Ben Stoeger Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 I had a HUGE practice session today. I spent about 4 hours on the range. I Worked on 6 different Classifiers. My goal was to hit a 100 on the first run, not just hit a 100 after getting groved in. That made things tougher. HERE is a video of one of my favorites. The range was a ghost town today... and that is why I go shooting on holidays. The ammo shortage has also been helpful for giving me lots of space to do my thing at the range. There are very few pistol shooters at the range these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 (edited) I worked some IDPA stuff today and shot the Classifier. is a videoReloads need a little work... I am used to my SpeedComp pouches, but whatever. I was happy with what I ended up with. Edited April 15, 2009 by Ben Stoeger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskySig Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 59 seconds! Do you think sub 50 seconds is possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 Do you think sub 50 seconds is possible? Yes... if one had a really really great day on this and they trained on it for awhile... sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ok I have been working on very close range high speed stuff the last couple days. Has anyone actually aced "can you count" in production? Draw, 5 shots, then a reload, then 5 more shots in 3 seconds. You gotta be hauling to do that. I am working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00bullitt Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Ok I have been working on very close range high speed stuff the last couple days. Has anyone actually aced "can you count" in production? Draw, 5 shots, then a reload, then 5 more shots in 3 seconds. You gotta be hauling to do that.I am working on it. Can't wait for the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I did it in practice once with my buddy's Glock. It's all in the draw and the load for me on this one. A .7x draw and .9x load will get you there without much of a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Ok I worked on THIS : I also spent about 200 rounds on Partial People Eaters. That classifier is a complete MFer to get 100% on. I can max out the points on each individual string, but I havent been able to put them all together yet. This is a good one to practice some more. I am going to get tuned up a little bit more on thursday, then I am teaching in Milan, IL over the weekend. I have another Class in Wi the following weeking. I am a busy little beaver this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badchad Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Ben how do you find out what 100% is on the classifiers? Is it written down somewhere or are you just doing trial and error with hit factors on classifiercalc.com? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Ben how do you find out what 100% is on the classifiers? Is it written down somewhere or are you just doing trial and error with hit factors on classifiercalc.com? Classifiercalc.com is what I use. It doesn't take long to figure things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Hey Ben, Glad to see you're on here too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 I didn't get much done yesterday. I am busy as hell with school and the job hunt. I shoot tonight and then tomorrow it is off to Milan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 I just got back from Milan, and I am tired. The class went well yesterday, and I had fun. I think I ran most of the guys into the ground. Thats ok though right? The match today got rained on pretty hard, and that really slowed things down. Oh well. I shot a slow and consistent classifier match. I am going to work on picking up the pace a little bit, especially on my draw. Here are the scores time points hit factor 1P Both Sides Now #1 12.76 90 7.0533 2P Off Balance Blast 18.02 114 6.3263 3P Partial People Eaters 0.00 116 116.0000 4P Peek-A-Boo No-shoots 6.71 54 8.0477 5P Riverdale Standards 16 12.45 92 7.3896 6P Fluffy's Revenge 1 3.12 40 12.8205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) Great to meet you Ben... I kinda expected you to be brash and arrogant, but what I found was a confident you man with respect and modesty. Ben, was only one to ask what he could do to help get the last stages setup. (four had to be setup the day of the match do to the club rules regarding those two bays) I was amazed that 40 people would stand there with a thumb up and not help. Ben walks over and says, "what do you need Jim" Your stock went way up with me Ben... it was a true pleasure to meet you and I look forward to shooting with in the future. People did start to help after the GM wasn't afraid to get in there and help. I'm sure some of them didn't know what to do... just ask guys! My best to you... JT Edited April 27, 2009 by JThompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) Great to meet you Ben... I kinda expected you to be brash and arrogant, but what I found was a confident you man with respect and modesty. Also, the only one to ask what he could do to help get the last stages setup. I was amazed that 40 people would stand there with a thumb up and not help. Ben walks over and say, "what do you need Jim" Your stock went way up with me Ben... it was a true pleasure to meet you and I look forward to shooting with in the future.My best to you... JT PS Don't let Ben fool ya... he could have picked it up, but he didn't want to be throwing Cs after he grilled those guys on accuracy all day yesterday. Edited April 28, 2009 by JThompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin D Wolverton Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Thanks for coming down Ben. All the guys appreciated it. They ALL said they learned a lot from you... and now they have a better idea of HOW to practice... Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupie Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Awesome class, I learned a ton, that was my first class, up to now I have been self taught, although I am 75% done with Brian Enos's book, My weakest skill is movement but I learned what I need to do, now I need to practice until it is natural. I would highly recommend your class. Great communication skills, awesome shooter. Did you check out the preliminary total of the points between the students? Scott R. Frank/Jim sorry for not helping with set up, you guys did a great job, your effort is much appreciated, I wasn't down below when you set up but I could have walked down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Awesome class, I learned a ton, that was my first class, up to now I have been self taught, although I am 75% done with Brian Enos's book, My weakest skill is movement but I learned what I need to do, now I need to practice until it is natural. I would highly recommend your class. Great communication skills, awesome shooter.Did you check out the preliminary total of the points between the students? Scott, I am glad you learned a lot. I really had fun myself. As for the points winner, it was Don. He shot the match with no penalties at all and very few points down. Awesome shooting from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcs5 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Class was awsome!! thanks for comming down ben. As usual Frank put on a great match (well except for the rain) hey even jim up there didnt hang arround in the rain..lol. I learned a lot and the most important was now when I do something wrong I know about what I did and can try to fix it. and now for me its just practice, practice, practice. Had a lot of fun. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 practice, practice, practice Yessir, thats what we all need to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Here is a sample of what we did in class: The audio kind of sucks.. oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Here is a sample of what we did in class: The audio kind of sucks.. oh well. I wish I had more time to hang out and listen, but I didn't pay for the class and had setup to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcs5 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 it was a ton of fun and even more great info jim. I could spend weeks with him (especially me some of the other guys dont need weeks) before I get all of it down. there is another class comming up at milan with ben.. if you are in the area...sign up..even if you are already an A class shooter there are things you will learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 New Article HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Hi Ben, I was wondering if you and Matt are going to attend the MN Section match this year? I just took the level 1 RO course with Matt and I will be ROing this match, I hope to see you there. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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