Stefano

Hi to all ! I've bought a few months ago a new CZ SP-01 and now, after perhaps 7/8000 rounds fired without any kind of problem, during my last training session of 500 rounds, the gun has fired for TWO times a 2/3 round burst. Notice: the gun is absolutely "out-of-the-box"; I've NOT done any kind of triggerjob and/or gunsmithing works. I've done an accurate cleaning and check of the gun, and the both the sear and the hammer are looking OK. Any suggestion about anything else to try and to verify, before going to the pistolsmith ? Many thanks in advance. Stefano

Totally agree ! I've also noticed (looking a lot of Dvds ...) that each Top Shooter has his own "way of doing things", and each of them he enterprets the same skill with a little bit difference fron the others ... For this motive (in my opinion) the 3GM Dvd is great: you cau observe the same basic skill from 3 different point of view, and so you can choose that one you prefer. Apart this another basic skill that (always in my opinion ...) is very-very important is learning how to CONTROL yourself: your movement, your body, your mind, etc. etc. All of us know (and probably makes very good) a lot of basic skills: the problem is "put them all together" when executing the stage, in a smooth and efficent way ....

Last year I've organized and joined a course with Eric Grauffel, at my shooting range in Arnasco, quite near to Genoa, where I live. Guys, the course was absolutely exellent, and I strongly recommend it to everibody, but unfortunately it was the "level 1" course, and the skills I need to learn now are matter for Eric's upper level courses (lev.2 & 3). Now I'm working on it: it would be great to have again Eric & GG with us, for the second (and third) part of the lesson ...

Guys, thanks a LOT, again, to ALL of you !

What kind of training exercise are you doing to build leg strenth and cardio endurance ? Unfortunarely I cant' do a lot of running due to a little problem to my right knee ... Bicycle (or home-cyclette) can be good ? Regarding dry-fire ... no fear, I do it a lot ! I've used in these last two years a Tanfoglio Stock Custom (and probably after 1 million of "click" I've broken on it 3 triggers springs making dry-fire ... ): now - thanks to Vince's "gift" - I was obliged to put it ino the draw, and I use the "old" Tanfoglio Stock , where I've just broken another trigger-spring ... Eheheheh ... dry-fire is good for improvement but a killer for these little parts ..

My standing reload time is actually 1,4/1,5 sec. Yes, I always do mag-changes during the movement: if the movement il critical due to a safety angle, if possible I make the reload before starting running, so I can better control the muzzle direction of my gun. quote name='Mistral404' date='Feb 12 2007, 09:02 PM' post='512535'] If you are moving from right to left, which foots enters the box first? Is it always the same foot? I have seen guys that prefer to have their right foot down and are shooting as soon as their back foot (left) leaves the ground. Matt talks about entering with the left foot, the toes angling towards the target, while bringing the right foot around. All the GM/M I have seen shot, do not take an extra step inside the box. Extra steps cost you time. I always enter the box with my leading foot: right foot coming to the left, left foot coming to the right. Yeh, I've read somewhere this drill ... It looks great ! Next time I'll be at the range I want to try it, adding a window in the center, between the two leading boxes ... Mistral, thanks a lot for the tips !

Guys, thanks a lot to ALL of you ! Here's the good place to find a bunch on TOP QUALITY tips ! Regarding to watching Toip Shooters Video, recently I've bought the 3GM Dvd from Saul Kirsch: the best I've ever seen (in my opinion).. Another good exercise to do is that one in Steve Anderson's sample (I've pre-ordered the book, but it's not jet arrived ...): that one withe the 3 shooting boxes and the 2 visual barriers ...

XRe, thanks so much for the tips ! Can you suggest a simple but useful live-fire exercise that I can setup for my trainings sessions ? Regarding to dry-fire training i do it a lot (daily, for 30/45 minutes ...) but the problem is that at hove I've not great possibility of working on sprints and speed burst. Recently I've found the way of doing "shooting on the move" using my biggest room, but at slow pace: for quicker sprint I have to work out of home ...

I need to make some changes in my trainig plan, and I'm serching help for "how to do". I am a Production - B class shooter, actually I shoot between 70% and 75%, and my biggest weakness is probably that I'm quite slow in movements. I'm long-limbed, 1,85 mt. tall, 85 Kg. weight I'm not referring to basic skills like draw, target acquisition, reloads, etc. but to the true and real "movements" we have to do in a tipical course of fire (entering/exiting shooting positions, exploding to another shooting position after fired from the last, running along a field course, entering/exiting from windows ... I shoot very accurate points (no D, no MISS, no N/S, and very-very few C per stage) but unfortunately I'm usually 6/7 seconds slower than GM's times (4/5 in a medium and 6/7 in a long course). Can anybody suggest to me how to gain a little bit more speed ? I must to shoot less accurate ? I have to do more physical training and exercises instead of live-fire training ? Thanks in advance ! Stefano

Does anybody knows a good tip for centering on the slide a NON adjustable rear-sight on a CZ SP-01 ?? The job SEEMS easy, but on the SP-01 the slide is not almost flat and even if I try to help myself with a digital caliper ... I think that - at least - the only manner is trying to shoot in live fire at 25 yards and verify the point of impact ...

I've already read Saul's book ... it's really great ! About my weakest areas .... yes, perhaps I've just found a couple of "hot points" I need to work on seriously: - shooting on the move - entering/exiting shooting positions I really want to work a lot on it !

Months ago I've read a very-interesting page of Rob Leatham where he says: "... Not all shooters have the same basic skills or natural talents, but if you want to badly enough, and you work at it, you can be better than you are now. You are probably stagnant. You have hit a plateau and are not improving. This is not unique, we have all been there. You are being held back by what you know and don’t know. It’s my job, as an instructor, to recognize the mistakes and omissions and help you understand and formulate methods to improve. Attention to detail in my training is what has set me apart as a competitor. My personal success is based on that refinement You must understand that it’s all in those small details. The little things really make the biggest differences. When you begin to identify those “little things” yourself, you’ll start making corrections, automatically. This is the opening of the flood gates. I wouldn’t call it an epiphany, but you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to fix big problems when you recognize the little problem that is causing them....". Is there a method to recognize by myself what are "those littles things" that could make the difference for gain a real improvement of my actual level ? It's only (like Steve Anderson fairly says... ) the ability to recognize your weaknesses and transform they in strength points or .... there's something more ? Doing a practical example, what are the most important skills and the main areas of training over I have to work for climbing from my actual level (top "B" class) to the upper one ("A" class and then Master) ? Any suggestion will be welcome !

Hi Guys, thanks so much to you all for your tips !

Very nice ! It would be great if I could find also a little swinger for dry-fire practice at home. Shooting swingers is one of my most weaknesses because I can't practice enought shooting them at the range (it's very difficult to find near my home a shooting range with bobbing targets ... ).

By the way ..... what is a good manner to scale down a Target ? Times ago I've found an appropriate utility for doing this on Matt Burkett's website, but it works only if you aim at the PC's monitor (and if I'm not wrong the reduced target on the monitor is not printable ...).

Thanks, good idea ! Do you use original targets or reduced-scale ones ?

Eheheheh ... yes, but also useful (when, like me, you can go to the field only 1/2 per week) My "dream in the drawer" ?? To build a light swinger for dry-fire practice at home ...

I am an enthusiast supporter of dry-fire practice and - of corse - of Steve Anderson's methods ... In the last year I've done a lot a dry-fire practice at home, with very-good results. Now my problem is: how to go on with all those "upper-level" exercises (like shoot on the move and transitions "entering & exiting " between positions) without having a large space ? My home is quite small, and I have not garage and a bigger space outside where doing dry fire practice ... Thanks to all !

Well ... this is - of course - YOUR opinion I respect it, but - please - let me free to have a different opinion ... In PD the only certain thing about trigger is that you have a minimum trigger pull limit of 5 Lbs on the firse shot (obviously in DA ...): nothing about any limit in SA. I shot in Production since 2 years, and I've never found only 1 PD shooter (like in the others division) without triggerjobs on his gun (in the limits stated by appendix D4) ...

Sorry, I don't see any citation about "triggerjobs" (permitted or not permitted) on appendix D4 of the "Handgun Competition Rules" book, 2006 edition www.ipsc.org/pdf/RulesHandgun.pdf) By the way, I don't know ONE PD shooters who didn't tried to improve the tiggerpull on his gaun ... Welcome to Brian's Forums Stefano. Thank you Dale !

Hi to you all ! My name is Stefano, and I am a IPSC Production B-class shooter from Genoa, Italy. I shoot (better: I WOULD like to shoot) with my Tanfoglio Stock Custom, even if this is no more possible (after 1 year of competitions plus 1 World Shoot ...) because "they" of the PDC decided "ex-post" that this gun is no more OK for the PD. A fiew weeks ago I've had a long discussion with Vince on GV: (http://ipsc.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=4361) because in my opinion the TSC and the SP-01 are quite the same thing. Apart from this in my opinion both the TSC and the SP-01 are excellent guns, and I see no reasons to thinking the Shadow version quite different from the "basic" version. So, I completely disagree with this last decision of the IPSC-PDC about the Shadow. I can't find a real, objective difference from the "normal" SP-01 and the Shadow version: as said, everione can buy the OFM parts on Angus's website, and transform his SP-01 in the Shadow one. IMHO