CrashDodson Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 11:41 AM, Jake Di Vita said: You must allow yourself to make mistakes in training. If your technique is 100% perfect in training, you will not improve. This. You have to get out of your comfort zone, just a little, every time. Burning through reps at your comfortable pace will not do much for you. I have wasted countless hours of dry/live practice sitting in my comfort zone. On 1/2/2018 at 4:09 PM, 1911builder said: "This game is 90% about movement, 5% mental, 5% shooting" I would say 90% mental, 5% movement, 5% Shooting 3 hours ago, NoKimberDave said: "If you can dryfire for more than 10-15 minutes straight, you are not gripping the gun hard enough". I would work on some hand strength! 2 hours ago, Loudgp said: Trigger prep....Trigger Prep.. stop slapping it.... JJ I have taken a class with JJ and taking another next month. He talks more about the trigger then anyone I have worked with. This is indeed a thing when shooting accurately but you can get too hung up on it and then shoot slow. The trick is doing it on demand...moving from hosing paper to a 20 yard plate rack and back to hosing paper. In dry fire you should practice working the trigger hard. 90% of the shots in a practical pistol match you will be working the shit out of the trigger...practice with that in mind and work on gripping the gun so you can smash the trigger without affecting your sights. If your prepping and pressing on every shot your likely losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_RAD Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 49 minutes ago, IHAVEGAS said: Never trust a fart. I've been burned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoKimberDave Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 19 hours ago, CrashDodson said: I would work on some hand strength! Yeah, that was the whole point, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Scientist Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Spend money on practice, not gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 14 hours ago, Crazy Scientist said: Spend money on practice, not gear True dat, BUT good gear really does help - a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I like what CHA-LEE says, something to the effect of " USPSA is a game of movement with a little bit of shooting."I found in my own shooting that the biggest gains come from focusing on how quickly and efficiently I move around. I don't really dry fire much and I hardly ever live-fire practice. But I think a lot about how I want to move, I visualize, and I watch videos of GM's shooting. While I am not an amazing shooter, I get great returns on what I invest in the sport by focusing mainly on movement. When I move faster, I feel less rushed to get through the shooting part of a stage. For what it's worth...Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliv2 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 The computer mouse analogy that Stoeger uses is one of the most helpful tips I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemHeli Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 this has been a great read for a rookie like myself. Thanks for all the training tips guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Sliv2 said: The computer mouse analogy that Stoeger uses is one of the most helpful tips I've ever heard. Don't know that one. Can you elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mitch Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Be a chameleon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddjob Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 If your going to miss......Miss fast. Target focus on targets less than 7 yards. Stoeger said look at the target then move the gun to the target. You look at what you want to click then you move the mouse over then click it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDRODA396 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Frank Garcia said in the first 5 minutes of a course he ran that there are no GM or "Insider" secrets. The key to shooting at the top is the perfect application of perfect fundamentals every shot. You get that by practicing perfect fundamentals, a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliv2 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 11 hours ago, Flatland Shooter said: Don't know that one. Can you elaborate? He goes into a bit more detail, but the Reader's Digest version is: - Transitions are like using a computer mouse. - You just look where you want to "click" and the "mouse" arrives there. - If you're in a hurry, you don't muscle the mouse faster, you just process faster. Trying to muscle a mouse around will cause you more grief than just clicking where you intend to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKorn Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Sliv2 said: He goes into a bit more detail, but the Reader's Digest version is: - Transitions are like using a computer mouse. - You just look where you want to "click" and the "mouse" arrives there. - If you're in a hurry, you don't muscle the mouse faster, you just process faster. Trying to muscle a mouse around will cause you more grief than just clicking where you intend to. Also, you don’t focus on the mouse and follow it across the screen to where you want to click. Try doing it this way sometimes. It’s hilariously slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliv2 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, DKorn said: Also, you don’t focus on the mouse and follow it across the screen to where you want to click. Try doing it this way sometimes. It’s hilariously slow. Bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKorn Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Just now, Sliv2 said: Bingo. I’m literally sitting at my desk doing this with my mouse and it’s maddeningly slow, yet people do the shooting equivalent in matches all the time and have no idea how much time they’re wasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loudgp Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Bring the firearm up to you, not you to the firearm... was always dot chasing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treeclmbr Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 You wont win a match with 1 stage but you can lose a match with 1 stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uewpew Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Relax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompac Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) I shoot with a lady who took a class from mike plaxco back in the day. He told her “let the front sight set the cadence for your shooting” things go better for me when I do that i heard Jerry M say once “you can get away with imperfect sight alignment, but not imperfect trigger control”. That’s a biggy also. Edited February 12, 2018 by Tompac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eureka1911 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 The focus on the front sight tip always seems the best. I have noticed that the better I get at that the better my scores are. And for me it goes beyond just focusing on the front sight. It is being aware of it, where it is and when it is where I want it to be when I pull the trigger. It is a cool feeling for me when it almost feels like the targets are appearing in front of my sights as I focus and am aware of where the front sight is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeEB Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 A good tip I received in one of my first matches "Don't get sucked into the ports" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashDodson Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 16 minutes ago, DukeEB said: A good tip I received in one of my first matches "Don't get sucked into the ports" Good one. Something I still have to remind myself of when walking stages at times. As RO I see shooters do this all the time and its a generally a time sync. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 JJ quote " shoot in the present". I am applying this best I can. I realize everytime I crash & burn that I was shooting this target, thinking about the last target or the next target not the "present" one. The proper application of this statement has been an incredible boost in my shooting. I am looking forward to when I finally get it locked in & apply it all the way through an entire match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedevil008 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 "Focus on the trigger pull" Previously my focus was on the front sight. Once I made that switch, I went from A to GM in 6 months, and had been stuck in A for several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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