AzoneHits Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I got mix suggestions as far as shooting the texas star and i just wondered how you guys shot it the best way. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 With a shotgun. Using the search function will give you two pages of results with useful information, not just wiseass remarks like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepickles Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Here's a thread on the subject with some video. The short version, shoot it top down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rising Sight Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Hitting the plates works the best for me. I have always shot them from the top and worked my way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzoneHits Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 Thanks to all the replied. Your input was highly appreciated. I will start shooting from the top this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Griffin Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Thanks to all the replied. Your input was highly appreciated. I will start shooting from the top this time. There's no question that top-down is the way to go, although there is some argument about whether to transition plates in the middle, or lock onto a side and let the plates come to you. I think distance dictates that for me, if the star is much farther than 10 yards, I can't transition fast enough, so I just lock on at 3 o'clock and let the plates come up. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Thanks to all the replied. Your input was highly appreciated. I will start shooting from the top this time. But I don't think that will help you at Double Tap Don. The "spyder monkey" stage has two Texas Stars rotating in opposite directions. How will you shoot something like that? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thanks to all the replied. Your input was highly appreciated. I will start shooting from the top this time. But I don't think that will help you at Double Tap Don. The "spyder monkey" stage has two Texas Stars rotating in opposite directions. How will you shoot something like that? Bill The thread that ihatepickles provided a link to contains a link to a video on youtube that has a two star set up from the Oklahoma Sectional that seems quite similar to the one that will be at the Double Tap. The only problem is that the video quality is terrible. Be prepare to squint. p.s. two stars in line, three or four... it doesn't matter. When possible shoot plates off the top first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) Fast helps too Ok I guess this sounds smart A**s = But if you start at the top is best and have a plan on what target you are going to look at next. On a moving target -The Harder you Look at it - the less it will apear to move. Waiting on a target to reach the top or some spot, when the target is moving -Seams Very Silly to me. But I may not know nothing Edited January 23, 2007 by AlamoShooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 i agree with eric-but having seen matt shoot them with an AR at the iron man, that looks sick!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Griffin Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Fast helps too Ok I guess this sounds smart A**s = But if you start at the top is best and have a plan on what target you are going to look at next. On a moving target -The Harder you Look at it - the less it will apear to move. Waiting on a target to reach the top or some spot, when the target is moving -Seams Very Silly to me. But I may not know nothing The theory is this: you shoot the top plate, the star doesn't move. You then shoot either the 10 or 2 o'clock plate, and the star starts to move, in an upward direction on the side you shot. You now have a choice: do a very fast transition and hit the other plate, which will "stop" the star, or time the plates as they rise into the 10 or 2 position. This will be close to the top of the arc, and they are moving fairly slowly once they get there. As you hit plates, the balance keeps shifting to keep them rising. I choose the "wait for the plates" method, because if you miss the transition plate, you've got a fully-moving star that is reversing direction by the next shot, which is a heck of a lot harder to hit. If I shoot the star "clean" by this method, it takes 3-4 seconds, I think. In the final analysis, you need to go out and shoot a star a few times to see what works for you. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffl Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 here is the most evil star I have seen This was demonstrated at the Nationals in Tulsa This is the best star on the market and it is not prone to malfunction. The plates can be shot even with a 22. I understand they even have 3" plates which were made for the Military. http://www.securefirearmproducts.com/sfp_d...P/ts1681_2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I understand they even have 3" plates which were made for the Military. ================ Just paint it black and call it a Tactical Texas Star :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 here is the most evil star I have seenThis was demonstrated at the Nationals in Tulsa This is the best star on the market and it is not prone to malfunction. The plates can be shot even with a 22. I understand they even have 3" plates which were made for the Military. http://www.securefirearmproducts.com/sfp_d...P/ts1681_2.html EVIL!! I like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerwas Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 here is the most evil star I have seenThis was demonstrated at the Nationals in Tulsa This is the best star on the market and it is not prone to malfunction. The plates can be shot even with a 22. I understand they even have 3" plates which were made for the Military. http://www.securefirearmproducts.com/sfp_d...P/ts1681_2.html That is extremely evil! Oh my, I'd bet that'll be at a nationals near you this year..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 There's no question that top-down is the way to go, although there is some argument about whether to transition plates in the middle, or lock onto a side and let the plates come to you. I think distance dictates that for me, if the star is much farther than 10 yards, I can't transition fast enough, so I just lock on at 3 o'clock and let the plates come up. Great, concise explanation. Our local club set up the Double Tap Star stage, and if they got it right, it should be lots of fun. Two stars, each with an extra plate on one side near the top, and each with a stick to keep it from spinning. Open the door, the sticks are pulled out, and the extra plate starts the stars spinning then drop off. One spins each direction. Scott Stockton from Dallas cleaned this stage with no missed plates, by shooting at each plate as it appeared around 10 o'clock on the clockwise-spinning one, and 2 o'clock on the counterclockwise one. He had two or three plates dropping from one of them before it really started to spin. http://www.doubletapranch.com/Results%20an...ndex-DTC07.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Merriam Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 I'll chime in too. Top down, but if you shoot with confidence you may miss one and shoot the next and the thing goes a little weird. If I do my part it goes quickly, sometimes it gets funky. I think alot of it comes down to timing, and anticipating the shot. Some people are good and some are not. You could fix it with practice but some just hate stars. I have watched some decent shooters just totally go bonkers knowing they have to shoot one. I shot the double star at Area 6 last year (13 shots in all) in just 12.88 sec....my best stage. All the top shooters were fast but some had trouble...I was only 1 sec back from a well known GM. I still believe it comes down to, If you believe you can you will! Most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 here is the most evil star I have seenhttp://www.securefirearmproducts.com/sfp_d...P/ts1681_2.html THE DEATH STAR <Insert Lord Vader's breathing sound> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Looks lke something you might have seen in the Shooting USA video game.... wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Griffin Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 That double tap star was fun! I did the stage in 13.something, a pretty good time. I also experienced my first completely unconscious shot; after I fired the first star shot and hit a plate on top, I heard two rings, and realized that I had somehow fired and hit another plate without being aware of it. I think I missed two times on the stars, and managed to finish them both with a single 10-round magazine. (two plates were hard cover, not necessary to shoot) The hardest thing about that stage was the puny door that would blow shut unless you jammed a foot in it. I had to open it twice, unfortunately. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerba Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I got mix suggestions as far as shooting the texas star and i just wondered how you guys shot it the best way. Thanks. Shoot the 5 plates off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) I got mix suggestions as far as shooting the texas star and i just wondered how you guys shot it the best way. Thanks. Shoot the 5 plates off of it. !! "Fast" !! !FAST! Edited March 30, 2007 by AlamoShooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_862 Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I had the same question, I knew that there was going to be a star at my next shoot, so I looked on here and decided to shoot it from top down. Top down worked great for me. This was my 2nd shoot at a uspsa match, I am just getting started, and it was my 5 stage all together. I am happy to say that I got them all and I finished the stage at 98.01% in my class(L-10) to a Master, not sure if I shot it that good or if he had a bad stage. Needless to say I was really happy. So to answer your question for me the best way was shoot the top then shoot the top right and wait for the next one to come to the same spot. The last two were at the bottom. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I had the same question, Needless to say I was really happy. So to answer your question for me the best way was shoot the top then shoot the top right and wait for the next one to come to the same spot. The last two were at the bottom. Rick Congrats Rick don't sell your self short by "waiting for the next one" let your eyes go to the target and lock on with your eyes, as you learn on more on movers you will not see them moving much any more. = look for the target as compared to looking at the movment. Its the cool thing about shooting to me - seeing things that are fast seem not to move at all. You can see and do alot if you don't limit your self to time JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Griffin Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I had the same question, I knew that there was going to be a star at my next shoot, so I looked on here and decided to shoot it from top down. Top down worked great for me. This was my 2nd shoot at a uspsa match, I am just getting started, and it was my 5 stage all together. I am happy to say that I got them all and I finished the stage at 98.01% in my class(L-10) to a Master, not sure if I shot it that good or if he had a bad stage. Needless to say I was really happy. So to answer your question for me the best way was shoot the top then shoot the top right and wait for the next one to come to the same spot. The last two were at the bottom. Rick You should know that classifiers (which is how to get ranked as a Master) are a lot different than field courses or moving targets like the star. There are a lot of Masters that are beaten by Bs and Cs on full matches. As mentioned, shoot the star as fast as you can break quality shots; as I've improved, I've migrated from locking on at 2:30, to slowly (controlled!) easing the gun down to meet the plates as soon as I can regain my sight picture. Right now, that means I shoot it top 2:00 3:15 4:30 5:30 or thereabouts, with no misses. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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