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3-gun Prep: The Shotgun
Reminder: Our match this weekend is 3-gun. If you only have pistol gear, no problem, we will have loaner gear on hand. Just bring ammo (.223 and 12 gauge). If you don’t want to shoot rifle/shotgun at all, the course … Continue reading
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3-Gun match prep: Rifle tips
ShootingUSA.com has tips from the US Army Marksmanship Unit’s Sergeant Daniel Horner (current US 3-gun/Multi-Gun and 3-Gun Nation champ), and Sergeant Robbie Johnson (two time winner International Sniper Competition). See them here: http://www.shootingusa.com/PRO_TIPS/USAMU4-8/USAMU4-8_PRINTER/usamu4-8_printer.html Tomorrow… reloading the shotgun quickly…. And … Continue reading
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Android Classifier Calculator
The good folks at http://cmcalc.com/ have produced an Android App that lets you calculate your classifier result on your Android smart phone. If you have an Android phone, just load up the Android Market app and search for “cmcalc”. And … Continue reading
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Quick video tips
Here is an interesting set of quick video tips that should help almost any shooter do a bit better next match. I’m not sure who the shooter is in the video.
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Get Better Quick: 15 Minute Dry Fire Program
From Ben Stoeger, a top GM shooter. All the videos, and an FAQ on what you need to do it, can be found here. These drills will dramatically improve your gun handling, footwork, position entries/exits, draws, weak and strong hand … Continue reading
Movement + Wild Stage Ideas
Brian is working on movement now in his training. It turns out small steps are faster than big steps, usually, in our sport. Speed from target to target is the time to leave one spot, move to another, and shoot. … Continue reading
Moving backwards
I noticed a link to a Todd Jarrett video in the Leatham video just posted. Of particular interest, to me, was this segment when Todd ran forwards UP RANGE without breaking the 180: Wow – slick. I’d recommend practicing that … Continue reading
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Time, don’t Chase, Swingers
Watch Rob Leatham shoot this short course: Note that he didn’t wait for the swingers, nor did he chase them. He shot them at their transition point, and at that point shooting them is pretty much like shooting … Continue reading
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Shooting on the move
SFC Travis Tomasie on shooting on the move: He makes it look easy. His tips: bend your knees small steps feet in direction of travel – shoulders square to target focus on sights even harder than normal if you can’t … Continue reading
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The Speed Reload
Our last match, and many classifiers in general, test reloading speed. Here, SFC Travis Tomasie of the Army Marksmanship Unit covers the “Speed Reload”: Here he puts it into use on a 4.54 second El-Presidente:
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We are the Southern Utah Practical Shooters. We are a non-profit corporation and USPSA affiliated club that holds practical shooting matches on the 1st and 3rd Saturday's of each month. We also hold Defensive (IDPA style) Matches on the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings of the month. We shoot at the Southern Utah Shooting Sports Park near the Washington County Fairgrounds in Hurricane, Ut.