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Yes on the backup. Currently my backup is my carry gun(P-01) and my comp gun is an S2, so sort of works well that way and they fit in the same holster and use the same mags. Not a direct backup but it would work. Or allow me enough time to shoot my stage and then attempt to fix my S2 depending on the issue.

I'm curious why anyone is turning off an SRO? I didn't even know how to turn it off and I have two. My RMR's, Holosuns, SRO's have never once been turned off. For my 5moa SRO, I have the original battery and its seen 8k rounds, 1.5yrs of use. I turn it down a few clicks when I hang it up and then turn it up when I shoot. To me, the SRO is the best optic there is for pistol. The round window is very intuitive and natural, and the size of the window is nice. I do like to buy US made too, and I have paid less than $500 for both mine new.

Generally, I try not to do any one thing too much or too little. I use a timer for draw practice and for some "jerk the trigger" and transition/vision drills, but ya, other than that not much. I do like it when doing dry fire from the holster just to add a little bit of perceived urgency. My take is, the more I get used to it, the less I'll negatively react to it.

Thats awesome, much appreciated. I'll see you there then haha.

I think you'll learn a lot in that class. Let us know how it goes

Fortunately I don't have to worry about that as I have a 200yd range in my backyard, BUT I do transition dry fire practice on very small targets and the goal is the dot leaves and stops cleanly as I'm ready to pull the trigger. So thats all you need to replicate. Remember the principles of transitions for most targets have nothing to do with target size or distance, but with vision. Vision -- So moving your eyes to the next target as the last shot is being fired. Not as you're pulling the trigger, but as the shot goes off. You can practice this with a beep, the trigger "click", or with an actual shot. Your vision moves to the new target and locks into a specific spot, and your gun follows but does not "snap" or push hard, it sort of floats quickly lol. The dot should come directly to your spot your vision is on and settle easy, not over reaching. If I was in a static range like that, I would draw 1"-4" circles(3-10yds) on the target board and simply practice on making sure my vision comes off as the shot rings out, but the shot is still on target. Then finding that spot quickly with my vision and sliding that transition over and pressing that shot off as soon as it's there. You can initiate with a beep or not. I often aim and wait for the random beep, transition without firing a shot off the beep then fire into the new target.... then do the opposite as well. Plenty of drills and I'm no GM, so explore more as well.

This one bumped me into A-Class in March. Could have been under 8 with a cleaner reload but happy overall. 8.05s - 14A 2C - 87.8%

LOL, I would not worry about your stance or how funny it may or may not look. Comfort and feeling "natural" is key. The exception to that is if your body position is canted, crooked, or won't allow you to either shoot accurately or move quickly. I would abandon most all practice inside 10yds for regular practice and start practicing at 10-25yds, with more emphasis on the 15yd line. THAT is where you will be humbled and learn the most about grip/tension/trigger. There is really only one reason I go inside 10yds now and that is: 1.) Fun, or new/old drills where I want to confirm absolute speed before moving back. 2.) Pushing the limits for what is achievable on close target arrays. This is training to stay relaxed while moving as fast as possible and basically not seeing my dot at all. I'm just shooting instinctively with my vision. When you move to 15yds, what are your doubles splits? If your group size at 15 is the same as it is at 5 or 10yds, you're either firing too slow at 5yds or too slow at 15yds. I've been spending practice lately on nothing but grip and doubles at 15-25yds. Half the time I focus on grip more, and half the time I focus on vision, throwing in transitions. Here's 9x doubles at 21yds the other day, these are 0.19-0.21s splits. The mistakes REALLY show themselves and I try to tie those mistakes to vision and "feel" of the grip. Distance is where the nuance comes into play. So I'm pretty happy with the main group, although slightly off center. But I had 2 shots dive bomb from attempting to control recoil too much, and I noticed it as the dot dived down on me during the second shot. The 2 far left shots are what Im working on now, which is grip pressures and position. You'd NEVER notice that as much at 5-10yds.

So transitions for sure can be done in the lane, as well as entry exit, its just limited to the 2ft of the lane, but for me, its not the movement from A-B that is the training I do. It's the mental break that starts the movement without drawing my gun off target. Thats what I train with that. I recommend listening the the Speed Up and Get Your Hits podcast. they talk about training days. I ususally only train with 2-3 targets max. Again, trying not to "practice" fun stages lol, but instead the fundamentals and principles that will get you to Master Class. Brantley Merriam has a good youtube video where he talks about practicing for a long time using 3 targets and two sticks placed 10-15ft apart. You can practice almost everything using that setup. I also highly recommend practicing a few long strings to see where you break down under stamina distress. Example: you're practicing transitions or something doing 2rds per 3 targets. Trying doing 2 full mags without stopping except for reload. Really drives stamina home and see where you fall off.

Sounds like you've got a good game plan man. Regarding practice at static range. I'm assuming you mean like an indoor lane type situation, where you can't move at all? Or are you able to practice a little movement at the range? Multiple targets? (2-3)

Nice work man, I made A-class in March and am currently doing similar practice, although your attention to detail with data is meticulous. Currently trying to push hard and move up to Master this year, but we'll see. I opted to shoot another major and take a course instead of local matches, so I won't have quite as many classifiers, but oh well. Good luck

4 matches a month is great if you have the time, but honestly I would say quality dry fire and practice sessions are going to do wayyy more for you than more matches, to the point I would forgo 1-2 matches in order to practice more if you don't have the time. I didn't start seriously practicing hard until this winter, and within a few months, I bumped to A-class. This was only shooting 1 match a month and maybe 1 live fire a month since it was so cold here. The rest of that was all dry fire. I recommend the Ben Stoeger/Joel Park PST book if you like books for learning. If not, I would recommend an actual class if you haven't taken one (Stoeger, Pranka, SpecTrain, Mason Lane, etc) Other than that, dry fire minimum 4 times a week for 20-30min or longer, and maybe a live fire practice session once week or so. I would HAMMER the fundamentals and nuance during live fire. Don't run and gun. Doubles and triples drills, Transition vision, Grip and Trigger finger refinement(using doubles), reloads, etc.

I would look into the transition drills where you are transitioning based on the beep of the timer or the snap of the trigger. You deliberately pause a tenth of a second or so and snap the trigger, then pop the eyes to the next target. Obviously you'd want to always practice this from a draw if the 1st target is your only problem area. You can also do it with a beep, so you wait for the beep, then snap the trigger and do not look until you've clicked the trigger. Then pop the head, then transition. Just a thought.

I recently just switched to Sport Pistol after 10+ lbs of TItegroup. I'll never go back unless that's the only thing I can find. I put 3-4k through my S2 with TG and then switched to SP. Last 1k was noticeably better recoil impulse and substantially cleaner. I'm a fan

Ya I like the sides like you have them, but I'd go more on the front for sure. I snag the front of the mag on the front of my gun a lot, so I'll probably go heavier there. I get worried about going to strong on the back with the main spring plunger thing sitting right there. May just round it off and polish it. LOL... ya I doubt any of this will ever trump practice, but neither does half of the crap I do to my guns cause I just like playing around and trying new things.