exactly! knowing what to work on and being intentional on one's training is the key! bring the tanfo back!

I think I was the only one to take that option. I believe it comes down to what one’s strengths are. I have a slow draw compared to the people at my level-1.2s on to an open 7y target and guarantee alphas. However, for the slightly smaller target I feel confident I can get it in 1.35s. Through my live fire testing, taking hardest to easiest targets has been better for me and I’m certain it’s because the draw time differences aren’t large enough to make up for how easy the shooting becomes.

That's a good question. My belief is that it is harder both physically and psychologically. Physically because you are transitioning for 1 shot vs 2. On paper, you get 2 shots so it's naturally easier to get sucked into the target to get the hits--even if you had a slightly bad first shot it's still relatively easy to get an overall Alpha - Charlie. On steel, everyone is trying to "bump transition" off of 1 shot, which means shot calling has got to be on point. The same Charlie on paper would have been a Mike on steel, and any makeup on steel is guaranteed to be 0.4-0.8s (for me). It's hard psychologically for me now because I felt like I used to be able to see a streak sight picture and let it rip and it will hit. But lately there have been moments where I miss even though I see a steady dot. It's been a combination of zero being off, loose optic, bad trigger pulls, injuries, poor stance, and poor patience that has caused me to miss steel. The mental block is real because it's been a long time since I've hit steel like I used to. I think all of the hoser stages we have at locals lends itself to this type of sloppy shooting :(. The balance between vision focus and aggression is something I'm constantly bouncing back and forth between.

@@vmanshooting Wow. Didnt expect that much to go into it. Thanks for the detailed answer. Awesome stuff as always. And congrats again on making GMs! How much time did it take to get there? From when you started taking it seriously to achieving it?

@@petercho546 haha, I've been thinking about steel and the math behind it for a while now. wrt to my journey, I dabbled in USPSA for several matches and it landed me in C class. I was C class for 2 years because I took a year off (had a kid) and when I did shoot, I did not train hard. It wasn't until June 2023 that I trained effectively. My kids had reached an age where I felt less guilty about leaving the house for several hours. And the main difference from before was I went to matches 2x a month. That gave me data points (stat sheet and video) that tailored my training to focus on my biggest areas of improvement. I stopped working on reloads and draws. I started working on entering into positions, on transitioning faster, on knowing how fast I *could* shoot on the move, on small aggressive movements, etc. I iterated on them every single match, while trying to keep my score respectable (no hero or zero mentality). Later on, when I felt like what was holding me back from classing up was my gun manipulation (Oct 2023) I really focused on it for about 2 months. But the main takeaway is the process of gathering data, retrospecting, training, and moving on to the next topic. When are you shooting a match?

@@vmanshooting Hey congrats on the kid and good on you for taking care of your responsibilities. At the moment I'm busy with school for a job, and don't have any plans for competition shooting. With the way things are going as well, not sure how much money i should be spending on shooting instead of food and water and the stock market. I'm always asking myself if I should go to the range and the answer is always "no you'd get 10 times more value through dry fire" lol. Reaching the heights of shooting is definitely a desireable achievement, someday, but there's no way I can have it as my priority. Combined with the fact that I'm complacent with my performance, as my main goal from the start was to at least be able to protect myself and others and not accidentally shoot a good guy, while nobody is ever actually "ready" for something like that, I can carry with confidence. I completely agree with your mentality and process as well.

@@petercho546 it is def a luxury to be able to shoot as much as I do. Would be nice if all outdoor ranges were 10 minutes away and ammo was free 😂

I usually practice at mission 160. But I’ve shot at ETTS before, just a little far for me

@@vmanshooting ahh gotcha! Yea ETTS can be a haul depending on which side of the metroplex you’re on. I’d definitely be willing to try out Mission 160 if traffic coming from Fort Worth wasn’t so terrible 💀 Great shooting!

@@mauvin_ nearby Fort Worth is 38America, which is where this is. They host matches and also have private membership.

@@vmanshooting definitely gonna look into them! I appreciate it 🤙

@@vmanshooting is it the one in Whitesboro?

@@TheGentlemanGunner lol! I welcome their commenting. Their support will help the algorithm.

@@offthedraw thank you man. It was a lot of running!

Thanks!

I use 16.5# in my practice gun, and 15.5# in my match gun. When I used 14# I had some issues with Blazer factory ammo, so decided to up it and not worry about that stuff.

@@vmanshooting thanks. That’s what I use for practice also using unis ginex primers and 13s for matches with federal primers. I may try the 15.5 as it induced a lot of trigger freeze when going back to the 13s. Awesome shooting btw.

@@bulm540 thank you. Good luck with it. I’d recommend polishing the internals if you haven’t already. It makes the trigger pull much smoother.

thx man

thank you!

yep! good eye

@@vmanshooting it happens to me all the time lol… I feel like I relax my support hand and I have too much tension on my strong hand and I jerk the gun down and left

Yes! I was about 1mm on that no shoot :(

Great observation. I'll be honest, I don't remember if it was the first or second shot of that last target (first array). And that itself, is probably why I clipped the no-shoot!

it was the first no-shoot

yes!

I agree!

LOL

practiscore.com has all of the events listed there. Sign up or just come to a match to watch first.

Got over 1000 missions in cod on multiple Xbox and pc generations and can confidently say maybe

it’s just speed practice. making sure you’re accurately hitting targets while moving fast and training trigger discipline with the white targets. yes impractical for fighting, but that’s not why he’s doing this. it’s literally just an advanced target practice

Calm down it’s for sport… and yes this man would outgun you

i get where you're coming from. but as other have mentioned, this is mostly for sport. However, being able to control the gun, acquiring a fast sight picture, being able to process fast shots, and actually hitting the target are all applicable skills in a real encounter.

You’re that guy that goes to a NASCAR race and says the same thing…

I think it depends on one's athletic abilities. The same could be said about walking backwards and forwards.

Thanks bro. If you’re ever in the Dallas area, let me know! I’m always down to shoot What’s next…I may shoot a couple matches with a 1911/walther/Glock. But then I’ll be back on the same grind. There’s still so many problems I need to fix with my game.

@@vmanshooting That kind of drive will take you far, not just in shooting. I currently have a possibility of moving to texas in the near future, so we'll see lol.

Thank you 🙏

Thank you. I’m waiting for you to switch back to the tanfo

Yeah-yuh! Time to get back to pushing more speed

Thank you 🙏

🙏

🙏🙏🙏 thx

Thanks for following my journey man

Thank you!

Thanks man!

Thanks dude!

Thanks man

Thanks for helping me and following along this whole time

Don’t do it! Get a walther or tanfo

2nd round was high left over the shoulder of the target, then I went into a transition (bump transition). But I called it a bad shot due to trigger treeze and came back to clean it up.

How about that fast 2s draw though? 😂

@@vmanshooting that’s fast for me 😂

Oh that guy? He should have stopped me from taking that last shot! 😂 Thank you for always being the hardest working squadmate

@@vmanshooting😂😂😂

Oops, no they aren’t yet

Thank you! 🙏