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Here’s a one stage video I put together to test out how a simulated Heads-Up-Display could work. This was requested by some folks at the WaGuns.org forum. I wanted to see how hard it is and how much time. It took almost an hour to get this up but I think it’ll be faster if I had the map already drawn and everything in place. That said, still fun to watch. There are still a lot of errors but you know that this is a "test" right? 🙂
This is a somewhat advanced technique that I’ve been practicing recently. The idea is when you have multiple targets stacked or aligned very closely together, the transition is so minimal that your split times should be consistent across all shots, even during transitions.
You’ll find that most Master or Grandmaster shooters do this often and sometimes with targets that are placed further apart. The benefit is minimal compared to efficiency in movement and stage breakdown but at the higher levels where these shooters participate at, can make the difference between 1st and 2nd place.
I cobbled a video of a successful run I had this past weekend to demonstrate the effect.
Say wha?? Sunny? in Seattle? yes it is. We had a great weekend and the sun is spilling over to Monday too. Looks like Summer is here and in all it’s glory.
Can’t say the same for my shooting though. This matched sucked for me, sucked so bad that I came in 10th overall out of 14. By the last stage (stage 3) I practically just let it all go and just have fun.
Enjoy!
This week’s Top Shot episode has the guys drawing and shooting from the holster. Because of the dynamic nature of the “stage”, they had to use a holster with retention and decide to use the Blackhawk Serpa holster for some obscure reason.
Not only is it a bad idea to give that holster to someone who is untrained, you’ll see almost everyone using it at one time (and more occasions) double or triple pump the gun because they can’t defeat the lock under stress.
I’ve had similar experience when I shot IDPA with it two years ago and vow never to use it again.
There are a lot of stupid Blackhawk loving trolls on the Internet who’ll never admit to the limitations of this holster. I’ve posted a video on my YouTube channel a while back to suggest a fix that would not only make the Serpa holster safer, but become an awesome holster.
as usual, I got bashed by these said trolls. Here’s the video :
This is Ryan Leonard, one of Pacific Northwest’s best youngsters in the Steel shooting sports. His start position is called the “Flying Dragon” because of it’s unique hand placement to make the draw quicker and more efficient.
I thought this was fast, until I saw Shiro Shimada’s very unique start position. One might even laugh at it until he starts to draw, then jaws will drop 
Check this video out (time index 1:50)
Definitely effective!
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