My shooting is ok but I cant remember sht when beep goes beep

[Dfehr401]

Is that just inexperience?  Ive shot enough matches but those long memory stage I always forget.  How would you guys recommend i practice, dry fire to improve?

[stick]

 

In all honesty, when I took a class with Mike Seeklander, he said once you have your plan, you should be able to turn your back to the stage and shoot the stage in your head.  Until then you're not ready.

Edited July 9, 2023 by stick

[nitrohuck]

The above advice... 

 

Burn the entire stage plan into your head, close your eyes and run through it. Oh, and then do it again and again. Do it at realistic speed, don't just fast forward through the stage in your head. 

 

 

 

 

[Bigzona]

Visualization seems to be one of the most critical part of our game that is a bit under-discussed.  The above commentary is all accurate, but each individual is quite different.  For me, I try to lock in my plan asap so I can move onto the visualization phase.  That includes running it in my head without looking at the stage, and when I get stuck I take a look, then look away and do it again in my head until I don't have to look at the stage.  I was once told that when you've visualized correctly, first the fluidity in execution of the stage is self evident, but second you will likely have the stage in your head for a week.

[waktasz]

Get to the matches early. Walk any difficult to remember stages 1000 times if needed. Spend more time on the complex ones and don't waste effort on the easy ones. You should be able to visualize yourself in first person going to each position and shooting each target. It will come with time and practice. 

[shred]

Just be sure setup is done before doing that or you'll be that guy.

 

 

[StefVanHauwe]

Adopt a process and repeat it consistently. This is a video I made on the topic. Maybe you can find some inspiration in/from it: 

 

 

[gerritm]

If you are not first on the stage, make sure you reset it as much as possible.  Resetting/taping lets me see anything hidden that I might miss otherwise. A pattern to the way it was set up.  Different perspective. 

 

Gerritm 

[beltfedgoodness]

I’m with the OP on this, I’m following for any more advice on how to practice this! 

[Bigzona]

1 hour ago, beltfedgoodness said:

I’m with the OP on this, I’m following for any more advice on how to practice this! 

It would be great to hear back from you and the OP on what you tried from the suggestions and what worked. This is the interesting part of the game where we're all wired different.  We have a few high level shooters locally. One clearly separates himself after the walk through the program his plan in....you can literally see it.  Then another guy walks through twice, and keeps socializing until he shoots...then proceeds to crush souls.  We're all a bit different.

[beltfedgoodness]

I’ll try my best, I’ve made a point to squad up with the best shooters at our local range to learn. It helps but he’s like a freaking robot with how fast he can plan stages. 

[konkapot]

Trying to plan like the local heat might not be the best path. He's going to do things that are in HIS skillset, not yours. 

 

I'd adopt some doctrine. These are not perfect but are a good starting point. Assuming you are right handed. 

 

1. Draw TO the easy target first. 

2. Leave a position FROM an easy target. 

3. Given an option, moving towards targets will typically be better than "shooting them from back here."

4. Generally shoot left to right. 

5. Generally move left to right. 

6. Avoid static reloads. 

7. There's no such thing as a "Free" reload. Your clone will be one second faster than you for every reload you do. 

8. When you're walking the stages focus on the "tough" parts, not the start position. These guys who stand in the box 100 times instead of prepping for the critical parts of the stage are doing it wrong. 

 

 

By the time you are making ready, you should have "shot" the stage in your mind so often that you're tired of it. 

 

 

[Racinready300ex]

Try to keep the plan simple. If there is a way to do it that's less complex but theoretically slower you'll probably do better with the less complex plan.

 

Once you have a plan visualize it over and over again in your head until you can't do it wrong. Start practicing visualization in practice both live a dry to get better at it. 

[CHA-LEE]

Do you practice PROGRAMMING a stage in Dry Fire or Live Fire training? If not, how do you expect to do it in a match?

[willfully armed]

As has been said, and ill echo, visualization is the key to success. Ive found it yields far more results than walking a stage multiple times. 

 

I also got to the point where after the stage, I couldn't recall what I did during the stage. 

[RedDotsOnly]

If you can close your eyes and go through the stage in your head on multiple occasions, then you're ready to rock n' roll. Trust me though, we all know it's hard to remember - lol 

[drdre352]

I’m always practicing off the timer. That way you just kind of getting used to it. Majority of it is mental… I just think of the beep as my permission to execute.  

[Runswithwood1]

Ha I think it happens to everyone, for example shooting a stage, and realizing your mag is still pretty full on the unload, right ad you see the cluster of 2 targets hiding behind barrels

[Dfehr401]

On 7/13/2023 at 3:11 PM, shred said:

Just be sure setup is done before doing that or you'll be that guy.

 

 

Haha yup.  Call my name im loading mags