2012 Performance Challenge [Archive]

ToddG

12-31-2011, 12:32 PM

Acknowledging that performance improvements over time are more important than spot assessments, pistol-forum.com is presenting the 2012 Performance Challenge. The purpose is to measure raw accuracy, speed, and gun handling at the beginning and end of the year to see if your efforts on the range are actually paying off.

The drills used will be the Bullseye Threeway (http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?2454-DotW-11-Bullseye-Three-Way) (aka "300") and the F.A.S.T. (http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?2569-DotW-13-The-F-A-S-T)

STEP ONE:
In January 2012, shoot the 300 twice and the F.A.S.T. three times in one day. Repeat on a second day during the month. You will have a total of four 300 scores and six F.A.S.T. scores. Find the average and report it.

STEP TWO:
In December 2012, repeat the process to get four more 300 scores and six more F.A.S.T. scores. Find the average and report it for comparison.

Just like the DotW, we will announce a prize for a randomly selected member who participates in both January and December. The cut off for reporting January results is noon EST on 1-Feb-12.

YVK

12-31-2011, 12:51 PM

For the Threeway, you want all three strings - TH, SH, WH - be shot on the same day twice ( DoW description says shoot on three separate days)?

ToddG

12-31-2011, 12:59 PM

( DoW description says shoot on three separate days)?

Where does it say that?

YVK

12-31-2011, 01:20 PM

Where does it say that?

Don't know. Either hallucinations, or dyslexia, or anticipatory intoxication.

JDM

12-31-2011, 01:44 PM

In. This is a cool idea Todd.

jetfire

12-31-2011, 01:56 PM

Definitely in for this.

Prdator

12-31-2011, 02:33 PM

Im assuming that we should try and use the same gun and carry method for this? I think its a Great idea!!!!!!!

rsa-otc

12-31-2011, 06:47 PM

Only waiting on the local range to reopen. :cool:

KeeFus

12-31-2011, 07:37 PM

I'm in like a hair in a biscuit!

Fly320s

01-01-2012, 05:43 AM

I'm in and headed to the range today, but not this early. Just feeding my daughter right now. :)

On a related note, has anyone used Mike Seeklander's training program? I'm going to start it this month.

GJM

01-01-2012, 06:13 AM

Acknowledging that performance improvements over time are more important than spot assessments, pistol-forum.com is presenting the 2012 Performance Challenge. The purpose is to measure raw accuracy, speed, and gun handling at the beginning and end of the year to see if your efforts on the range are actually paying off.

The drills used will be the Bullseye Threeway (http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?2454-DotW-11-Bullseye-Three-Way) (aka "300") and the F.A.S.T. (http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?2569-DotW-13-The-F-A-S-T)

STEP ONE:
In January 2012, shoot the 300 twice and the F.A.S.T. three times in one day. Repeat on a second day during the month. You will have a total of four 300 scores and six .

Dumb question, is the 300 to be shot off hand, or is kneeling/sitting permitted?

ToddG

01-01-2012, 09:05 AM

Prdator -- I considered mandating use of the same gun at both ends of the challenge, but I don't know if I'll be shooting the same gun come December. And really, if you switch guns (assuming you're using your normal carry gun) then it's legitimate to see how you shoot with it.

GJM -- I'd never really given it any thought, but the drill was certainly intended to be shot off hand standing.

Stuffbreaker

01-02-2012, 12:43 PM

I'm in. After a dismal score in the Bullseye Three Way followed by a strong showing in the FAST DotW, its apparent that my skill set is horribly lopsided. I plan to take a stab at the IDPA Classifier this year, so the SHO and WHO practice needed to improve my BTW will be time well spent.

Dr. No

01-02-2012, 05:42 PM

Yup, I'm in. Headed to the range friday, in fact.

167

01-08-2012, 09:18 PM

Some of my results posted here (http://masterclasschronicles.blogspot.com/2012/01/p-fcom-2012-performance-challenge.html)

I forgot to shoot the 2nd 300, so I have to get back to the range and do that part over still. Hopefully I will do better.

BaiHu

01-08-2012, 10:12 PM

Count this noob in...or is it nubin?

ef9turbo

01-08-2012, 11:05 PM

I'm definitely in for this. I need to print off targets and pick up some more ball ammo. Will post scores and times later this month.

SamuelBLong

01-09-2012, 04:00 AM

Im in too.

turbolag23

01-09-2012, 12:00 PM

the DotW was a great idea and turning it into a performance challenge is even better. I'm bummed that the indoor ranges by me will not let you draw from a holster or rapid fire so I'm limited in the drills I can participate in.

Corey

01-09-2012, 04:00 PM

I'm in. Good, fun motivation to keep practicing.

Mr_White

01-10-2012, 06:37 PM

Sorry if this is a dumb question - are the results for the 2012 Performance Challenge supposed to be posted in this thread, or a training journal (I'm about to start one)?

ToddG

01-11-2012, 12:18 AM

Either/or. I'll probably post in both. Some folks might participate in the Challenge but not have a journal.

JB326

01-11-2012, 12:10 PM

I'm in. I'll get my January shoot in next week (hopefully).

Ptrlcop

01-14-2012, 05:22 AM

I shot the FAST for the first time ever last week, but I dont have the results from then. I shot the first set of scores for the performance challenge tonight. I had not shot since 1-8-12. The 300 were my first rounds. I do not have a 25yd indoor range so the 300 was shot at 50ft. All shot with a G17rtf2 from my cop belt with Safariland 6360.

300=277
2h=95
SHO=92
WHO=90
300 #2=231
2h=91
SHO=87
WHO=53

I had some concentration issues on the second go around and thew a few mikes off the repair center WHO.

FAST
first and third runs the gun failed to lock to the rear, I need to clean the mags as the followers seem a little slow.
2.07/.74/3.39/.29/.27/.27/ total 7.03 clean
1.96/.84/2.5/.28/.30/.27/total 6.15 clean
2.02/.71/3.29/.30/.29/.28/total 6.89 clean

I was waiting for far to fine a sight picture on the head shots as all my rounds were in the PT logo of the FAST target.

I will shoot the second stage next week.

ToddG

01-14-2012, 08:39 AM

My January final results:

300 average: 274
F.A.S.T. average: 4.96

Ptrlcop

01-16-2012, 03:37 AM

My final:
300 AVG=257 (@50ft)
FAST AVG= 6.27 (Safariland 6360)

JB326

01-16-2012, 04:58 PM

I shot round 1 for January this morning, and as expected I choked down a big piece of humble pie. This was the first time I have ever shot either of the prescribed drills. I made a last minute change on my weapon of choice, and went with my Glock 35 over my 34. I've got more rounds through the 35 than all of my other pistols combined, and just a few weeks ago I put the Ameriglo Pro-Idots on it. (As money allows I plan to outfit all four of my carry/ comp guns with these sights, so it just makes sense to do the performance challenge with them.)

With all of that out of the way, here's my round 1 results:

FAST #1: 7.64 Clean
FAST #2: 6.58 Clean

FAST average so far: 7.11

300 #1: 84, 65, 43= 192
300 #2: 61, 71, 51= 183

300 average so far: 187

The FAST head shots seem to be the first place to make up ground. I was shooting from GOOD concealment and my fleece got in the way of my reloads just a bit, but the head shots and my press out are going to me my immediate focus.

I expected the 300 to be rough and I wasn't disappointed. I practice WHO shooting a good bit, but only from 10 and in. I'd like to blame some of my poor performance on getting used to the new sights, but strangely when I focused on the front sight and put it where I wanted to bullets to go they went there. Plain and simple I need to work on my 25 yard shooting in every format.

After I did the prescribed drills, I worked on my press out a bit. I drew and fired one round on 8" steel plates for 40 rounds. My best time was 1.11, which I was very pleased with.

Here are my FAST targets...

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/shooter_john/64a369a4.jpg

As always, thanks to all of you here at P-F for motivating people like me to get off my butt and practice my shooting.

jthhapkido

01-17-2012, 11:09 AM

I've got more rounds through the 35 than all of my other pistols combined, and just a few weeks ago I put the Ameriglo Pro-Idots on it.

I know that isn't what you wrote, but on first reading I could have sworn you wrote "Pro-Idiots" --- and I thought Oh My God, I NEED those! Sights made just for me!

JB326

01-17-2012, 06:44 PM

I know that isn't what you wrote, but on first reading I could have sworn you wrote "Pro-Idiots" --- and I thought Oh My God, I NEED those! Sights made just for me!

I definitely felt like a Pro-Idiot after shooting the 25 yard stuff.

DocGKR

01-17-2012, 06:54 PM

Using a G19 w/RMR02 AIWB from a Fricke Seraphim, my January results are:

300 ave = 284 pts
FAST ave = 5.84 sec

167

01-18-2012, 09:35 PM

Updated 2012 Performance challenge results (http://masterclasschronicles.blogspot.com/2012/01/training-update-11812.html).

Matt O

01-18-2012, 10:46 PM

My January results:

300 ave = 264 pts
FAST ave = 7.63 sec

Fly320s

01-22-2012, 09:05 AM

Damn, not going to get this finished. Cold weather + new baby = no range time.

smithjd

01-22-2012, 07:32 PM

It is now pathetically obvious what happens when you don't practice... I shot this "COLD" in both ways; no shooting or meaninful dry practice since October, and outdoors with temp in the 20's (which were actually nice days). Used my Colt from conealment under a heavy Carhartt hoodie and a softshell.

300 x4 average of 243 (WHO was my downfall)
FAST x6 average of 7.23 (misses hurt bad)

01-25-2012, 10:26 AM

This is the first set of drills. I hope to get the second day in yet this month. Lousy cold weather. :(

300 scores:
2H 96 4x, SHO 73, WHO 83 2x. Total 252
2H 91 1x, SHO 72 1x, WHO 89 1x. Total 252

Fast:
2.41, .76, 2.52, .30, .26, .24 6.49 -1H = 8.48
2.41, .59, 2.79, .32, .29, .27 6.67 -1H = 8.67
2.34, .71, 2.59, .31, .27, .25 6.47 -2H = 10.47

I was a little surprised that my weak hand scores were better than strong hand scores both times. I need a lot of practice drawing to 3x5 cards. ;)

John Ralston

01-25-2012, 10:45 AM

For some reason I just saw this - I will have to do the first set of drills in Feb. Since I haven't been shooting as much as I want/need to, the results won't be affected (other than the fact that I will have 1 month less to improve for the Dec. Drills).

turbolag23

01-25-2012, 11:51 AM

new year, new gun, lots of room to improve.
especially my distance shooting and press out/first shot.

gen4 g19 in shaggy

300 scores
126 3x
172 6x

FAST
7.6 -1H = 9.6
7.2 -1H = 9.2
6.8 -1H = 8.8

JFK

01-25-2012, 11:56 AM

Average for 300 - 201
Average for FAST - 6.98

I am so close to breaking 6 seconds on the FAST clean. That will be my major benchmark this year. I am having a major problem with accuracy at distance. This will be a major focus.

YVK

01-25-2012, 08:12 PM

01/12/2012

300-1: 88, 88, 67(-2) 243
300-2: 89, 77(-1), 82 248

FAST1 8.37 -H, FAST2 9.03 -H-B, FAST3 9.14 -H

01/25/2012

300-3: 87, 85, 83 255
300-4: 85, 85, 89 259

FAST4 7.24, FAST5 6.96, FAST6 10.26 -H-B

January 2012 total average: 251.25, 8.5

I feel like I should turn my pin in. I don't know why I push myself to keep shooting this pistol.

H&K P30 9mm LEM, GGI carry trigger reset job, Heinie sights, CCC Shaggy and BMC under a sweater, 147 gr Winchester for 300, 115 gr Blazer for FAST.

MD7305

01-26-2012, 03:25 PM

Average for 300: 152 (Ouch)
Average for FAST: 8.61 (Double Ouch)

01/17/2011 and 01/26/2011

My SHO and WHO needs serious work. They really brought my average down so that's clearly an area that will get some attention. I had two FAST runs over 10secs due to misses. I had two clean runs, 6.01 and 6.65, which are by far my fastest FASTs. I have the potential I just have to get there. I had an intermediate score at AFHF in Sept. 2011 and this year I'd like to make the Advanced Wall of Fame but I've obviously got some work to do.

Drills shot with: Glock 23 Gen.4, Ameriglo iDot Pros, CCC Shaggy concealed by an untucked, buttoned-up shirt.

turbolag23

01-26-2012, 03:49 PM

Average for 300: 152 (Ouch)
Average for FAST: 8.61 (Double Ouch)

Drills shot with: Glock 23 Gen.4, Ameriglo iDot Pros, CCC Shaggy concealed by an untucked, buttoned-up shirt.

similar scores and setup to me. good luck to you this year and hopefully we both improve for the December results.

SamuelBLong

01-26-2012, 09:29 PM

This was rough. I really need to work my reloads, SHO and WHO!

Shot with my P30L LEM V4, AIWB with a pullover fleece.

Bullseye 300

1/12/12
1/12/12

Avgs for 1/8/12

1/26/12
1/26/12

Avg's for 1/26/12

2H

89
88

88.5

91
94

92.5

SHO

76
88

82

58
77

67.5

WHO

33
40

36.5

49
62

55.5

Totals

198
216

207

198
233

215.5

F.A.S.T

1/8/12
1/8/12
1/8/12

Avg's for 1/8/12

1/26/12
1/26/12
1/26/12

Avg's For 1/26/2012

Draw to First Shot

2.26
2.07
2.04

2.12

1.68
1.85
1.92

1.82

Split

0.49
0.40
0.54

0.48

0.40
0.30
0.44

0.38

Reload

2.68
2.66
2.64

2.66

2.43
3.06
3.05

2.85

Split

0.47
0.26
0.21

0.31

0.21
0.20
0.28

0.23

Split

0.35
0.23
0.20

0.26

0.20
0.20
0.21

0.20

Split

0.71
0.21
0.21

0.38

0.21
0.19
0.24

0.21

Raw Time

6.96
5.83
5.84

6.21

5.13
5.80
6.14

5.69

Missed Head Pen.

0.00
2.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00

Missed Body Pen.

0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
1.00

Total Time

6.96
7.83
5.84

6.88

5.13
5.80
7.14

6.02

Averages for January

Bullseye 300
211.25

F.A.S.T.

6.45

MD7305

01-26-2012, 10:08 PM

similar scores and setup to me. good luck to you this year and hopefully we both improve for the December results.

Goodluck to you as well, I think if we can stick with it will see some improvement for sure.

rsa-otc

01-27-2012, 09:37 PM

Results to date:

M&P45 FS

300
1/19/12 - 274
1/19/12 - 261
1/27/12 - 249
1/27/12 - 275
Average - 264

Fast
1/19/12 - 7.10 clean
1/19/12 - 9.65 with 2 second penelty for the miss on the head
1/19/12 - 8.09 clean
1/27/12 - 7.85 clean
1/27/12 - 7.50 clean
1/27/12 - 7.27 clean
Average - 7.57 or 7.91 with 2 second penalty

686 Revolver all shots performed double action.

300
1/19/12 - 260
1/19/12 - 261
1/27/12 - 247
1/27/12 - 267
Average - 258

Fast
1/19/12 - No fast shot this date due to time limitations
1/27/12 - 9.37 clean
1/27/12 - 8.78 clean
1/27/12 - 8.35 clean
Average - 8.83 to date, will shoot the 2nd set of FAST revolver next week and update.

I have been inconsistent recently. At some points in the session I shoot above my normal level of competence giving peaks of improvement and other times I plain stink the place up. In the last IDPA match this month, it was stage by stage. Some stages I couldn't be beat; others I may as well stayed home. Hopefully over the course of the next 12 months through the DotWs I'll regain my consistency and show steady improvement.

joshs

01-27-2012, 11:27 PM

300: 243, 264, 226, 242 = 244

fast 5.46, 7.78, 5.75, 5.42, 4.54, 4.25 = 5.51

Ga Shooter

01-28-2012, 06:48 PM

Jan. Final Results

300

2H - 63
SHO- 32
WHO- 32

Avg Total 129

FAST -- 10.76

Missing head shots is KILLING my FAST scores. :mad: If I can improve in that area alone this year it would change my avg into the mid 7 sec range.( avg 3.3 sec. per run for head misses)

CraigBos

01-30-2012, 12:59 AM

My January final results:

300 average: 164
F.A.S.T. average: 14.99 (Starting from the bench, target at 5 yd.)

Great idea to do this. Thanks!

Stuffbreaker

01-30-2012, 09:50 AM

HK P30LS 9mm - CBST IWB - Untucked T shirt

300: 178
FAST: 5.99

More WHO and SHO practice needed to raise my 300 score. I've devoted a minimum of 100 rounds a week to SHO & WHO shooting, and starting to see results. Currently running in the 90s two-handed, 50s SHO and 30s WHO.

Two missed head shots blew my FAST average. More 3x5 Push and 99 drills in 2012 should help this. One run was a personal best of 5.04 / 1.51 .54 2.16 .28 .28 .27. Breaking 5.0 seconds is one of my main goals for 2012. Work on my reload seems like the most efficient use of my time toward this goal.

poptopjr

01-30-2012, 02:37 PM

I read the description linked to the "300" and did not see my question answered. There is a description of where the "7" and "6" rings would be, but do you score them? My totals abysmal either way, at least there is plenty of room to improve.

Corey

01-30-2012, 02:58 PM

Bullseye 3 way: 248
FAST: 7.51

Have been seeing a general deterioration in my performance over the last month or two and a bad attitude creeping in as a result. I am going to take 2 or 3 weeks off from shooting and start fresh again.

01-30-2012, 06:32 PM

Finished mine today. Gen 3 G-17

300 ave: 258
Fast ave: 8.35

I also ran part of this with my S&W Model 10. I did one 300 and 3 Fast.

300 : 223
Fast ave: 8.75

JDM

01-30-2012, 07:14 PM

300 average= 210

FAST average= 6.8 seconds

Prdator

01-30-2012, 09:16 PM

Did two different sessions,

1,
300 score, 274
FAST, 5.38

2,
300 score, 274
Fast 8.25

Sure wish the FAST would have turned out like the 300 the second time around...... It was just a Horrible day shooting.

jthhapkido

01-30-2012, 09:53 PM

[sigh]

Day 1:
FAST: 7.70 (4.70 -H -B) / 5.85 (4.85 -B) / 6.72 (-4.72 -H)
300: 87/62/48 = 197

---couldn't control the trigger. I shot the FAST first, yanked the trigger all over the place. I should have been smart enough to just stop, work some calm slowfire drills, and come back later, but I didn't---hence the 300 scores. 2H pulled several right, SH pulled low often, WH was just embarrassing.

Day 2:
FAST: 7.79 (4.79 -H -B) / 4.61 (clean) / 4.78 (clean)
(managed to get video of the FAST runs today)
300: 92/70/52 = 214
(Still was yanking the trigger badly on the SH and WH parts.)

http://youtu.be/TgUH-j47Q9s

Again, shot the FAST first. Have no idea what I was thinking for that first run, but managed to remember to just slow down and get hits for the other two.

300 Ave: 206 (That shouldn't be hard to improve. How the heck did I get a 252 when we did this as the DOtW?! I've got the target pictures, so I didn't just make that one up!)
FAST Ave: 6.24 (That shouldn't be hard to improve either, because when I remember to work the trigger I don't yank it and I get my hits.)

Excuses, excuses. :)

poptopjr

01-31-2012, 01:36 AM

300 Avg = 81
FAST Avg = 17.0

I won't bother with any excuses. I am extremely glad that I found this web-site and I look forward to improving. I think I enjoy this forum because the members seem to focus more on shooting, and that is what I enjoy.

I look forward to many DOTW's and scoring much higher along the way.

Keith

*Just a note* I didn't count any 6/7's. I figured as long as I count the same in December it really didn't matter.

Mr_White

01-31-2012, 03:30 PM

Ifightcrime

01-31-2012, 04:44 PM

FAST Average: 7.065
300 Average: 217

Need to work on a lot, but these 25 yard shots sux:mad:

I left room to improve!

98z28

01-31-2012, 07:01 PM

January final results (with G17):

300 average: 263
F.A.S.T. average: 8.22

CCT125US

01-31-2012, 08:09 PM

My January final results:

* 300 average: 282
* F.A.S.T. average: 5.26

Shot with HKP30V3 Heinie Straight Eight Qwiks. Modified Comp-Tac AIWB

JConn

01-31-2012, 10:47 PM

My final results g19

300 average = 147
Fast average = 7.62

It's been a really rough month shooting wise, but I have lots of room for improvement at least.

JDM

01-31-2012, 10:49 PM

It is most interesting to see what everyone is good, and bad at.

tmoore912

02-01-2012, 10:51 AM

300 Average 148
Fast Average 8.24

G19 AIWB

Looking forward to improving those scores a lot.

rsa-otc

02-02-2012, 08:13 PM

Shot my 2nd set of FAST Drills for the revolver tonight:
8.45
8.45
8.33

Average for the 2 Sessions: 8.62

As I spend more time with my M&P 45 I'm seeing my revolver speed performance suffer.

ToddG

12-15-2012, 09:59 AM

My January final results:

300 average: 274
F.A.S.T. average: 4.96

I wanted to get this in under the wire before my hiatus, so unfortunately only got to do one run (three FAST and one 300). Then my shot timer crapped out after the second FAST run, so I only got to do two.

300: 274
F.A.S.T. average: 5.27

The January scores were with a G17; December was the SACS/Warren 1911. Reloads really killed my FAST runs this time, averaging around 2.4s, almost half a second more than the G17 reloads. So I've proven that a year of dedicated high-volume practice has made me worse than I was before I began. :cool:

JM Campbell

12-15-2012, 11:53 AM

I wanted to get this in under the wire before my hiatus, so unfortunately only got to do one run (three FAST and one 300). Then my shot timer crapped out after the second FAST run, so I only got to do two.

300: 274
F.A.S.T. average: 5.27

The January scores were with a G17; December was the SACS/Warren 1911. Reloads really killed my FAST runs this time, averaging around 2.4s, almost half a second more than the G17 reloads. So I've proven that a year of dedicated high-volume practice has made me worse than I was before I began. :cool:

Well Todd your only human...as for me I've been slacking, next week is my base line to start my super human journey.

Mr_White

12-16-2012, 12:10 PM

So I've proven that a year of dedicated high-volume practice has made me worse than I was before I began. :cool:

No way, all you proved is that Glocks are equal in accuracy and better for reloads than 1911s! ;)

12-17-2012, 02:12 PM

I had forgotten all about this. :)

Here's my first set of December runs.

9mm Colt 1911, Comp-Tac holster, 5.11 vest. I have been shooting this gun for the last couple of weeks. I shot the Jan scores with a gen 3 G-17.

Fast:
2.27, .66, 2.37, .29, .23, .22 clean 6.04
2.19. .78, 2.33, .28, .24, .21 clean 6.03
2.16, .62, 2.46, .25, .21, .20 clean 5.90

300 scores:
2H 90 2x, SHO 88 1x, WHO 85 Total 263
2H 95 2x, SHO 96 2x, WHO 94 1x Total 285

I shot the first run on the 300 using a 6 o'clock hold. I had some low hits so used a center hold for the second run. Much better. :)

My Fast scores are much better because I learned the patience to get the hits on that *&^%$#$@$ 3x5 card. :) Thanks, Todd. ;)

I have spent the last year switching between 4 Glock 17s, a G-19 and a G-26. I should probably pick one gun and stick with it. :)

Bill

Jason F

12-17-2012, 10:57 PM

Will there be a 2013 incarnation of this? (Perhaps run by DocGKR in lieu of ToddG's possible prolonged absecnes?)

I missed out on this for 2012 but think it'd be a great way of testing my progress by this time next year. Love the idea of it actually.

JMS

12-18-2012, 01:04 PM

Shoot, whether there's a 2013 thread or not, I'm doing it strictly for my own benefit; make it a quarterly thing, maybe. Wish I'd caught this when it started up...

DocGKR

12-18-2012, 03:33 PM

Yes. There will be.

98z28

12-19-2012, 12:01 PM

FAST average: 8.09
300 average: 270

Not surprisingly, switching platforms multiple times over the year and getting less live fire practice than I would like led to insignificant performance differences.

Corey

12-31-2012, 12:57 AM

Fast Average: Jan 2012: 7.51, Dec 2012: 6.98
Bullseye 300 average: Jan 2012: 248, Dec 2012: 253

Always nice to see improvement.

On a side note, one of my shooting goals for 2012 was to get a FAST run under 6 seconds clean. I did that in October, and then did it three more times since then with a personal best of 5.60. For 2013 I want to make it more consistent and have a cold run under 6. (so far my sub 6 clean runs have all been my second or third run)

Palmguy

12-31-2012, 09:12 AM

Shoot, whether there's a 2013 thread or not, I'm doing it strictly for my own benefit; make it a quarterly thing, maybe. Wish I'd caught this when it started up...

Same here...this is the one reason I'm looking forward to going home from my vacation.

Mr_White

01-03-2013, 02:42 PM

1/29/2012 data:

FAST #1 – 4.87: 1.38, .72 / 1.99 / .27, .26, .25

300 #1 – Two hands: 88, SHO: 53, WHO: 63, total: 204
300 #2 – Two hands: 83, SHO: 62, WHO: 80, total: 226

I was ready to take my medicine with the 300 this time. Didn’t turn out as badly as I thought it would, but tons of room to improve over this year.

FAST #2 – 4.69: 1.35, .60 / 1.97 / .27, .22, .28
FAST #3 – 4.99: 1.53, .65 / 2.03 / .27, .26, .25

Three sub-5 clean FASTs are very uncommon for me. Typically I would drop a couple of shots somewhere in there. Seems like shooting it with the mindset I have in GSSF is a good idea – that is, with a clear intention of being sure of the hits and forgetting all about the time.

1/30/2012 data:

FAST #1 – 7.41 (-1 H): 1.53, .79 / 2.34 / .27, .25, .23

Jerked the trigger on the second 3x5 shot, saw the front sight dip.

300 #1 – Two hands: 67, SHO: 59, WHO: 70, total: 196
300 #2 – Two hands: 84, SHO: 53, WHO: 85, total: 222

FAST #2 – 4.80: 1.46, .58 / 1.99 / .27, .25, .25
FAST #3 – 5.01: 1.75, .65 / 1.91 / .24, .25, .21

Pulled a bad (low) grip on FAST #3 and felt like I had to slow a lot to get the 3x5 hits.

This makes my final January 2012 Performance Challenge data:

300 average: 212
FAST average: 5.30

December 2012 Update

Six total FASTs:

3.77: 1.07, .37 / 1.62 / .24, .25, .22
3.80: 1.11, .36 / 1.68 / .24, .23, .18
5.58 (-1H): 1.09, .35 / 1.53 / .22, .20, .19
3.63: 1.07, .35 / 1.50 / .26, .24, .21
3.79: 1.05, .33 / 1.70 / .26, .23, .22
3.70: 1.07, .35 / 1.58 / .27, .22, .21

Four total 300s:

Freestyle: 91
SHO: 85
WHO: 85
Total: 261 (forgot to record Xs.)

Freestyle: 90 – 2x
SHO: 88 – 1x
WHO: 90 – 1x
Total: 268 – 4x

Freestyle: 93
SHO: 84 – 1x
WHO: 80 – 1x
Total: 257 – 2x

Freestyle: 86 – 2x
SHO: 88 – 1x
WHO: 87
Total: 261 – 3x

End of Year 300 Average: 261
End of Year FAST Average: 4.05

Compared to the data from January 2012, looks like my 300 score is 49 points better, and my FAST is 1.25 seconds better. Good to see I haven’t been practicing for nothing!

Mr_White

01-03-2013, 03:22 PM

Thanks Tom! Didn't do nearly as well on the FAST today though...it's still as easy to screw up as ever.

Stuffbreaker

01-22-2013, 10:54 AM

300: 178
FAST: 5.99

December Results
300: 243
FAST: 5.68

I shot roughly 20K rounds in 2012, devoting a lot of time to SHO & WHO early in the year. FAST didn't show huge improvement, but my consistency is much better. I had a personal best of 4.92 in July.

2012 was my first year shooting competitively, and I had other notable improvements:

Steel Challenge: Posted a 24 second improvement for the year shooting 4 matches. Now a "Steel B" shooter under the new classification system.

IDPA Classifier: Had a 17 second improvement in scores between March and November, finishing the season an SSP EX with a best of 117.x. Nerves get the best of me in the Classifier, and I finish much better in regular matches.

USPSA: Not yet classified, but have been finishing among the B shooters in Production and shooting Limited Minor.