Runcibleman
Member
So, I'm still listening to Modcast 184, but so far at 2h20m, it's been a lot of beating up on arrogant, ignorant people, lots of raging, and a little bit of good talk about how the one guy (no idea which one, I can't tell the names and voices) set up his PCC with a 25 yard zero and what the rationale behind that was, and what the result was. That was good. The rest? Not so much. I get it, there are lots more shitty shooters who like to talk like they're the greatest SME's on all matters shooting. What's new? I thought this wasn't ARFCOM General.
The talk about 2 second Bill Drills made me feel a little despondent. Under what conditions are you guys shooting these 2 second Bill Drills from draw? Competition style holsters or duty? I am going to assume, having seen him demo a bit, that Larry Vickers isn't a bad shot by any stretch of the imagination and is probably quite good, even if not exceptional by competition standards. So how should I take it that he posted a 3.9 second Bill Drill with one outside the black, drawing from concealment?
I'll have to try it this Friday when I get to range with the holster again (Walther PPQ from an OWB nothing special holster from Ares Tactical with full sweatguard, i.e. high, not low cut) and see how many I get in the A zone under time pressure, but I bet I won't get even half as good a score as Larry. So this begs the question, where the hell does one start to improve? You talked a lot about setting goals and breaking down the various parts of shooting that compose a sequence of shots or a drill. Great, but how does one then improve? I wish you would have talked about that a little more because I want to know. Such a shame that this episode was so heavy on the beatings and light on the practical advice. I want the guys back from the Two World Wars (Parts 1 & 2) shows, they were full of good knowledge even if they are an ornery bunch of cantakerous old (some not so old) farts.
The talk about 2 second Bill Drills made me feel a little despondent. Under what conditions are you guys shooting these 2 second Bill Drills from draw? Competition style holsters or duty? I am going to assume, having seen him demo a bit, that Larry Vickers isn't a bad shot by any stretch of the imagination and is probably quite good, even if not exceptional by competition standards. So how should I take it that he posted a 3.9 second Bill Drill with one outside the black, drawing from concealment?
I'll have to try it this Friday when I get to range with the holster again (Walther PPQ from an OWB nothing special holster from Ares Tactical with full sweatguard, i.e. high, not low cut) and see how many I get in the A zone under time pressure, but I bet I won't get even half as good a score as Larry. So this begs the question, where the hell does one start to improve? You talked a lot about setting goals and breaking down the various parts of shooting that compose a sequence of shots or a drill. Great, but how does one then improve? I wish you would have talked about that a little more because I want to know. Such a shame that this episode was so heavy on the beatings and light on the practical advice. I want the guys back from the Two World Wars (Parts 1 & 2) shows, they were full of good knowledge even if they are an ornery bunch of cantakerous old (some not so old) farts.