Skydiver Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) After seeing last night's "Top Shot", what's to prevent a course designer from setting up a standards exercise requiring that shots be fired from the hip? Or does that simply go against Principle #7 in the rulebook about specialized techniques? If it does go against principle #7, why do course designers still make standards exercises that require shooting from the prone position, kneeling, or sitting? Is shooting prone, kneeling, and sitting considered practical skills, but point shooting from the hip is not? This isn't meant to be argumentative, but just trying to get the sense of the borders between practical vs specialized. Edited September 21, 2011 by Skydiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atbarr Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Sounds too much like IDPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 More like SASS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konkapot Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Might be hard to rigidly define "from the hip." Might also, arguably, be something that typical USPSA shooters don't know; kneeling/prone are pretty basic and easily defined positions. FY42385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 After seeing last night's "Top Shot", what's to prevent a course designer from setting up a standards exercise requiring that shots be fired from the hip? Or does that simply go against Principle #7 in the rulebook about specialized techniques? If it does go against principle #7, why do course designers still make standards exercises that require shooting from the prone position, kneeling, or sitting? Is shooting prone, kneeling, and sitting considered practical skills, but point shooting from the hip is not? This isn't meant to be argumentative, but just trying to get the sense of the borders between practical vs specialized. Kneeling, prone, and sitting all still allow for freestyle shooting.... From the hip does not..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 You can trust me when I tell you that you will absolutely NOT enjoy shooting an open gun from the hip Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT45 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Talk about rounds going over the berm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Texas Granny Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 You can trust me when I tell you that you will absolutely NOT enjoy shooting an open gun from the hip Later, Chuck Sounds like someone with experience in this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 1.1.5.2 Standard Exercises and Classifiers may include mandatory reloads and may dictate a shooting position, location or stance. A wacky WSB: "String 1: Engage T1-T3 with strong hand only in a bull's eye stance. String 2: Engage T1-T3 freestyle. String 3: Engage T1-T3 in a Gunman's crouch. String 4: Engage T1-T3 in a Standing Tall stance." http://www.bobtuley.com/pointshooting.htm Completely illegal, or legal but just old fashioned like shooting from box to box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Even if it is legal, I won't be returning to a match that runs stages like this. I prefer to spend my money at matches that are fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Completely illegal, or legal but just old fashioned like shooting from box to box. See 1.1.5 and sub-sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biloxi23 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I've never shot an open gun from the hip, but I have done some shooting from just above the hip using an "imminent danger" postion with my Glock 32C. I can be done safely, but you have to utilized about a 1/4 cant to the right, kind of a "modified outboard quarter homie" stule. Believe me, forget the outbaord cant and it eye opening (or closing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Don't want to be the 1st to try this with an open cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 You can trust me when I tell you that you will absolutely NOT enjoy shooting an open gun from the hip Later, Chuck Sounds like someone with experience in this matter. Something close early in my open career. Not pleasant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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