leas327 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 What is your expectations out of a gun as far a group size? What is your idea of a light trigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepswithdogs Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Ah, to be Ben Stoeger! Edited April 30, 2013 by Sleepswithdogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepswithdogs Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Weird stuff happening here... All fixed I guess. Edited April 30, 2013 by Sleepswithdogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 I shot with my Indiana class more than I normally get to. It was a good bunch of guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Looks like we got her hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 I found my new gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeMartens Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I found my new gun Do it, or go limited Look at your level it becomes about marketing, time to rack up some titles in other divisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB45 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 What the video doesn't show... the grin from ear to ear on his face after that run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 I was smiling more after this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 I went and hosed a match... becuase it was fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinsr98 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Good stuff! You should write a book or something... Keep the video's coming. Very helpful. Diggin the podcast too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepswithdogs Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Ben, the shooting is really great, but I'm most impressed by how fast you move upon occasion, when your not shooting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) I just returned from my CFS (Competition Focused Shooting) Instructor Conference. Yes… that name is a joke. It was a 5 day long shooting and training event with a few highly motivated shooters. We built stages, trained, learned, and so on. I got updates from people on how their dry fire training was going, how their live fire was going, and so on. The progress made by other shooters using my materials is an important tool for me to know, because when I update or release new stuff I want it to be better. My most recent podcast dealt with the subject a bit, if you are interested in giving it a listen. In terms of my own shooting, I feel like I have made some progress since last year. I make the training so tough that it is hard to feel good about it sometimes… but I think I am learning. I had some 55 yard classic targets (for example) shot during field courses. I didn’t have a single mike on them… unless I put a no shoot on them and made them partials. That is a first for me. Draw times dropped a hair since last year on most drills, reloads are a bit more consistent, and so forth. All around, my shooting has gotten a bit better. I learned a lot about stage breakdown and execution during my time, as I was focused on big stages and not so much on little drills. To consistently shoot a big stage to the level of perfection that I am looking for is nearly impossible. I really enjoy the challenge, but damn it is tough. Shooting all As and going one for one on steel is so much easier said than done. More to come. More to come. Edited May 23, 2013 by Ben Stoeger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 What did you learn to drop your draw time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 What did you learn to drop your draw time? Aside from doing a lot of reps at high speed (where I really focus on getting a good grip on the gun) I am shooting closer targets with a little bit less of a sight picture. I am often on the trigger now just before the fiber comes up into the A zone on the close range stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I am often on the trigger now just before the fiber comes up into the A zone on the close range stuff. So you're typically not starting to crank the trigger until you've aligned the sights on target? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 I am often on the trigger now just before the fiber comes up into the A zone on the close range stuff. So you're typically not starting to crank the trigger until you've aligned the sights on target? I need to see high speed footage to be sure... but I don't think so. If the target is tougher than a 7 yard metric target I don't start on the trigger pull nearly so soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 If the target is tougher than a 7 yard metric target I don't start on the trigger pull nearly so soon. Do you think that this approach is faster than prepping the trigger during the draw? I switched from an M&P to a CZ 75 earlier this year and have been trying to get most of the DA trigger pull done prior to refining sight alignment. Now I read that someone much faster than me stays off the trigger until much later in the first shot process and am scratching my head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 If the target is tougher than a 7 yard metric target I don't start on the trigger pull nearly so soon. Do you think that this approach is faster than prepping the trigger during the draw? I switched from an M&P to a CZ 75 earlier this year and have been trying to get most of the DA trigger pull done prior to refining sight alignment. Now I read that someone much faster than me stays off the trigger until much later in the first shot process and am scratching my head! The whole "Trigger Prep" thing has never worked for me with a DA trigger. I just roll that bad boy through when I want to smoke a target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnut Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 On short targets I mash the hell out of the trigger to pull it fast... that's how I broke mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaylanGivens Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Nice exercise on stage breakdown... Thanks for making and posting it... You give a lot back to the community... ps: Like your books... especially the last one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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