School me

[Maksim]

I figure its time. =)

Shooting matches for 1 year, no real training, except some recently and recently watching the training videos on DAA theater.

One of the things I am noticing, have to keep the gun closer to face level, do see dropping the gun a quite a bit.

Best match to date, especially since shooting nationals L10.

27th out of 90 overall for our local match, 3rd out of 16 in L10

As per cmcalc, shot a 76% classifier for L10.

Ok, I'm listening.

Edited October 25, 2011 by Maksim

[Flexmoney]

Are you new to that holster?

[Flexmoney]

On your gun manipulation, stay with that a bit longer, visually. Ya want to locate the next target ASAP, but it doesn't help to do so if you are still working on getting the gun ready to run.

[Maksim]

Fairly new to the holster... Why?

And point taken on the malf. Somehow I clicked the safety up a tad when picking it up, caught up when trying to rack it. I believe with grip tape on the front, will be able to change that.

[Flexmoney]

Fairly new to the holster... Why?

And point taken on the malf. Somehow I clicked the safety up a tad when picking it up, caught up when trying to rack it. I believe with grip tape on the front, will be able to change that.

Grip tape? Nah.... LOOK.

You are conservative going to the holster...and getting the gun out of it.

[Maksim]

Fairly new to the holster... Why?

And point taken on the malf. Somehow I clicked the safety up a tad when picking it up, caught up when trying to rack it. I believe with grip tape on the front, will be able to change that.

Grip tape? Nah.... LOOK.

You are conservative going to the holster...and getting the gun out of it.

Conservative as in slow?

What is your suggestion to improve? =) I probably should practice more with it.

[lilbeauxdawg]

here's some of the things i saw.

1. when making ready i like to be in the start position and use "make ready" as the BEEP. when you go to load your gun put it in front of your face not chest level, eventually that will be engraved into your head and you will start to do it during the stage.

2. when going for the gun you need to explode out of the start position. one way to practice this is to dry fire and say the commands in your head or out loud and think of getting to that gun as quick as possible.

3. on stage 3 load the gun and rack it in front of your face also i can't tell from the video but it looks like you should have been able to easily move and engage all the front targets at the same time.

4. try to plan reloads a little better. there were a few standing reloads in that video which some were unnecessary and a waste of time.

hope this helps

lilB

[Maksim]

here's some of the things i saw.

1. when making ready i like to be in the start position and use "make ready" as the BEEP. when you go to load your gun put it in front of your face not chest level, eventually that will be engraved into your head and you will start to do it during the stage.

2. when going for the gun you need to explode out of the start position. one way to practice this is to dry fire and say the commands in your head or out loud and think of getting to that gun as quick as possible.

3. on stage 3 load the gun and rack it in front of your face also i can't tell from the video but it looks like you should have been able to easily move and engage all the front targets at the same time.

4. try to plan reloads a little better. there were a few standing reloads in that video which some were unnecessary and a waste of time.

hope this helps

lilB

Absolutely! Thanks!

[AR Gunner]

Good shooting. Practice your reloads so you don't have to look at your belt when you grab your mag, and get the reload up in front of your face.

[Maksim]

Good shooting. Practice your reloads so you don't have to look at your belt when you grab your mag, and get the reload up in front of your face.

Thats the thing... I dont even know why I am looking there. I know where the mag is, just the head automatically goes there.

Will do the suggestion before, to treat the make ready as the beep, and to load it in front of my face then.

I also from time to time shoot Single Stack with mags on the side, any suggestions? Keep my limited rig with mags in front or move them too?

[mikeg1005]

Heres my 2 cents on it.

Move faster... you are moving slow... explode to the next position.

Keep your gun high... it seems that every other time you move.. your pistol drops down to waist level, then you stop, then you bring it up... it cost time.

On stage 2 you should have reloaded after taking the first 4 shots(before picking up w/e it was you picked up) this would have saved you all the BS with that reload/having to pick the thing back up again.

STOP looking at your mag pouches, look at your pistol... and bring the pistol up when you reload you will see better/it will go faster/you will see your targets right away instead of looking up after you reload.

I'm not sure what it is with your pistol... but try racking the slide by grabbing up/infront of the ejection port.. it is much easier to rack the slide that way then by grabbing the rear.

MIke.

[Supermoto]

As others have said, movement, reloads. Standing reloads, keeping the gun up

Shooting classifiers back to back is kinda BS, wait until the end of the match if you want to shoot another division. Although it may be the way the tape is edited

Also Stand on the berm is not allowed,

2.1.9 All berms are “off limits” to all persons at all times, except when access to them is specifically permitted by a Range Officer (see Rule 10.6.1)

[Maksim]

Heres my 2 cents on it.

Move faster... you are moving slow... explode to the next position.

Keep your gun high... it seems that every other time you move.. your pistol drops down to waist level, then you stop, then you bring it up... it cost time.

On stage 2 you should have reloaded after taking the first 4 shots(before picking up w/e it was you picked up) this would have saved you all the BS with that reload/having to pick the thing back up again.

STOP looking at your mag pouches, look at your pistol... and bring the pistol up when you reload you will see better/it will go faster/you will see your targets right away instead of looking up after you reload.

I'm not sure what it is with your pistol... but try racking the slide by grabbing up/infront of the ejection port.. it is much easier to rack the slide that way then by grabbing the rear.

MIke.

Thanks Mike.

On Stage 2, didnt even think of that, absolutely right now looking at it. =)

On the messing with pistol... it is an EAA Witness, thin slide. I added grip tape to the front of it to resolve that, and have been practicing.

Thank you all for the honest feedback.

The other comments...

The berm... when our squad got to the stage, you could not see the target really without stepping on there. As far as shooting extra classifier, not possible, we had 94 shooters, and 7 stages. Don't get done till 5pm. Typically the classifier is the shortest stage so when the squad is there, that is the only time to shoot it, otherwise, you are typically waiting for the squad ahead of you anyway.

[Supermoto]

We shot the stage last that day and did not need to step on the berm.

Shooting the classifier twice, especially when you don't shoot the division you are signed up for first is poor match etiquette. You got to practice the stage before the match. If there isn't enough time to shoot it after the match, then you shouldn't do it

[Maksim]

We shot the stage last that day and did not need to step on the berm.

Shooting the classifier twice, especially when you don't shoot the division you are signed up for first is poor match etiquette. You got to practice the stage before the match. If there isn't enough time to shoot it after the match, then you shouldn't do it

Point taken.

Thank you for all the feedback. Will be practiced during the sessions.