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So coming off the Shooter's Mindset podcast I was specifically asked about the "skill" stages and most importantly the over-used barricade.
I am on record that I hate the barricade stages, I find them silly and contrived, on top of the fact success can be attributed to the gear used. We have adapted to all sort of tools to manage a barricade. To make matters worse the height of the spec barricade was arbitrary and never correctly thought out for people of varying sizes. If you are under 5'6" it's a tippy toe shot for half the stage and the kneeling is equally stupid because it's an awkward position for the same group under 5'6". I have to raise up in order to reach removing the firing elbow from the knee. It' s impossible to do a proper kneeling position, hence the need for pillows and bags.
I have no issue with a single game changer, not what I am looking to address. That genie is out of the bottle the bags are here to stay.
So am working on a simply redefined prop, of course, it has been done, but my thinking is to create something of a standardized barricade type prop that is not height dependent. It's implied the stage has to be shot different than how it is currently done, that is a given, it's a stupid stage. I have posted my two-sided barricade plan before, so yes, this has all been discussed before. With that said, a lot of people are bringing it up as expand the field to women and children.
So I thinking of how can we address this and make it the same but different.
I have seen a few steel welded props with arms that come up. I like this answer, it opens the door for a product from target companies, while potentially making it easy to move, store and travel with. It got me thinking a little Bruce Lee with his practice dummy using the arms.
Minus a welder, how can make this easier, I been doodling with it using a combination of wood and steel.
With all the bags and especially with the game changer I was considering the arms we use to shoot from. Of course, the wider 2x4, 2x6 etc shelves with a traditional barricade will offer more stability. But does this have to be about the stability of just accessibility? I mean if the go to answer is a bag, does the arm design matter beyond stability?
So Home Depot has 24" heavy wall conduit for $14, with a 2x4 or even 4x4 you can simply drill a hole in it, use the conduit and you have a simply tree prop that mimics a barricade.
At first, I thought about putting an arm every 6 inches alternating sides so you always have a 1-foot gap.
Some noodling
The top can either be 60 Inches tall or it can be adjusted to 56" as it is now, then you scale down every 6 or 8 inches giving you maximum flexibility
The conduit would actually go through the wood so you have placement in the center too.
With the steel ones I have seen, I think it is a good way to skin the cat with all the room being necessary.
It's a work in progress and I might just run out and build it,
Just thinking though, based on the conversation how would you change it ?
So coming off the Shooter's Mindset podcast I was specifically asked about the "skill" stages and most importantly the over-used barricade.
I am on record that I hate the barricade stages, I find them silly and contrived, on top of the fact success can be attributed to the gear used. We have adapted to all sort of tools to manage a barricade. To make matters worse the height of the spec barricade was arbitrary and never correctly thought out for people of varying sizes. If you are under 5'6" it's a tippy toe shot for half the stage and the kneeling is equally stupid because it's an awkward position for the same group under 5'6". I have to raise up in order to reach removing the firing elbow from the knee. It' s impossible to do a proper kneeling position, hence the need for pillows and bags.
I have no issue with a single game changer, not what I am looking to address. That genie is out of the bottle the bags are here to stay.
So am working on a simply redefined prop, of course, it has been done, but my thinking is to create something of a standardized barricade type prop that is not height dependent. It's implied the stage has to be shot different than how it is currently done, that is a given, it's a stupid stage. I have posted my two-sided barricade plan before, so yes, this has all been discussed before. With that said, a lot of people are bringing it up as expand the field to women and children.
So I thinking of how can we address this and make it the same but different.
I have seen a few steel welded props with arms that come up. I like this answer, it opens the door for a product from target companies, while potentially making it easy to move, store and travel with. It got me thinking a little Bruce Lee with his practice dummy using the arms.
Minus a welder, how can make this easier, I been doodling with it using a combination of wood and steel.
With all the bags and especially with the game changer I was considering the arms we use to shoot from. Of course, the wider 2x4, 2x6 etc shelves with a traditional barricade will offer more stability. But does this have to be about the stability of just accessibility? I mean if the go to answer is a bag, does the arm design matter beyond stability?
So Home Depot has 24" heavy wall conduit for $14, with a 2x4 or even 4x4 you can simply drill a hole in it, use the conduit and you have a simply tree prop that mimics a barricade.
At first, I thought about putting an arm every 6 inches alternating sides so you always have a 1-foot gap.
Some noodling
The top can either be 60 Inches tall or it can be adjusted to 56" as it is now, then you scale down every 6 or 8 inches giving you maximum flexibility
The conduit would actually go through the wood so you have placement in the center too.
With the steel ones I have seen, I think it is a good way to skin the cat with all the room being necessary.
It's a work in progress and I might just run out and build it,
Just thinking though, based on the conversation how would you change it ?
