Interesting FAST experience today. Day in day out when I show up and shoot a few FAST I expect to be in the mid to high 5's range. It has been about two years since I've shot one under 5 seconds and very few of those were clean.
This morning I shot four of them. Shot a fourth because it was too much fun to stop. The funny thing is all four were under 5 seconds. That never happens. Didn't feel rushed or anything just flowed to shoot what I saw, how I saw. 4.79 - 4.86 range. The first three had at least one card miss and a 8" circle miss. Then the fourth was clean at 4.86.
Later I shot a 2.28 Bill Drill which is pretty sporty for me, maybe a PR with 5 alphas and 1 Charlie. Again just felt natural, unforced.
out of focus (sorry) vid of the FAST
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The bill drill
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Looking for an explanation for easily finding a second to trim from four FAST in a row and .25 sec from a BD (which I rarely shoot) I identified two variables that were unique to today.
1. I just put a set of yellow/green Trijicon HDs on this pistol, the RTF2 G17 with a dot connector. Many have referenced SCIENCE! that our eyes/brain see green the easiest. IDK about that. Most of my HDs are orange but my G42 has green because that was all that was handy at the LGS and I've liked the looks of them on the range better than I'd assessed in the stores. I doubt that could make such a difference but it's one thing new today.
2. And what I find more intriguing is my pre - range coffee. Instead of just coffee it was our homemade version of "Bulletproof" coffee (google it) made with blended organic salt free butter and coconut oil. You can read from search results what this coffee blend it supposed to do for your concentration/brain etc. " boosts cognitive function, mainlining a shining dose of mental clarity"
Those are the only two out of ordinary variables I have identified today. No change in gear except the sights. No extra or different dry fire routine from my normal NONE.
I could dismiss one flier under 5 but four in a row and the perception that they were moving that fast and sure without an rush or pushin; just naturally and a clear mental focus.