Ok, it's been a few days since i checked in, but I'm still with the plan. It occurs to me that I need a measurable way to track actual progress. I recorded some data from a practice session a few weeks ago, things like draw time, reload time. Anyway, if I can find that data, I'll post it here for comparison.
Sunday's practice was not what I was planning, but it was a hell of a good day. I had been planning on setting up a couple of classifiers, and having Dave and I shoot them. He ended up bringing a couple of friends who were relatively new to pistol shooting and not into the IPSC, so that plan got scratched. That means I still need to do some match-type shooting. On the up side, we had a blast. Cool people, fun shooting and a good diner after. Now I have to get some work done on my thesis.
Friday, August 27, 2004
Friday, August 20, 2004
August 20
Still going with the plan. I have a lot of thesis work to do today, so shooting will take a bit of a back seat. I should get some good practice in this weekend.
Anyway, the plan
a) Walk briskly 10 minutes a day
Check
b) Dry fire 10 minutes a day - basic dry fire plan
Check
c) Hold gun up as long as possible weak hand and strong hand twice a day pressing the trigger to the rear without disturbing the sights.
Check
d) Visualize 5 minutes a day of a perfect sight picture
Check
e) Live fire practice timing drills and transitions
Not today. Libraries frown on Live fire practice. Something about the noise :).
f) Compete in local competitions focusing on safety and smoothness
Tomorrow, I swear.
Anyway, the plan
a) Walk briskly 10 minutes a day
Check
b) Dry fire 10 minutes a day - basic dry fire plan
Check
c) Hold gun up as long as possible weak hand and strong hand twice a day pressing the trigger to the rear without disturbing the sights.
Check
d) Visualize 5 minutes a day of a perfect sight picture
Check
e) Live fire practice timing drills and transitions
Not today. Libraries frown on Live fire practice. Something about the noise :).
f) Compete in local competitions focusing on safety and smoothness
Tomorrow, I swear.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
The plan, week one
The plan is based on Matt Burkett's 10 week shooting plan. I will post a link ASAP. Anyway, here is the plan for week one from Matt:
Week one – write down goals for the 10 week project and for your seasons shooting
a) Walk briskly 10 minutes a day
b) Dry fire 10 minutes a day – basic dry fire plan
c) Hold gun up as long as possible weak hand and strong hand twice a day pressing the trigger to the rear without disturbing the sights.
d) Visualize 5 minutes a day of a perfect sight picture
e) Live fire practice timing drills and transitions
f) Compete in local competitions focusing on safety and smoothness
My goal is to make B-Class in Production division. I've got to get my "Percentage" above 60%. I think my shooting is about where it should be for B-class (that doesn't mean I'm not going to try and improve it), but I am slow on draws, reloading, and movement. I also need improvement on strong and weak hand shooting. Right now, my draws and reloads are at around two seconds for a ten yard target. If I can knockoff half a second from each of those, that would make a huge difference. I also want to get better at movement: Getting into and out of shooting positions, starting to move as soon as the last shot from a position is gone, and being ready to shoot as soon as I get to the next position.
So, how am I doing with the plan?
a) Done (actually, closer to 20 min).
b) Done. I did some dry draw and dry reloading too. You can never do enough dry-firing though.
c) Did one set. I will do the other tonight. Oy! that's a strain.
d) This is one for a more relaxed time of day to, so tonight.
e) I did a loose interpretation of "transitions" and shot plates from behind a barricade. Mostly one-shot, switch sides, repeat. Also did two shots, and reloading while switching sides. I definitely noticed some things. Like, I don't have to pull the pistol in nearly as far as I thought I did.
f)There are no local competitions this week, so maybe I'll set up a classifier or two at my range.
Week one – write down goals for the 10 week project and for your seasons shooting
a) Walk briskly 10 minutes a day
b) Dry fire 10 minutes a day – basic dry fire plan
c) Hold gun up as long as possible weak hand and strong hand twice a day pressing the trigger to the rear without disturbing the sights.
d) Visualize 5 minutes a day of a perfect sight picture
e) Live fire practice timing drills and transitions
f) Compete in local competitions focusing on safety and smoothness
My goal is to make B-Class in Production division. I've got to get my "Percentage" above 60%. I think my shooting is about where it should be for B-class (that doesn't mean I'm not going to try and improve it), but I am slow on draws, reloading, and movement. I also need improvement on strong and weak hand shooting. Right now, my draws and reloads are at around two seconds for a ten yard target. If I can knockoff half a second from each of those, that would make a huge difference. I also want to get better at movement: Getting into and out of shooting positions, starting to move as soon as the last shot from a position is gone, and being ready to shoot as soon as I get to the next position.
So, how am I doing with the plan?
a) Done (actually, closer to 20 min).
b) Done. I did some dry draw and dry reloading too. You can never do enough dry-firing though.
c) Did one set. I will do the other tonight. Oy! that's a strain.
d) This is one for a more relaxed time of day to, so tonight.
e) I did a loose interpretation of "transitions" and shot plates from behind a barricade. Mostly one-shot, switch sides, repeat. Also did two shots, and reloading while switching sides. I definitely noticed some things. Like, I don't have to pull the pistol in nearly as far as I thought I did.
f)There are no local competitions this week, so maybe I'll set up a classifier or two at my range.
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Getting Started
This is just some technical crap. I wanted a template with links, but I didn't like any of the templates that had links, so I'm trying to modify one, and I have to have a post before I can preview the damn thing. so there.
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