Steve Moneypenny Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 or you could have listened to that Moneypenny guy and double tapped that popper and collected your nationals trophy........ just cuz your speedier doesn't beget wisdom grasshopper. LoL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSCaster2 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Wow, looks like you had an awesome match, aside from stage 11.. Don't beat yourself up, still a damn good finish with many more years left to kick ass at nats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-man Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Congrats on a great finish. I'm guessing you'll worry some people at the Nats in Vegas (see you there!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 The 2010 shooting season is now over. I have to conclude that I had my best year in competition that I have yet had. I really feel like I made some strides forward. Let me recap a few things. Looking back over my matches last year, I posted about how I just plain shot the gun too slowly. I think I have mostly corrected this deficiency. I am shooting faster on close targets and far targets, and doing so consistently. This is much of the reason for the improvement this year. Now, let’s look at things to work on now. The IPSC Nationals this year was a simple match… Straightforward stages.. very few props, not a lot of partial targets, etc. There were ample oppourtunities to shoot on the move. It was a straight up no BS match. I did quite well. USPSA Nationals on the other hand was different. There were lots of partial targets, props, leaning around stuff, complicated stages, and very little opportunity to shoot while moving. So, obviously I need to once again retool my practice. I am going to abandon the simplistic 15 minute dry fire program for now, and instead focus on field course elements in dry fire. Things like leaning around walls, difficult partial targets, and the like will all be dealt with. I have things set up now so that I will only be using partial targets during dry fire, and will shoot at least half my targets while leaning around a wall or the like. Things are going to be much more difficult from here on out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSCaster2 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 So, obviously I need to once again retool my practice. I am going to abandon the simplistic 15 minute dry fire program for now, and instead focus on field course elements in dry fire. Hopefully we get Bens 30 minute live fire field course edition soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 So, obviously I need to once again retool my practice. I am going to abandon the simplistic 15 minute dry fire program for now, and instead focus on field course elements in dry fire. Hopefully we get Bens 30 minute live fire field course edition soon! +1 That would be awesome !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 The 2010 shooting season is now over. I have to conclude that I had my best year in competition that I have yet had. I really feel like I made some strides forward. That put a smile on my face. Good work, Ben !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 Off season training has been going quite well. I have basically cranked the difficulty of my dryfire WAY up. Everything is a test of position, partial targets.... and other such things. I have fault lines in my apartment that I am moving around to create tough leans. I like it! The new rule of thumb for live fire practice drills is this: If the drill is difficult for me to shoot without a penalty, it is hard enough. This has made my practice... frustrating... to say the least, but I really think that its the only thing for me to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Ben, I noticed that your stage performance at nationals seemed to be either top 10 or in the 30's or so overall. I'm no where near your level, but have noticed this with my stage performance. Certain types of stages, wide open, I have more trouble breaking down. Was there anything happening like this for you? Thanks for any thoughts, Chris Iliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Ben, I noticed that your stage performance at nationals seemed to be either top 10 or in the 30's or so overall. I'm no where near your level, but have noticed this with my stage performance. Certain types of stages, wide open, I have more trouble breaking down. Was there anything happening like this for you? Thanks for any thoughts, Chris Iliff Chris, I am good at stand and shoot classifier type stages, shooting on the move type stages where you trot through and just keep blasting the whole time, and complicated stages that need some thinking. I am bad at tight setup/ tight shot stages where you lean around stuff and hunt and peck for targets. So yeah.. I have noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Hey thanks for the answer, if I would have read all posts above I would have had it I think, my bad. Thanks for posting and allowing us to glean knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 I have inherited an RV... I am thinking of going away for a week during the spring... sort of like a training camp. Just camp out on the range and do what I do. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Sounds like fun if you bring enough ammo with you. When your comute to the "Range" is nothing more than stepping out of the RV a lot of shooting can be done in a single day. I am not sure what your normal round count is per live fire training session but it might be safe to double or triple it for your trip. If I had uninhibited all day access to the range I think I could easily shoot 1500 rounds a day in quality practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-charlie Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Sounds good to me. A whole week with a range to yourself is a dream come true to most of us. Gas it up Ben!!!! "Clark, that there is an RV" - Cousin Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Another thing you should consider is the cost to travel using an RV. They can save you money on not getting a hotel, but if you are traveling a long distance then the cost of fuel will quickly offset the savings. Not to mention the travel time. Most RV's are stuck in the slow lane due to their size and lack of performance. Its not like jumping in your daily driver and cruising down the highway at 80 mph the whole way. I am not trying to poo on your idea, just giving you some things to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofe954 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Sounds like fun if you bring enough ammo with you. I'd go RV mounted dillon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 Sounds good to me. A whole week with a range to yourself is a dream come true to most of us. Gas it up Ben!!!! "Clark, that there is an RV" - Cousin Eddie Can you imagine having Holmen to myself for that long? I am thinking about bringing down about 10k rounds... I doubt I would use it all though. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) I am looking at the match schedule for this year.. So far I have: Ohio State 5-20 Area 5 6-16 WI Section 7-16 Area 3 8-11 USPSA Production September sometime? IPSC World Championships… October? I dunno… Minnesota section..YTBD I am also considering shooting the Wisconsin IDPA match this year… I havent done so since 2006, I did not like the match or the guys running it.. Maybe things have changed? Am I missing any big Midwest matches? I wish Iowa would have a sectional again. I did enjoy that match when they had it. Edited January 19, 2011 by Ben Stoeger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-charlie Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Am I missing any big Midwest matches? I wish Ohio would have a sectional again. I did enjoy that match when they had it. How about IN Sectional: 7/29-7/31 and IL: TBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Both of those are possible... Indiana is a hike for me and that is between two other matches. Illinois is closer.. Where are they holding that this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-charlie Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 No idea on IL. Indiana is in Warsaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcs5 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 ill is gonna prolly be at polo where area 5 was last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcs5 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Am I missing any big Midwest matches? I wish Iowa would have a sectional again. I did enjoy that match when they had it. +1000 Iowa does need a match back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdawg112 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) Isn't Sherwyn still doing that great plains sectional? I heard that is a really good match. Thought it was at eastern nebraska practical shooters. Rob Edited January 22, 2011 by Lawdawg112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Ben, What day you shooting the OH section? We should squad up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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