Bob Vogel won the Production Nationals in 2009, and he just missed nabbing Limited 10 by a fraction of a match point. This video is from a clinic he gave last year at the 2009 South Carolina IDPA Championship.
The targets are IDPA, but the movement and other things he discusses certainly apply in USPSA as well.
One thing, a bit controversial, is round dumping. He talks about shooting “3 into the first moving target” to “make sure he got a zero”. This is so he will go to slide lock and not have to do a retention reload (slower). This practice is somewhat controversial in IDPA circles. You’ll note that when he actually runs the stage, he drives down the first popper with 3 shots, instead of dumping three into the first target while moving. I’ve SO’d stages in IDPA where round dumping would be a “Failure to Do Right” (FTDR) penalty of 20 seconds – effectively zeroing any stage. You would issue it if you found 3 zero (A zone) hits in a target and the shooter had a slide lock reload.
Rules like this keep IDPA from growing, IMHO. IDPA has a lot to offer practical shooters, but in trying to introduce a controversial tactic (tactical reload) they cause a lot of shooters to shy away because of concern over learning an unsafe tactic. Better would be to stick to certain tactical advantages – like shooting from cover, from odd positions, weak handed/strong handed, and while moving.
But hey… I just like to shoot and if they want to make me reload and keep my bullets, I’ll oblige. (-:
This video, also of Bob Vogel has some interesting grip and arm advice to maximize recoil management – he keeps his left arm higher than the gun and explains why:
