sincityshooter Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 Just went out and practiced 5-50 Standards for the Nationals. I wasn't sure on the distances between 5 and 50 so I shot strong hand at 30y and set the reload string at 20y. I was consistently between 19.30 and 20. It was not a good day at the 50y mark. I just couldn't keep it steady. I dropped an average of 8 points from that distance. I did manage a 1.3 weakhand draw for an A of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Grrl Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 I shot strong hand 25 yds and the reload string at 15 yds - points were good at 103, time was long at 38 - but I had a 19.38 weak hand string due to a death jam. I'm going to be able trust my skills at the Nationals though - and that was my goal! To make sure that I COULD do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 I'm also interested in familiarizing myself with "5-50stds". Wasn't this shot at FGN? What are the distances for the middle two boxes,..15 & 30?? This stage, being the only one in which weak-hand is mandated, beckons us to practice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 No, it wasn't shot at the FGN's. The standards there were fixed-time with partial targets at 25 - 10 yds. (I think they were originally supposed to be 30 - 15yds.) I haven't seen distances for the RGN's posted anywhere. I would have guessed 50, 25, 15 & 5. But, I really don't know. I think the longest strong/weak classifier is Merle's standards with strong hand at 20yds & weak hand at 15yds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 The weak hand is only 5 yards. It's hardly worth practicing; you can yank the trigger with a crappy sight picture at that distance. This stage is won or lost at 50 yards, though the strong hand is not to be dismissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted August 13, 2002 Share Posted August 13, 2002 OK, I see they've posted distances now. 50, 25, 15 & 5 yds. Hey, I guessed right. Now, if I can only shoot them as well as I can guess their distances... I agree. The 1st 2 strings are most important due to their difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sincityshooter Posted August 13, 2002 Author Share Posted August 13, 2002 I guess I'll go out and practice it with the correct distance. I agree that the 5y weak hand string is a no brainer. You can point shoot at that distance and get all A's. The other 3 strings can be tough depending on how you shoot them. The 15y string might be handled a little carelessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted August 14, 2002 Share Posted August 14, 2002 Oh...I can see a few MIKES on the close weak-hand string just because it seems so easy......careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 Ok in practice today, cold first shots fired, 17.89 down 12 points one D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sincityshooter Posted August 15, 2002 Author Share Posted August 15, 2002 I would take that any day. I'm not that great at the 50y line. I was getting my hits, but I was leaving that position down 6-10 points. It didn't matter if I took 4 seconds or 5 seconds to finish the string. I was averaging around 18 seconds and 100-105 points. Not the best, but I know this is a trouble spot for me... that explains why I considered going prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 I think you should push your strengths and work with your weakness. As you know 5 A's 1 C at 50 in 6.5 sec are better than 3 C's and 3 D's in 5.0 This was at the limit of my ability and I am real curious to see if I can pull it off again in next practice much less at Nats. I would be real happy to get this next week. I am having trouble with strong hand!! I am shooting too fast not letting sight settle, its really far for SH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sincityshooter Posted August 16, 2002 Author Share Posted August 16, 2002 I'm aware that time isn't the factor. I went out and shot some more distance today and did better. Some days I have it some days forget it. Strong hand at 25 yards is all in the grip. I find that if I get a good grip and the first shot tracks normal, then I can get through the string fairly fast with good hits. If the grip is a little off, the hits get worse and the time goes up. I find it hard to readjust the strong hand grip. I hope this doesn't happen to anyone, but if you get to the 5y mark and the hits don't add up, it's WORTH taking extra shots. If you shoot A's then you will gain 5 points every shot. Yes, I'm aware of the -10 procedural, but it's better than the -15 you lose with a miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted August 16, 2002 Share Posted August 16, 2002 I did the math on the drive back from the match Sunday and I concluded making up a miss with an extra shot on a VC stage like that is worth 2-3 match points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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