sherpa Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) When starting a match at the beginning of the day, it's common to start off cold and not fully warmed up. Some say they prefer to avoid shooting a short course immediately so as to minimize lost points, while most suggest to shoot a medium course first. Which would you prefer to shoot first, and why? Edited December 10, 2008 by sherpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Its all the same to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonub Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 shooting is shooting. long medium short its the same. dont be afraid if you practice well it does not matter. When i was a beginner i always shoot paper targets cof's but now i shoot where less people shoot so i can be next. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Since any larger match usually has a squad schedule and you have no choice in the matter, I would suggest that when you do have a choice, identify the stage that you least want to start on and choose it. Get used to anything! Later, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Yep...instead of trying to cherry pick a stage to start on, I'd just work on my ability to perform while cold. At your next local match, try going first on every stage. I did that for about a year....shooting cold no longer bothers me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I normally don't do the squadding or the order of fire......so it doesn't matter to me. That said, being old and decrepid, I guess a short course to loosen up would be nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 First stage of the day especially if it's cold out... anything with movement... anything but a stand and deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 At local matches I get there early enough to warm up but it doesn't seem to help much. I think I'll try the going first next year so I don't have time to over think the stage. With a revo there are a bunch of standing reloads anyway. Next year will be more dryfire time with lots of reload practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I like to start on the classifier!! NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear23 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 You spend 20 minutes standing around for 15 seconds of glory. It's all the same to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I like to start on the classifier!! NOT! +1 If possible, I try to shoot a stage or two before the classifier so I'm warmed up. I also try to not shoot the classifier as the last stage of the day. Don't want to be all tuckered out and perform badly on it. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 If you start shooting big matches and want to win, get used to starting where ever. Cause you get no choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 The length of course does not seem to make a difference to me. I never know how I am shooting that day until I engage the first stage. I just prepare the best that I can and go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I too don't care where I start, but if I had my choice it would be a speed shoot, preferably the classifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I am finding I like to get the stages that have weakhand in them first. That way I'm not thinking about the weakhand stage while I'm shooting the rest of the match. I do practice alot of weakhand, but it is far from good right now. Most of the time though you can't pick, and I'm not good enough for it to matter at this point. Jimmy(needs to work on weakhand even mre)Zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I too don't care where I start, but if I had my choice it would be a speed shoot, preferably the classifier. Why?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 It's a mental thing. Shooting a speed shoot first makes me pay attention and watch what's going on in front of me. I mentioned the classifier because that's the stage that seems to either be raw speed, or speed with a reload. I do best at that type of stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 My first stage is frequently my best and I love to go first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooddog Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 My first stage is frequently my best and I love to go first. +1!! That is exactly the attitude needed to start a match or a stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Surfer Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Not that I have a choice but if I did I'd like a "Stand & Shoot" or "Short Course" to give my pain killers time to kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen517 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 At the major matches you get no choice. So practice, practice, practice and it wont matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Burwell Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 On every stage, I am always the first shooter on the first stage (in my mind anyway) and everyone came to watch me Kick A$$. Start thinking like this and you may be amazed how well you can shoot. Besides, I am one of those guys doing some dry firing at the safe gun handeling area to get warmed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 My first stage is frequently my best and I love to go first. Not yesterday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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