Re: IDPA & USPSA tips requested
As said before, the key to doing well isn't to shoot as fast as you can. Most of a stage is going from one position to the next. You want to get moving as soon as the last round clears the barrel, but not before. The second you get into the next shooting position, you better be pressing the trigger. This is where you make up time.
As for your video, you need to work on not moving your head forward on the draw, keep your head up. It's wasted motion. The only thing that should move on the draw is your arms. At 0:40 and 0:52, you have a wasted motion of taking a slight step forward.
Watch your reloads. When you are reloading in the beginning after firing a lot of rounds, you do an extra flick to get the mag out. But when you shoot two reload shoot again, you don't do the flick. Make sure your Glock mags drop free, if they don't, buy some new ones.
You also don't need to bring the gun so far back to do the reload. Keep it up high in your line of sight, bring it back maybe 3-4". Once you seat the mag, it should only require a slight turn of the wrist to get the gun back on target and ready to fire. You shouldn't have to push the gun back out.
When you are filming yourself, try to get closer shots. What you want to do when reviewing your videos is to watch for things like extra movements and the time wasted getting into and out of a shooting position.
One big advice if you shoot Production in USPSA, formulate a plan on when you do your reloads, basically every time you move. If you end up firing extra shots and have to do a static reload, make sure you stick with the original plan to do a reload when you move, doesn't matter how many rounds are still left, just do the reload. Too many people screw this one up and end up doing static reloads at each position costing valuable time.
