Well we had ourselves a very fun and challenging match september 10&11th. This is a place for all of those that participated to post pics and give there opinions on how things went.
FSC 2011 Sept. 10 & 11th Pics
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Re: FSC 2011 Sept. 10 & 11th Pics
I thoroughly enjoyed the shoot, and the fact that TeamSendIt always manages to come up with something interesting and different from the last one. I enjoyed the doghouse and paper on Saturday...Sunday not so much.
I did a little shooting today to try and determine the reason for the regression on Sunday and I came up with ...drum roll please... <span style="font-style: italic"> </span> the loose nut behind the trigger.
All good!
I thoroughly enjoyed the shoot, and the fact that TeamSendIt always manages to come up with something interesting and different from the last one. I enjoyed the doghouse and paper on Saturday...Sunday not so much.
Re: FSC 2011 Sept. 10 & 11th Pics
i also very much liked the dog house, i shot it great both days........now to figure out why the hell i cant shoot paper @ 125yds
i also very much liked the dog house, i shot it great both days........now to figure out why the hell i cant shoot paper @ 125yds
Re: FSC 2011 Sept. 10 & 11th Pics
I have mixed thoughts about zeroing out on the know your limits stages because of overestimating ones skill level. I understand the logic of having a serious penalty for overestimating your skill and agree with that idea.
Perhaps having some kind of different penalty such as a required change of position (uses time, and gets you off your rifle, requiring a re-mounting the rifle) would allow people some points if they have a miss rather than zeroing the stage completely.
Some other ideas for know your limits are different points for different sized targets, AND different points for different positions used. Combining the size and position points possibilities really confuses most shooters, and they over think trying to figure out which target/position to use.
Jeff Cooper told us what to do long ago: "If you can get closer, get closer. If you can get steadier, get steadier." So for me it is always as steady as I can get, then target size selection is the only remaining item.
Overall, it was a fabulous match. The zeroing out portion of the know your limits is fine with me because of the logic behind it. I'm just trying to think of other things that could be considered, or added in to make the shooter have more decisions to make.
I think requiring people with loaded firearms to think is an excellent idea. Anything that makes shooters think when shooting is terrific. Also, getting people out of their comfort zone and requiring them to think while outside of that comfort zone is great training. After all, your brain is your most powerful weapon...so learn to use it.
I have mixed thoughts about zeroing out on the know your limits stages because of overestimating ones skill level. I understand the logic of having a serious penalty for overestimating your skill and agree with that idea.
Perhaps having some kind of different penalty such as a required change of position (uses time, and gets you off your rifle, requiring a re-mounting the rifle) would allow people some points if they have a miss rather than zeroing the stage completely.
Some other ideas for know your limits are different points for different sized targets, AND different points for different positions used. Combining the size and position points possibilities really confuses most shooters, and they over think trying to figure out which target/position to use.
Jeff Cooper told us what to do long ago: "If you can get closer, get closer. If you can get steadier, get steadier." So for me it is always as steady as I can get, then target size selection is the only remaining item.
Overall, it was a fabulous match. The zeroing out portion of the know your limits is fine with me because of the logic behind it. I'm just trying to think of other things that could be considered, or added in to make the shooter have more decisions to make.
I think requiring people with loaded firearms to think is an excellent idea. Anything that makes shooters think when shooting is terrific. Also, getting people out of their comfort zone and requiring them to think while outside of that comfort zone is great training. After all, your brain is your most powerful weapon...so learn to use it.
Re: FSC 2011 Sept. 10 & 11th Pics
This match was an awesome first experience for me. I had a great time meeting everyone and learning how these matches are run. Everybody was really laid back and helpful, and it made both my wife and I very comfortable. The best part is that everyone was so nice and helpful that my wife is interested in me competing more often, and she may take more pictures and someday start shooting them herself!
Jason
This match was an awesome first experience for me. I had a great time meeting everyone and learning how these matches are run. Everybody was really laid back and helpful, and it made both my wife and I very comfortable. The best part is that everyone was so nice and helpful that my wife is interested in me competing more often, and she may take more pictures and someday start shooting them herself!
Jason
Re: FSC 2011 Sept. 10 & 11th Pics
Even more pics if you guys are really interested in catching a glimpse of yourself in action. Lucas girlfriend took these and she did a great job.
http://s358.photobucket.com/albums/oo30/diggler44/FSC%202011%20Sept%201011/
Even more pics if you guys are really interested in catching a glimpse of yourself in action. Lucas girlfriend took these and she did a great job.
http://s358.photobucket.com/albums/oo30/diggler44/FSC%202011%20Sept%201011/
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