Posted: 5/30/2012 9:39:53 AM EDT
| I tend to rush my shots on the timed sections with magazine changes. Has anybody tried practicing with a timer to get a better cadence? Thanks! |
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Yes, it helps a lot. My scores have gone up a lot on the rapid stages since I've worked on using a lot more of the time available. I still finish plenty early, but I've learned to pace myself a lot better. What kind of timer do you use? The ones I see are designed for action shooting and cost about $120....... |
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I use one of those. Our club has one for matches that I borrow. (Hey, I paid for the batteries myself!) I would think most modern cell phones would have a timer on them that you could use. Set your phone next to your magazine. Start the timer and pick up the mag. If you're starting from standing, I'd add a second or two to the time to start the timer and toss it down on your mat before getting into position.
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Yes, it helps a lot. My scores have gone up a lot on the rapid stages since I've worked on using a lot more of the time available. I still finish plenty early, but I've learned to pace myself a lot better. What kind of timer do you use? The ones I see are designed for action shooting and cost about $120....... A National Match one... |
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http://www.target.com/p/Taylor-Digital-Timer/-/A-11010437#?lnk=sc_qi_detailbutton
I can always hear it just fine and it is large enough to read. I would discourage reading it though (in rapids). Just learn from coming up short or long when it buzzes. It took fewer than 5 rapids to not need it anymore. I was surprised it is more useful for slow. |
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http://www.target.com/p/Taylor-Digital-Timer/-/A-11010437#?lnk=sc_qi_detailbutton I can always hear it just fine and it is large enough to read. I would discourage reading it though (in rapids). Just learn from coming up short or long when it buzzes. It took fewer than 5 rapids to not need it anymore. I was surprised it is more useful for slow. Sir, yes in my humble opinion using a timer helps the shooter acquire an more evenly paced cadence of shots fired because it shows him how much time he is wasting at the end of his string when he rushes his shots. I use the Sinclair Int. timer because they're relatively cheap and they do not have an audible signal when the timer runs out. Audible devices are not allowed by the NRA highpower rules forward of the ready line. Most local matches will probably ignore the rule but at the National Matches you'll be told not to use it if you have one with an audible alarm. The same rule also applies to cell phones. 7zero1 out. |
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I learned two things for timing in the rapid fire at this year's Navy match.
First is to take about 14 seconds to drop down into position and get your natural point of aim. Take your two shots, swap mags, and take about 10 seconds to get back into your NPOA. That gives you about 3 to 4 seconds to break each shot, which is a lot of time. To get into that rhythm, have someone coach you in practice and use a stop watch. Once you realize what it feels like to take that amount of time, you shouldn't need to keep a timer for rhythm. My personal mental process is drop into position, get NPOA, take a breath to verify, adjust if needed, take a second breath, break the first shot, let up just enough to reset the trigger, verify focus on front sight, break the second shot. Change mags, lock back into position, verify NPOA through one breath, make adjustments as necessary. Once I break the third shot, it takes about three seconds to reset the trigger, verify focus on front post, and break the next shot. The second tip I got was to get a timer that has three types of alert. I can't remember the name that was recommended, but it has the options for lights, vibration, and sound. The guy that uses it only uses the vibration alarm. He straps it to his arm and sets the vibration to let him know when he has ten seconds left in the string. That way he can focus on taking a lot of time to get NPOA and break shots, and gets a warning if he is about to run out of time. He said that after a while of using it he learned what rhythm and timing worked for him and didn't really need the vibralert anymore. |