MPK Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Any tips or words of wisdom for shooting SSP classifier? Would like to do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Aim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberneck Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I like to view the third stage as a fast paced bullseye match. I have seen too many guys zip through the first two stages only to give it all back by shooting too fast for their abilities on stage three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPK Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 Its stage 3, string 2 that has me thinking the most. Not worried. Any pointers for entering position #5 behind barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revchuck Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Its stage 3, string 2 that has me thinking the most. Not worried. Any pointers for entering position #5 behind barrel? Make sure you can engage all three targets witout re-positioning yourself. And yes, I wish I would take my own advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Get Matt Burketts Vol 5 DVD on IDPA. Dry fire in front of the TV shooting along with Matt as he shoots the classifier. And when you do live practice or shoot the classifer remember what Jake said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPK Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 Thanks! All the advise given will be used. I got a couple of weeks to practice. If I dont make expert I will be taking Jakes IDPA course at the MI State match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce282 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Try here. http://www.ccidpa.org/clastips.html Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPK Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 Try here.http://www.ccidpa.org/clastips.html Bruce GOLD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 or you could try typing "IDPA classifier tips" into google and see what else pops up. Me, at my current progression, or lack thereof, in IDPA would suggest for you NOT to practice the classifier at all. I don't know what your current level of proficiency is, but I would also suggest TO practice the basic set of skills the PTB at IDPA HQ feel you should be good at and hence have empasized in the classifier: 1. Strong hand only 2. Weak hand only 3. Shooting from either side of a barricade Shooting the classifier well does not necessarily an "expert" make. Notice that in the entire classifier you're only required to do one mag change of the RWR or TR style. My last little bit of advice is to reiterate what Rubberneck said up above. It's a Bullseye match. So the sight alignment and trigger discipline/patience has to really be there. You might want to put the top of your FS on the neck line of the target at that distance. Most people pull their shots down, so if you aim at the neck line, your shots should hopefully drop into the -0 circle. So why do you want to make "expert" so much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 When I shoot the classifier I normally do very well on all of it except for two parts: the head shots and the 20 yard shots. Both problems boil down to trigger control. It's more of a problem when I shoot SSP, because it's easier to yank the muzzle off-target with the longer, harder trigger pull. The cure for me is to slow down on these shots, enough to look at both the front and rear sights, and concentrate on maintaining a good sight picture throughout the trigger pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPK Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 So why do you want to make "expert" so much? Dont have the time or $$ to travel to big matches. Gives me something to work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 (edited) Any tips or words of wisdom for shooting SSP classifier? Would like to do well. Hit the down zero areas as fast as you can. Edited June 28, 2006 by Bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdmoore Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Any tips or words of wisdom for shooting SSP classifier? Would like to do well. Hit the down zero areas as fast as you can. hehehehe. Well, seriously, You shouldn't do this if you can hit the -1 a half second faster or the -3 1.5 seconds faster, or shot the berm 2.5 seconds faster than it takes to hit the down zero! Seems like a joke, but to me this is the allure of action shooting, to find the balance between speed an accuracy. I agree that shooting a good classifier requires better accuracy than shooting most matches. Not a knock on the classifier, just an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) Any tips or words of wisdom for shooting SSP classifier? Would like to do well. Hit the down zero areas as fast as you can. hehehehe. Well, seriously, You shouldn't do this if you can hit the -1 a half second faster or the -3 1.5 seconds faster, or shot the berm 2.5 seconds faster than it takes to hit the down zero! Seems like a joke, but to me this is the allure of action shooting, to find the balance between speed an accuracy. I agree that shooting a good classifier requires better accuracy than shooting most matches. Not a knock on the classifier, just an opinion. Perhaps. My experience has been that people who possess the knowledge and skill you describe - if indeed you can classify missing the target as a skill- do not ask the question that was posed. Edited June 29, 2006 by Bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdmoore Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 aw, I was just poking fun at your answer as it is actually what you want to do, and not how to do it. Like asking, How do I win in golf? Oh, just get the ball in the hole using fewer strokes than your competitiion? I just got a kick out of thinking of a new shooter with a very slow draw doing better by throwing one in the dirt in 2 seconds vs putting one in the -0 in 5 seconds. And for me, on the long distance portion, I feel like I do better shooting before I'm 99% confident of a -0 hit, as it feels like an eternity between being 80% sure vs 99%. If I practiced the classifier, I'd likely shoot it both ways and see what actually yeilds the best results. But I'm stuck in expert and a long way from Master, so YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RifleShooter Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Any tips or words of wisdom for shooting SSP classifier? Would like to do well. I just shot my first IDPA classifier on Wednesday. I managed to classify as SharpShooter, and I was well pleased. One of the other shooters is an Expert, and was trying to get to Master. He missed one of the head shots in Stage 1. Our shooting guru told him: 'The secret to making Master is not to miss. Quickly!' Arnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTDR Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 i dropped a head shot on the last classifier i shot, still made master though, but the big question is "can i compete as a master", hell no i can't i may be able to shoot with the best of them in practice, but competition nerves will get me every time everyone breaks it down in stages, to do well you must break it down shot to shot, i see way too many people do poorly on a stage overall because they "accepted" that a particular string they would not do well, instead of recognizing their own weakness, and developing it through practice, as stated above "strong hand, weak hand", and moving while shooting, i see allot of people do fair on stage 1, and stage 2, to just throw it down the drain on stage three, first two stages are based on speed, they get this stuck in their heads while on stage three, and i also see people trying to use the non existent "double tap" at 20 yards only to throw every second round into the berm break down all 90 shots, know them well, not 3 sets of 30 rapid shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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