. Seems like the polymer construction of the frame makes it pretty hard to be copied with the same strength/size as factory guns. Machining metal is one thing, copying their proprietary polymer is another.
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