digby7 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 had a interesting experience at this weekends match and not entirely sure what to make of it. I don't actually remember much about shooting it. I noticed this after the first stage where i couldn't really remember where the dot was or what exactly I did. I remember a few very specific things - hitting a no-shoot, wondering why the steel was taking so long to fall, registering 3 hits on steel and not waiting around for it to fall, that I should have not let another squad mate influence my plan on one stage and thats literally all I remember about shooting those 5 stages. Went into the stages with a plan but still pretty much shot everything as I saw it. In the past I would either over-analyze things or just have a brain fart and forget to shoot something or skip a reload or whatever… this was much different. movement and hits were generally good and i ended the stages in a rush on unload and show clear. just curious on if others have experienced this and what exactly it means. The best that I can interpret it is that I essentially went on auto-pilot and somehow still managed to shoot good stages. came in 7th overall out of 67, 4th in open and 2nd overall for the classifier - surrounded above and below by master level shooters. I'm currently unclassified in open, B in Singlestack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangGreg66 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I've done it before but never on a whole match. I can't really control it at this point, but like you said, sometimes I'll go through a stage and finish and not remember thinking on the stage at all. It was all reaction. Buzzer goes off, draw, see a target and start shooting and moving until nothings left. Usually I have a plan that I've walked through a few times and execute it. What I find interesting lately is I've been recording my shooting and have been remembering my shooting, but comparing the two, I'll remember things moving slower than in the video or happening a little diffrently or even not remembering details of how things went in parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digby7 Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) video here: probably the best match I've shot so far regardless of the no-shoot and mike in terms of balancing out speed/accuracy. i'm shooting 9 minor out of a steel gun and I haven't chrono'ed it yet. its a STI steel master and I hope it makes minor power factor. I love the screen cap youtube got of this of the RO trying to chase after me. Edited November 8, 2011 by digby7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangGreg66 Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Nice shooting, how many does that thing hold? I think I counted 24 shots on stage 5(1st in the video)? Nice hits on the classifier too. I think I only hit A/B, B/B, A/B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digby7 Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 Nice shooting, how many does that thing hold? I think I counted 24 shots on stage 5(1st in the video)? Nice hits on the classifier too. I think I only hit A/B, B/B, A/B. holds 23 in the mag and then a +1 gets me to 24. I shot to what would have been slide lock(if my slide locked back) on the 1st stage which is why i couldn't make up a no-shoot. no idea how i pulled that off on that classifier. I was watching saul kirsches 'mastering the mental game' and what I got out of it is that autopilot = shooting with your subconscious which is what you want otherwise your brain gets in the way too much. having had numerous brain melt-downs mid-stage I would have to agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangGreg66 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Nice, that's what my G34 holds with the arredondo base pads. I've heard that about autopilot before and I can see that's definitly the fastest way to do it. I've only done it a few times though. Sometimes I shoot in a daze, not remembering my plan but just going along and shooting targets as I see them, works ok most of the time. Other times I make a small mistake (hit a noshoot, hard cover) and have to think about my shot, call it, and go back to pick it up. I find I can't call my shots on autopilot. Most of the time I just try to stay on plan as best as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryYu Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I had an autopilot moment last night at a fun shoot. Instead of psyching myself up and actively visualizing how I was going to do the stage, I cleared my thoughts and was as relaxed as possible. Then I wound up shooting very well, but I don't remember a thing from the actual course of fire aside from nailing two reloads and watching my sights slide off a target before the shot broke and thinking, "Crap, limited vickers". Really enlightening experience from someone who has been 100% cerebral when it comes to shooting and life. Now I need to learn to let go more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I had an autopilot moment last night at a fun shoot. Instead of psyching myself up and actively visualizing how I was going to do the stage, I cleared my thoughts and was as relaxed as possible. Then I wound up shooting very well, but I don't remember a thing from the actual course of fire ... That's where it's at - nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryYu Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I'm glad I got to that chapter of your book on lunch break that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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