Thanks!!!

Absolutely!!!..... But Bacon is so yummy!!!! :)

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I am using the FTP Alpha 3 Red Dot sight with a 12MOA dot size

It was nice to meet you at the match!!!

Muzzle Flip is for Wimps 🤣

I am getting to the range early enough to give myself time to figure out these kind of stages. If you are attending matches in a manner where the first time you are seeing the stage is when your squad gets to it during the match then you are doing it wrong. You should already have a Strategy Defined and Programmed BEFORE the match even starts, much less when your squad gets to the stage during the match.

@@BigPandaPerformance you are correct. Thought about that after posting my remark.

I am getting to the range early enough to give myself time to figure out these kind of stages. If you are attending matches in a manner where the first time you are seeing the stage is when your squad gets to it during the match then you are doing it wrong. You should already have a Strategy Defined and Programmed BEFORE the match even starts, much less when your squad gets to the stage during the match.

Great Questions!!! When I state "Dry Fire" it can be either a physical rehearsal or a visualization rehearsal. For this stage my "Dry Fire" iterations were 50/50 Physical and Visualization reps. For your second question, my Strategy for figuring out these types of memory stages is no different with it being a Club or Major match. Basically put, I am getting to the range early enough to give myself time to figure out these kind of stages. If you are attending matches in a manner where the first time you are seeing the stage is when your squad gets to it during the match then you are doing it wrong. You should already have a Strategy Defined and Programmed BEFORE the match even starts, much less when your squad gets to the stage during the match.

Extremely grateful for the thoughtful answer!

@@granthmeekIf you aren’t allowed to visualize for whatever reason or you only get a walk through once. The best method is the simplest one. Don’t over complicate it but rather take the path that flows most naturally. It’s going to be the least mentally challenging allowing you to focus on moving quickly and accurately. Stay with me here. Personally last year I focused a lot on the shortest path or least overall movement. This was part of my development, stage planning. I struggled with stages that had odd numbers off shots per target or stages where shots needed to be done out of order for timing purposes and memory stages. Multiple times I was told by various high level shooters not to over complicate these stages. Of course I’m naive and I think I can save time doing it the mentally challenging way and what happens is my shooting suffers and I end up with mental pauses that my brain struggles to move on from because I’m already focusing on my plan intently. Matches aren’t won on one stage but rather the consistency you perform on all stages. You want to get better and you are going in the right direction already, but what you consider as practice this is when you challenge yourself, competitions are really a matter of performing consistently and no one wins that while performing at 100% of there capabilities because no one can accurately perform at there best consistently.

That just means that IPSC Stages can't be this "Fun". But I do agree that if competitors are only allowed a 3 Minute walk through that wouldn't be enough time to figure out a memory stage like this.

Just think, it can only get better from here!!!

Te last stage plan was fun. When is mindless hosing not fun?

The fun thing about PCC's is that they are the gifts that keep on giving.

I would hope so. Atlas and Staccato pistols are leveraging the same basic 2011 pistol design so yes, the internal parts are going to look very similar. The main difference between Atlas and Staccato is quality of parts and fitting precision. The Atlas pistols are on a completely higher level of quality than Staccato. This isn't intended as a knock on Staccato guns. It simply is what it is.

That is a great question. I haven't had a chance to shoot the Titan RDS V2 yet. But I have shot the Athena RDS V2 and that pistol is perfectly setup for 9 Minor with a slide mounted dot. Shooting the Athena feels like cheating. Hopefully one day I will get a chance to test out the Titan RDS to see how it compares to the Athena.

@@BigPandaPerformance First of all thank you for the reply. I already ordered the Titan, based on my experience there will be a superior muzzle velocity and less felt recoil however all I see is Athena’s reviews everywhere and hardly anything on the Titan which is odd to me…..the specs are very similar hopefully the quality and reliability are on par.

1 - I am shooting 40 Caliber Major Power Factor ammo in this video. 2 - How much grip strength for a .44 magnum revolver? That is a great question which I don't know the answer to since I don't shoot that caliber or gun. That being said, having exceptional grip strength will never be a determent when shooting a pistol.

@@BigPandaPerformance, Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions. Again, best discussion on this topic on KZfaq I have ever encountered! However, what I do not understand (and I do not expect you to waste your precious time on a reply to this point) is why physicists cannot devise an experiment that would show an objective relation between recoil and grip strength, with robotic arms, for example; particularly given the amount of money that flows in the firearms industry.

@@JohnSmith-qy3nv The challenge with using robotics to determine minimum grip strength per gun/caliber is that an artificial contraption will always be missing the "rubber band" flexible scenario that exists within a humans hands, wrists, forearms, elbows, etc. Basically all of the Bones, Joints, Tendons and Muscles will always have a certain amount of "Springy" give to them. That combined with replicating the exact same Pounds of force and Friction on the gun would be very complicated to replicate. You would basically need some kind of measurement method to determine a person's "Springiness" along with their grip strength and friction. Its much easier to tackle this situation from the opposite direction. Basically put, if you want to maximize your recoil management it requires optimizing your grip strength, mechanics in gripping the gun and friction against the gun. Training those items to your maximum ability will be rewarded. A good correlation example is looking at similar sports which exceptional Grip Strength is required. A professional Rock Climber for example. They are not limiting their Grip Strength training to "Good Enough". They are always working to improve their grip strength in both maximum pressure and endurance scenarios. Their training to maximize their grip strength NEVER stops. The same should hold true for competitive shooters. What I find more common than not with Shooters, is that they think gun or ammo tuning to reduce recoil is the primary solution to solving the recoil management challenge. That is part of the process, but its all founded upon building solid grip strength as a foundation. For whatever reason shooters avoid training their grip strength like the plague. I assume that is because Buying stuff to help manage the recoil is much easier than working at building their grip strength on a daily basis. There is no replacement for embracing the suck and training your grip strength regularly. The same time I spent typing this reply could have just as easily been invested in training my grip strength. Its all about making it a priority and putting in the commitment to do it.

@@BigPandaPerformance, Thank you very much for taking the time to comment on my point. I did not know that the function of the human tendons and connective tissues was so difficult to simulate. Maybe somebody will write a thesis on this one day.