Posted: 1/23/2017 10:11:07 PM EDT
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I have shot USPSA part time for a few years in production or LTD minor. I now have a decent 40 LTD gun and I want to get more competitive. My hits are good and I am good at stage planning, but I am slower than most LTD shooters. I know some of it will come with more matches. However, can anyone suggest drills or other training that will help me with movement while maintaining good sight picture? I know a few good static drills and I regularly dry fire, but I need a drill with movement.
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I think it is a combo of moving and trying to acquire the next target.
1. Where/when in the course of fire that I try to have sights on target. How far out from the next position. 2. Moving with the gun. I keep my gun up as much as possible. I feel that slows me down between positions that are further apart. 3. Once I get to an array of targets, I tend to overrun them at the 3rd or 4th target. Then I have to slow down or stop. This is because I am slower transitioning to the next target. After reading what I just typed, I seems more like target acquisition. That is probably most of it. I probably also need some cross training like exercise for movement. Once on target, splits aren't bad. It might be I just need more matches and practice/training in match like conditions. Hence the drills. It is hard to tell where most of the slowness is. Stages are over so fast. I need to start videoing some of my stages and analyze my movements. |
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Originally Posted By TennJeep1618:
Videoing your matches will definitely help you diagnose any deficiencies that you may have. 1st person video (like with the camera on your hat) will show some things (transitions, reloads, etc) while an overall view of the you running the stage will show other things (movement in general, reloads, speed in and out of positions, etc). Sounds like you could learn things from both. I suggest you just get a buddy to video with your phone for a start. |
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I feel like a broken record, but it doesn't stop being good advice: Get the Ben Stoeger books (he has tons of movement + transition drills)
Video your stages Watch video from pro shooters Dry fire more |
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Originally Posted By glock_forty5:
Go take a class from a uspsa gm. Steve Anderson is awesome. Based on your second post, I know have a few drills but its very difficult to explain typing. I'm just an "M" but I'm sure a local guy can help you out. |
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Originally Posted By Mark_Grey:
I'm going to echo what glock_forty5 stated. See if you can get a local "M" or "GM" to give you a private class. Based on your second post, I know have a few drills but its very difficult to explain typing. I'm just an "M" but I'm sure a local guy can help you out. Just an M...... Dime a dozen those Masters are. 
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