CSStreett Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Good advice from all depending on each shooters ability. My shooting theory is, if I take the time, no matter what the amount of time is needed for my shooting ability, to aim at the head shot, given this target set up, then why not use that same amount of time and shoot at the "larger" A zone of the body. If you approach it in the positive thinking process, there is only an A zone to shoot at, as was previous mentioned from another shooter. I prefer the larger shooting area then the smaller area. If a person took the head area of a target and removed it from the rest of the target, then took and just cut the area of the lower A zone of a target, and you placed them both at the same distance from the shooter. And that was the only two targets of a COF, which target would have the most shots at and hits in it at the end of the day? Given that a shooters goal was to hit the exact center (just using an example) of the A zone of the head or the exact center of the body A zone, the shooter has a far more margin of error on the larger A zone to miss the exact center vs. the head margin and achieve the goal. What surrounds the A zone should not distract you from your goal. And yes, I have shot a lot of No Shoots with this theory of mine. But, that just shows me that I have to work on shooting more A zones. Hence, why I keep going back to the matches Saturday after Saturday. My destination has not been met yet, I am sill on the journey. I love this shooting game!!! Awesome Advice! I think that's the quote of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Monkey Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Go for the big A zone. Slow down a tad if you need to, but at 30 feet or so you should be able to shoot A's all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayohee Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Looks like a nice array! T1 = Head, .40 splits T2 = Body, .25 splits T3 = Head, .40 splits All with a very hard front sight picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN550 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I am fairly new at uspsa and just had a similar stage. I went for the center A zone and just nicked the no shoot. Next time I may try head shots depending on distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullMetalJacket Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 You nicked the perf? The edge is there for a reason... You need to get the perf to be penalized and even then you still get the hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I shot based on the skill level I want to be at. Not necessarily where I am now. I go for the larger A zone, and if I knick a no shoot, it just means my skills need improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN550 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 No, I was clearly on the no shoot , but only by 1/4 inch. The 2 no shoot targets were right up to the A zone. It was a fairly close shot. Just need to take my time and not rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullMetalJacket Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I have a tendency to rush as well... I'm trying to slow down a hair and my games improving. Gotta find that comfort level between fast and accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Respect no-shoots, but don't fear them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGus Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Shooting the head shot and avoiding the no shoots sounds like a better option in the future. I came out of the stage with 3 no shoots and 3 mikes. A local GM had 2 penalties on this stage and I'm not THAT good. Not sure why you would go for head shots when the body shot has a larger A zone? If you actually shot the stage with 3 no-shoots and 3 mikes going for the body, if you went for head shots you still would have had 6 mikes. If you don't go at a pace that you can hit the target, then it doesn't matter whether you shoot the head or the body. But, the body gives you a much better chance for an A zone hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy69 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Body shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWNZRO Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Had a couple "Ah ha" moments in this thread, thanks for all the great advice guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ1911 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I would go for whatever gives you the biggest area to aim at. Consider the distance; too. The greater the distance, the more likely I am to go for the shots in the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) when faced with the choice of a full body A zone or a head shot not sure i ccould ever come wih a reason to shoot the head shot ... maybe if the body shot was at some difficult position or angle I 'might' consider a head shot instead but it would have to be pretty drastic ... the A zone on the head is just a 'tad' smaller than the body A zone ... Edited March 6, 2015 by Nimitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzo Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Shot a match last year that had horizontal hard cover strips on every target. I shot all head shots but, look at it during scoring I realized that I should have shot the A zone I ended up shooting A,B on every target but placing the same shots spacing in the lower A zone would have given me all A hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shws Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 depends on the range, but generally i would go body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&W686 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Slow down just a little and shoot A's. Just don't slow so much that the extra points don't matter. I agree. Just slow down and shoot the for the A zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOF Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 If you run three head targets quickly you have a small A box in there and some rounds might get into it, and the rest is C scoring. If you feel confident about double tapping three heads (no vertical transitions there... just a horizontal run) then running head boxes might be a better bet than trying to squeeze rounds between the No Shoots because you will have to slow the transitions down in order not to over swing into a No Shoot. It's safer in terms of score. The time you take to aim carefully at the A Zone between the no shoots is mitigated by the time it takes to drill three head A/Cs... and you avoid the No Shoots and their killer penalties. I'm no 'whiz bang'... but I would have run the three heads (BTDT). It's the safest route, and likely the fastest. The difference between a A and a C is made up with speed... and no penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewHewes81 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Shoot for the body A zone. there is more area exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog_99 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Body shots for the reasons stated above. Mostly that the A zone is available in a larger area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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