Single Stack Reloads Critique

[Aristotle]

Let me know what you think. I'm still not hitting the button fast enough, nor getting a clean grab with the mags but I slop it in there. Any drills for getting a good grab on the mag?

[HighVelocity]

Looks pretty smooth. If you don't point the muzzle upward and the magwell away from you during ejection, you won't have to change the angle of the gun between ejection and insertion.

[leam]

Voice of a newbie, so take it with a grain of salt. I agree with the "don't point the gun up", looks like you've habituated it from non-timed reloads. Keep your focus whereever it needs to be, simplify the gun's movement. Bring it back and cant it, reload, backout and ready to rock.

Your head position and motion fluidity looks pretty good, No shoulder crunching, only moving the head when it's time to look at the magwell. One thing I did notice is that you seem to have a seperate stopping point for the off-hand, it accelerates to your solar plexus, stops, and then moves toward the gun. Would a single speed be better than "fast--stop--fast"?

Leam

[Aristotle]

One thing I did notice is that you seem to have a seperate stopping point for the off-hand, it accelerates to your solar plexus, stops, and then moves toward the gun. Would a single speed be better than "fast--stop--fast"?

Leam

Good observation. I've been playing around with both, and for some reason, when i get in front of a camera I tend to go back to fundamentals and that's what I was always taught to bring my support hand to lower part of my chest. I notice when I'm not tentively thinking about it, my support hand will go to the gun from the relaxed position, much like it does in the very first reload on that video.

Maybe I'll bring the timer out and go to the range for some live fire to see what measurable difference it makes.

[JKSNIPER]

Aristotle,

Looks pretty smooth to me.

Perhaps a point or 2 we can nit pick but overall your reloads look good and smooth.

JK

[Ben Stoeger]

You seem to shift your weight quite a bit during that load. That will add time to your first shot coming off the load I think.

[Aristotle]

You seem to shift your weight quite a bit during that load. That will add time to your first shot coming off the load I think.

It's a habit that's form from practicing more dynamic reloading then my static reloading. It just doesn't feel correct/natural to reload standing still and I have to fight standing still on the reload even when I'm practicing.

I notice that I do that even when I'm doing a dry/dry practice (no gun at all) my body seems to want to get going as soon as I go for the reload. Something I fight when I shoot IDPA since I shoot more USPSA matches. it's a good/bad thing, but my focus doesn't break from the sight picture.

Edited September 14, 2008 by Aristotle