Signs of improvement?

Onagoth said:
Thanks :)
Hopefully, by the time provincials roll around in August, I won't be so bad and can escape embarrassment :p

I might not win, place or show, but it will be a killer time, and thats pretty much my only concern.

Its kinda funny you make the reference about having fun, I have seen some trap shooters get very very pissed off at themselves when they miss, or when the callers aren't working right, and I always wondered to myself why they do it. Why shoot if your not having a good time.
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As always,.I can not think of a match in which I did not have fun. (even in the rain)
 
I just did my first IPSC style match. It was a club level IPSC match rather than a qualifier. Still, all the rest of the elements were there. And there's no doubt about it at all, you WILL have a TOTAL BLAST of a time! ! ! !

For myself modifying my grip was a huge part of closing down my groups. That and even when just idly punching paper I'd lower the pistol to the low ready and then lift it to shoot two shots then drop it back again. That helped me as well. And assuming you're starting off in Production I suggest you learn to lower the hammer safely for each mag change and at least get that first shot practice. Keep in mind that an ND from lowering the hammer is a DQ before you even get a chance to dance. So get lots of practice. Not even a bad idea to oil your fingers and learn a method that doesn't rely on grippy dry skin since with summer coming you can just imagine what sweat mixed with nerves and a bit of oil on the hammer will do to you..... or get a striker fired gun :D And one final hint. In the heat of a match it's easy to forget to take your finger out of the trigger guard. In following the rest of the group in the walk through I quickly learned that it was a good idea to hold my hands around a pretend gun and between shooting points to radically angle my trigger finger out far enough and hard enough to make it feel like it was going to pop out of its joint as a mental reinforcement for proper positioning when not actually shooting. It's especially hard to remember this if you get a jam.

I'll just leave you with a couple of links that really helped me fine tune my grip..... Cheers, enjoy your match shooting and all the best of luck with getting through your first event with no warnings or DQ's.

http://www.handgunsmag.com/tactics_training/combatg_100306/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa50-plo48
 
BCRider said:
I just did my first IPSC style match. It was a club level IPSC match rather than a qualifier. Still, all the rest of the elements were there. And there's no doubt about it at all, you WILL have a TOTAL BLAST of a time! ! ! !

For myself modifying my grip was a huge part of closing down my groups. That and even when just idly punching paper I'd lower the pistol to the low ready and then lift it to shoot two shots then drop it back again. That helped me as well. And assuming you're starting off in Production I suggest you learn to lower the hammer safely for each mag change and at least get that first shot practice. Keep in mind that an ND from lowering the hammer is a DQ before you even get a chance to dance. So get lots of practice. Not even a bad idea to oil your fingers and learn a method that doesn't rely on grippy dry skin since with summer coming you can just imagine what sweat mixed with nerves and a bit of oil on the hammer will do to you..... or get a striker fired gun :D And one final hint. In the heat of a match it's easy to forget to take your finger out of the trigger guard. In following the rest of the group in the walk through I quickly learned that it was a good idea to hold my hands around a pretend gun and between shooting points to radically angle my trigger finger out far enough and hard enough to make it feel like it was going to pop out of its joint as a mental reinforcement for proper positioning when not actually shooting. It's especially hard to remember this if you get a jam.

I'll just leave you with a couple of links that really helped me fine tune my grip..... Cheers, enjoy your match shooting and all the best of luck with getting through your first event with no warnings or DQ's.

http://www.handgunsmag.com/tactics_training/combatg_100306/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa50-plo48
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Thanks for the positive words, luckily I have a glock which is striker fired, which means I don't have to worry about dropping the hammer as you say :)

Also, I have always been very careful about trigger fingers, I'm not a big fan of indexing so high your finger is about to break off, just along the frame is good, but I will definitely have to be extra careful when moving as this isn't commonly practiced at my range.

Thanks for the links, I'll be sure to look them over, I have been doing so much research my eyes are starting to hurt, guess that means its time for dry fire practice in the basement. LOL
 
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