inkballedtarget Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hello: I still like the way Cliff shoots the revolver one handed and fast to pick his man Thanks, Eric YEAA!! Good call!! I was gonna mention that.. It was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chendersby Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 What the Hell did they do with Taran's personality? Way too "Mr. Serious" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 The wonders of editting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Sharpshooter Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Great job shooting the Glock. This one has to be the most interesting of the three so far. At least, it has captured my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Cliff, nice job buddy! I was kinda waiting for you to go for a weakhand reload! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airedale Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 What the Hell did they do with Taran's personality? Way too "Mr. Serious" Like most of us, he was in awe of Cliff Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2alpha Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I forget which one it was but somebody just about missed the selection target, I wonder if it has happened but just been edited out? How ya gonna handle it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I forget which one it was but somebody just about missed the selection target, I wonder if it has happened but just been edited out? How ya gonna handle it? LOL......if you miss the elimination selection target, that really ought to count as a vote for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 What the Hell did they do with Taran's personality? Way too "Mr. Serious" +1. When Taran came on, I was look, oh, Taran is hilarious, and my girlfriend was said 'Maybe somewhere else, but he really doesn't do it for me on this show'. I want a movie review segment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digby7 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I forget which one it was but somebody just about missed the selection target, I wonder if it has happened but just been edited out? How ya gonna handle it? LOL......if you miss the elimination selection target, that really ought to count as a vote for yourself. i'm going to have to 2nd that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKtruck150 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Good job Cliff! That challenge looked like it was a blast to shoot! We need to get a bunch of those machines for local club shoots! You did great using the Glock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avezorak Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I forget which one it was but somebody just about missed the selection target, I wonder if it has happened but just been edited out? How ya gonna handle it? LOL......if you miss the elimination selection target, that really ought to count as a vote for yourself. i'm going to have to 2nd that. Yeppers! Cliff rocked the Glock. Im getting a little tired of Michaels running commentary though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffwalsh Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 It was Phil who missed the scoring rings and hit the wood border of the elimination target on the first show. We gave him a lot of crap about that. It's funny. Everyone was worried about being the guy who missed. I think more so that they worried about the real challenges. I tried to get them to shoot one handed at the eliminations, it was not that far (10 yards or so) but nobody wanted to risk it. Chickens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) I forget which one it was but somebody just about missed the selection target, I wonder if it has happened but just been edited out? How ya gonna handle it? LOL......if you miss the elimination selection target, that really ought to count as a vote for yourself. LOL! Apparently hitting the wood frame still counted as a vote on the elimination range. From Sarah's interview a couple of weeks ago, apparently she was hitting the wood frames while riding the stage coach, but they didn't count them as hits. Interesting how on a short distance stand and shoot the frame counts, but on a longer distance riding a bouncing platform the frame doesn't count. Edited August 25, 2011 by Skydiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_J Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I forget which one it was but somebody just about missed the selection target, I wonder if it has happened but just been edited out? How ya gonna handle it? LOL......if you miss the elimination selection target, that really ought to count as a vote for yourself. Didn't a shooter in season 1 Dot the I in ian on the elimination selection target? It was obviously done on purpose, and missed the "shoot and see" part of the target but still counted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuck in C Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Does anyone besides me think that the Christian camp counselor (Dustin?)is somehow a ringer? He is supposedly a recreational shooter with no competition/LEO/Military experience. But, he hit the rifle targets with the OBR and AK with one round fired each, shot the best on the shotgun challenge (9 out of 10), and won the elimination challenge by hitting 21 of 24 light bulbs with 1 friendly. It makes me wonder if there is something in his background we are not being told. For dramatic purposes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Does anyone besides me think that the Christian camp counselor (Dustin?)is somehow a ringer? He is supposedly a recreational shooter with no competition/LEO/Military experience. But, he hit the rifle targets with the OBR and AK with one round fired each, shot the best on the shotgun challenge (9 out of 10), and won the elimination challenge by hitting 21 of 24 light bulbs with 1 friendly. It makes me wonder if there is something in his background we are not being told. For dramatic purposes? What? Like Jay, the golf instructor, from last season. Apparently he had qualified for the Olympics in archery. Bored with archery, he taught himself how to shoot handguns and rifles. Some people just have some raw talent to learn things quickly and do well. I know that most of us didn't like him (and perhaps still don't), but still gotta give him credit for being the wildcard last year where some of the competitors were worried that he might suddenly "pull something out of his a**" and win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Maybe not having prior experience/training on a firearm can be more of a benefit than people think. Just think about how hard it is to Untrain a bad habit. Verses never doing something and being shown the proper way of doing something right out of the gate? Being overconfident in your skills on a particular weapon can build complacency more than anything else, which is not a good situation to be in. With no experience "Baggage" to bring to the table its easy to focus on whats important, which are the fundamentals needed to complete the task at hand. In what these competitors are tasked with shooting, using random firearms in random shooting challenges/conditions, I would put my money on anyone that is able to quickly absorb what is being trained and focus on perfecting the fundamentals of the task at hand. This combined with a seasoned competition mindset that does not get rattled under pressure will be your winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Griffin Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 There's definitely a skill to learning. After spending years learning how to shoot I applied the same methods to golf with some decent success. It's just obsessive practice and observation without letting your own opinion get in the way. I wish I knew how to do it when I was young enough for it to matter. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudd Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Cliff, WOW!!!!, fa-fa-fa-an-an-an-tastic. It's always the quiet guys you have to watch out for. Beautiful gun handling. I don't have that kind of composure when I am reading these posts. Now I have a face to go with the name of one of the guys representing us at World Shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utf59 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I loved the elimination challenge. It was the kind of thing that a good shooter from any discipline could have won. It was fast, but not so fast that only a speed shooter could have won. And it was accurate, but not so difficult that only a bullseye shooter could have won. As Cliff said, you had to hit 5 plates in 8 seconds. Most people who shoot regularly could do that. But they had to hit all 5 plates every 8 seconds. And keep an eye on the apparatus to keep up with where the cannonballs were to know which plate to shoot next, but don't let that distract you from making the shot you have to make now... The balance between speed, accuracy, awareness and focus was brilliant. It reminded me a bit of watching a stage at the Bianchi Cup, except this thing kept the tension up longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Check out Dustin Ellermann's Top Shot audition video and decide whether he is a ringer or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffwalsh Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I wish I had a range in my yard. I might be good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynes_world_45 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 A GM will make almost any handgun stage look easy. Cliff may be a revolver guy but the fundamentals of sight alignment and trigger control pass through to any handgun he picks up. Drew never knew what hit him. I also got a kick out of their saying that they did not know if Cliff could keep up when things got physical being as he is a stand and shoot pistol guy. USPSA is stand and shoot??? :roflol: I think the quote was "static pistol shooter".....hahahaha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkballedtarget Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 A GM will make almost any handgun stage look easy. Cliff may be a revolver guy but the fundamentals of sight alignment and trigger control pass through to any handgun he picks up. Drew never knew what hit him. I also got a kick out of their saying that they did not know if Cliff could keep up when things got physical being as he is a stand and shoot pistol guy. USPSA is stand and shoot??? :roflol: I think the quote was "static pistol shooter".....hahahaha... Yeaaa that was one of the slanderous comments made... apparently not too bad for a paper puncher.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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