Paul B Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 I hate that this 5th weekend is just a preview of the many weekends without a match over the next few months. Every year it's the same story. Shoot all summer building up your skills only to lose them when you can't shoot for at least 2 months in my part of the country. I'm as stupid as the next shooter and will practice in the sub freezing weather, but it just isn't the same. Indoor matches are around sporadically, but they aren't the same either. Plus you have the opportunity to fill your lungs with all that good stuff! If I weren't tied to the area, south Texas would be Valhalla. Well I guess I'll go back to dry firing now and take more anti-depressants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liota Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Texas is. Liota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Until it's just too darn hot to practice. I hate that. You know you're in Texas when you bring a sweat towel to wipe yourself off after each string in practice... In October Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I can relate to you Paul. I live in Wyoming and shooting closes down in the winter. We had a great break in the weather and made up our Novemeber match (cancelled for snow) today, but I think we are about done for the next 3 months. In fact, we really don't crank it on until April. On the flip side, I have a decal on the windshield of my snowmachine that reads, "Summer Sucks". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liota Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Until it's just too darn hot to practice. I hate that.You know you're in Texas when you bring a sweat towel to wipe yourself off after each string in practice... In October I can deal with the heat when I know I can practice all year round. L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Paul B, two words: Dry Fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liota Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Think warm thoughts, Paul. It was 70 degrees yesterday and promises to be in the upper 60's today. If it's any consolation, day before match day, temperature was 80. Match day? Mid to low 40's for a high (not for too darned long either) with 25mph gusts. Uggh! I factored the classifier because at 5:30 p.m. it was so cold I could only see the dot and think, "Just 24 more trigger pulls and I can go get warm." Weird stuff. Weather. Liota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerjg Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 we shoot 12 pistol matches a year and 8 3-gun matches. it dosent matter if it is raining, snowing, sleeting, or just cold as heck. come and hone your winter skills in Nebraska at ENGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dminor Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 stingerjg, I looked at your club's web page. The range looks very nice! Why not bid for the Area 3 match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 stingerjg I used to be adamant about shooting in all kinds of weather, I have shot ankle deep in water and mud, in 17 degree cold with ice falling from the sky... I got past that. If you do enough of that kind of shooting, where you fight the elements, it gets detrimental to your shooting. Better to dry fire than try to become the World Champ of Cold Weather Shooting, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 dminor, the Nebraska at ENGC ipsc side is too small. they don't have enough bays for an area match. but, it is a nice range. lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerjg Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 stingerjg,I looked at your club's web page. The range looks very nice! Why not bid for the Area 3 match? dminor, the Nebraska at ENGC ipsc side is too small. they don't have enough bays for an area match. but, it is a nice range. lynn as lynn said it is to small for a area 3 match. in Sep 04 we are going to have a Nebraska State Practical Pistol Championships. we are planning on running at least 6-7 stages for a one day match. all of the details havent been worked out yet. ill post it here when i find out more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Rejoice, for it is ski season. The range will still be there come spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Perfect conditions for a snowboard. Put the skis away until it gets icey. It's been raining for days now, which means a bunch snow in the mountains. As soon as it stops, I can head up for a powder day. Ah, the life of leisure... a lift ticket only costs about a week's worth of food, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 You practical ski-types ought to combine the shooting and the skiing. swoosh-shoosh-bang-bang... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Flex They already do that, it is called Biathlon and is an olympic sport... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Have you ever actually *tried* to even find out about biathlon, much less even participate? It makes Freemasonry and the Skull and Bones Society seem open and transparent in comparison. Block off a 5 mile XC course, fill it with plate racks, and I'm there babies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Eric's right. Biathlon is absolutely inscrutable. Due to a local shortage of snow, we considered doing a summer-biathlon type match, but given the shape of most local shooters (round), the idea never got too far. Might be cool on mountain bikes.. probably a good idea to leave the rifles at the firing line for that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liota Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Roy, You'd probably be the only one who'd finish. It would be tough for me. I went skiing once. Once. It wore me out. My body told me that if God intended for me to go sliding down the mountain at breakneck speed, he wouldn't have given me the two little stumpy things called feet to walk on. Of course, if the Japanese didn't believe a 90-degree drop was a "bunny hill," life would have been easier, too. Overall, though, I think it was the little kids looping and laughing at me that did me in. Maybe again some day. Liota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Montain Bike Biathlon?!?!?!? Now there is one of the BEST ideas I've ever heard. Sign me up. You could set it up like the NORBA short track races. Or, perhaps more in line with Cyclocross? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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