Race to B Class

[Rokihsa]

Thank you for the add.

[jdphotoguy]

Results from August's update. Several made the move to B class, Nimitz, Paul, wtturn, eric4069, JonSnow, and kneelingatlas. I've moved all of you to the Race to A Class

66.39% - Nimitz (A75116) Production
61.28% - Paul (A72591) Limited
61.06% - wtturn (A84978) Limited10
60.60% - eric4069 (TY65231) Production
60.43% - JonSnow (TY73546) Limited10
60.38% - kneelingatlas (A78548) Open
59.48% - Jamauntry (A58097) Production
59.23% - Todd7446 (TY80623) Open
58.46% - CJ1 (A69719) Limited
58.27% - magpulled (A82324) Production
57.99% - klee (TY66127) Open
57.96% - bayougump (A81333) Production
57.69% - Chuckie45 (TY75443) Limited
57.46% - cookiemonster (TY73213) Limited
57.31% - craigsteffek (A63662) Production
56.37% - dlfleetw (A80093) Production
56.32% - Rokihsa (A83273) Limited
55.93% - jte (A81499) Production
55.63% - CJ1 (A69719) Production
55.61% - trgt (A81079) Production
54.93% - GTOGuy06 (A80382) Revolver
54.35% - JayDubU (FY81419) Limited
53.66% - deerassassin22 (A73735) Singlestack
53.29% - Madone (L2754) Production
53.01% - GMG (A66173) Production
52.28% - LilBunniFuFu (L3538) Production
52.28% - Vanniek71 (TY77537) Production
51.80% - shtr3 (A81488) Limited
51.74% - kdhill (A75170) Production
51.62% - Whitedog (A67948) Production
51.48% - Loop51 (A71205) Production
51.24% - Lifeislarge (A77733) Limited
50.99% - Avezorak (A65587) Limited10
50.95% - SilverBolt (TY81959) Limited
50.88% - fizux (A82779) Production
50.84% - maddox (A73621) Limited
50.37% - DoubleL (A77154) Production
50.25% - Biloxi23 (A69732) Limited
49.93% - Hatchet (A79594) Production
48.83% - fyresq (A71959) Limited
47.76% - ZackJones (A46578) Production
47.71% - aandabooks (A83660) Production
47.66% - UFO (A81578) Revolver
47.10% - SW4me (A73955) Production
46.93% - Madone (L2754) Limited
46.04% - Waynebob126 (A81259) Production
44.83% - UFO (A81578) Limited10
44.42% - ron169 (A77660) Limited
41.94% - melissa5 (A77077) Open
41.15% - dlfleetw (A80093) Limited10
41.00% - Zoomy (TY79706) Limited
40.74% - GunBandit (A83468) Production
40.57% - Big_Wall (A80197) Production
40.10% - WidowsSon683 (TY80024) Limited
39.36% - amatt (TY69538) Limited10
39.10% - Terry_Spangler (A46782) Production
35.19% - JohnnyD (A82371) Production
27.68% - Waynebob126 (A81259) Limited10

[a matt]

Lots of folks in here. WOW. I guess I need to shoot some L-10 classifiers.

Edited August 14, 2014 by a matt

[Nimitz]

yes sir ... half way to A ...

signing off here, good luck to everyone

Edited August 14, 2014 by Nimitz

[Vanniek71]

All I needed was 1 solid classifier to move to B..... And nooooo our classifier at the last match was Area 5 standards... Cruel and unusual punishment I say!

[kneelingatlas]

yes sir ... half way to A ...

signing off here, good luck to everyone

I'm going to have to step up my game to pass you up!

[ZackJones]

Congrats to those that moved up!

[ron169]

I guess my club quit sending in scores... Two months in a row

[grantwoodok]

Hey guys new shooter here (A82820) and decided to jump right into Open. I've shot 5 qualifiers since late January and finally got a qualification this week.

Open C (40.22) is where I start but my goal is to be B before year end. Highest so far is my last qualifier at 58.9%.

Is B reasonable to expect?

[Nimitz]

yes sir ... half way to A ...

signing off here, good luck to everyone

I'm going to have to step up my game to pass you up!

Bring it on dude ...!

[Vanniek71]

Hey guys new shooter here (A82820) and decided to jump right into Open. I've shot 5 qualifiers since late January and finally got a qualification this week.

Open C (40.22) is where I start but my goal is to be B before year end. Highest so far is my last qualifier at 58.9%.

Is B reasonable to expect?

Absolutely reasonable, heck A class could be attainable if you practice enough!

[Paul-the new guy]

Way to go Ken! That is solid. I barely squeeked in...

[Nimitz]

thx!

[Light700]

A-84365 open I just got my C classification for open and would like to be added to the list.

Aaron

[cautery]

I'll play... L2682 - Limited

[Hatchet]

JD, I didn't see you in C or B. Have you made it to A?

[jdphotoguy]

JD, I didn't see you in C or B. Have you made it to A?

I'm still firmly planted in C class. I'm not in the races, don't shoot often enough to be concerned about my classification.

Edited August 17, 2014 by jdphotoguy

[jdphotoguy]

A-84365 open I just got my C classification for open and would like to be added to the list.

Aaron

Added

[jdphotoguy]

I'll play... L2682 - Limited

Added

[Hatchet]

JD, I didn't see you in C or B. Have you made it to A?

I'm still firmly planted in C class. I'm not in the races, don't shoot often enough to be concerned about my classification.

Me either. But I get a warm feeling just knowing it's out there.

[sarge450]

Add me to the race please, need all the help and motivation I can get.

TY 79986 - Limited 54.66. Started the year unclassified in Limited goal has been to make B this year.

I am shooting pretty well in matches, but keep letting the classifiers get into my head. Any advice on how to convince your self the classifier is just another stage in the match are welcome. I seem to either blow it completely going to fast or go to slow and end up with good hits but slow times.

[jdphotoguy]

Add me to the race please, need all the help and motivation I can get.

TY 79986 - Limited 54.66. Started the year unclassified in Limited goal has been to make B this year.

Added.

[drewbeck]

If you're shooting well in matches but not classifiers it's because your either, trying or thinking. You can't do either consistently enough to put together 6-8 different classifiers in a row trying to shoot above your level. Sure everyone can go hero or zero occasionally but not consistently enough to get bumped up.

Just shooting them within your current skillset will likely yield much better scores that trying.

When you shoot with a GM and they kill it, they're not trying to do anything, their comfortable shooting pace is just that much better than ours.

Another way to look at it is no MLB player consistently tries to hit home runs, they think make solid contact and it just happens. You can tell when they try because they end up walking back to the dugout after just striking out

Please add me as well A85028

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Edited August 29, 2014 by drewbeck

[sarge450]

If you're shooting well in matches but not classifiers it's because your either, trying or thinking. You can't do either consistently enough to put together 6-8 different classifiers in a row trying to shoot above your level. Sure everyone can go hero or zero occasionally but not consistently enough to get bumped up.

Just shooting them within your current skillset will likely yield much better scores that trying.

When you shoot with a GM and they kill it, they're not trying to do anything, their comfortable shooting pace is just that much better than ours.

Another way to look at it is no MLB player consistently tries to hit home runs, they think make solid contact and it just happens. You can tell when they try because they end up walking back to the dugout after just striking out

Please add me as well A85028

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Thanks I have done the just shoot the stage, mental game. Honestly that is what worked the best for me, just haven't figured out to mentally do that with any type of consistency. Working on it though. Thanks for the advise, now I know I am least headed in the right direction.

[drewbeck]

Mentality, consistency, and speed are the things separating you, me, "us", from B, A, and beyond. Practice, drive, and effort WILL make you improve and move to B, complacency will keep you here forever.

Being a C shooter is not a definition of WHAT you are, but merely WHERE you are today. Each classification is a stepping stone that gets progressively further and further away, it's up to us to decide if we are comfortable where we are or decide we're going to do what it takes to jump to the next one. B Class seems to be where most people decide they are comfortable, they get off the train and forget all about improving.

A lot of people say things like, I JUST want to make B,A,M, etc. if you were to ask almost any GM, Pro player, or someone at the elite/upper level of anything, this mentality is totally foreign to them. They set goals, when they get NEAR achieving them they've already mentally moved on to the next goal without even pausing to think about the achievement.

In this sport, climbing a mountain doesn't get you to the top of anything, all it does is give you a better view of all the higher mountains left to climb.