Week 145: FAST

[jiminycricket]

I've been a lurker for some time but have always been too hesitant to post my own two cents. I decided this new year that I will be more active on the forum. What better start than with a DoTW post?

I try not to get carried away with the FAST, and use it sparingly in my range sessions as a quick evaluation of my cold abilities. I suppose that was its original intent anyhow. The following were my first shots fired for 2016 after little more than a month of no shooting whatsoever. Heck, I didn't even do any dry fire either. I really need to get off my butt and dry fire more often. I got to the range expecting to flounder, but I was actually pretty pleased with my performance. Normally I am confident to shoot the fast clean in around the 5.25sec mark. I focused on getting my hits, but on the third string I got a bit sloppy. Reloads have definitely become a weak area for me, and I need to incorporate them into my dry fire.

G19 in a Bladetech Phantom at 4:00 with a tucked shirt covered by an unzipped Condor jacket. I was also wearing jeans but no underwear.

1st: 5.24 Clean 1.73, 0.44, 2.45, 0.22, 0.20, 0.20

2nd: 5.06 Clean 1.77, 0.47, 2.22, 0.20, 0.20, 0.20

3rd: 7.82 (4.82 with -1H, -1B) 1.69, 0.42, 2.13, 0.20, 0.19, 0.19

Total: 18.12 seconds

After the DoTW, I then began my practice routine. Near the end, I decided to practice Draw/Shoot 2 to a 3x5 card several times. Feeling cocky, I really wanted to shoot my last 6 rounds of the day in a sub 5 second FAST clean, but that was to no avail with -1B.

5.23 (4.23 with -1B) 1.42, 0.33, 1.93, 0.18, 0.18, 0.19

[jiminycricket]

Luke, you're too hard on yourself. -1H only adds 2 seconds not 3 :P

[Mr_White]

I've been a lurker for some time but have always been too hesitant to post my own two cents. I decided this new year that I will be more active on the forum. What better start than with a DoTW post?

Welcome!

I was also wearing jeans but no underwear.

Lolololol

1st: 5.24 Clean 1.73, 0.44, 2.45, 0.22, 0.20, 0.20

2nd: 5.06 Clean 1.77, 0.47, 2.22, 0.20, 0.20, 0.20

3rd: 7.82 (4.82 with -1H, -1B) 1.69, 0.42, 2.13, 0.20, 0.19, 0.19

Total: 18.12 seconds

After the DoTW, I then began my practice routine. Near the end, I decided to practice Draw/Shoot 2 to a 3x5 card several times. Feeling cocky, I really wanted to shoot my last 6 rounds of the day in a sub 5 second FAST clean, but that was to no avail with -1B.

5.23 (4.23 with -1B) 1.42, 0.33, 1.93, 0.18, 0.18, 0.19

Very nice!

[Luke]

Luke, you're too hard on yourself. -1H only adds 2 seconds not 3 :P

You should see our public schools down here man, it's not my fault.

I did know they were a 2 second penalty, what I forgot was how to add hahaha!!!!

[DEG]

HK P30 LEM 9mm, Fricke gear AIWB, winter coat, no gloves.

5.75, dropped one body shot (1.98, .52, 2.55, .26, .22, .22) = 6.75 total
6.45, dropped one body shot (2.0, .61, 2.94, .30, .33, .27) = 7.45 total
6.05, dropped one body shot (1.89, .74, 2.69, .26, .23, .24) = 7.05 total

First shot and reloads felt glacially, if not geologically, slow. Got all the head shots, which felt good. As I've written before, I'm glad this isn't too easy.

[Clobbersaurus]

Messing around with my new GoPro. I have to say running video, especially for a DOTW FAST, adds a little bit of pressure, at least for me.

It was pissing rain, hence the bags over the target, which made it hard to see where I had hit. The first FAST I shot outdoors, the second and third, shot later in the session, were under the range shack.

Beretta 92D Centurion, 124g AE, JMCK, Blackhawk mag pouches under a knit shirt.

1st FAST: 6.24 (2.03, 2.73, 5.29, 5.61, 5.94, 6.24)

2nd FAST: 6.42 (2.08, 2.77, 5.50, 5.81, 6.12, 6.42)
3rd FAST: 6.06 + 2H = 8.06 (2.07, 2.61, 5.16, 5.45, 5.75, 6.06)

[Range1]

Using an M&P 9mm Pro Series with cheap red dot sight. Still trying to get used to using a red dot.
Concealed under heavy winter jacket from a CompTac OWB holster.
String 1: 10.56 (down 1 head shot for a plus 2) 12.56 adjusted
String 2: 8.96 clean
String 3: 8.13 clean
Aggregate score: 29.65

[Mickey]

Shot with a gen4 G19 from a Debiens #4 at 3 o'clock
Concealed with a hoodie

String 1: 8.01 clean
String 2: 7.59 clean
String 3: 8.84 -2 head shots -1 body (13.84)

Total time: 29.44

I was just trying to go fast enough to get my hits which worked until the third run.
On the third string I broke my first shot way early and then panicked and dropped the next head shot and the first shot after the reload. At least I was able to put the next three where they were supposed to go.

[JHC]

Messing around with my new GoPro. I have to say running video, especially for a DOTW FAST, adds a little bit of pressure, at least for me.

It was pissing rain, hence the bags over the target, which made it hard to see where I had hit. The first FAST I shot outdoors, the second and third, shot later in the session, were under the range shack.

Beretta 92D Centurion, 124g AE, JMCK, Blackhawk mag pouches under a knit shirt.

1st FAST: 6.24 (2.03, 2.73, 5.29, 5.61, 5.94, 6.24)

2nd FAST: 6.42 (2.08, 2.77, 5.50, 5.81, 6.12, 6.42)
3rd FAST: 6.06 + 2H = 8.06 (2.07, 2.61, 5.16, 5.45, 5.75, 6.06)

I think I said on my FB page that I was still wondering about the GoPro I got last Father's Day - is it causing me to waste ammo doing fun to see stuff or incenting me to practice more things I ought to be anyway? Jury is still out.

Vid adds some stress I think.

[GRV]

eyemahm and I run 3 FASTs every week. One cold at the beginning of practice, then two more at the end of practice, as a way to track abilities. This is my three from this past week.

I'm really far away from where all you guys are at. My biggest goal right now is to be able to do a sub 7 second FAST cold on demand, and I've been extremely far away from that for a very long time. For the first time ever, these past two weeks I've been popping out all my FASTs with 6.XX raw times. That itself is really a massive improvement for me, which I wouldn't have expected even a month ago, but it hasn't felt as great as it should because my crappy hits are still leaving me with 10+ second FASTs with some regularity. What I struggle with the most is dropping shots low, especially on the head. A lot of my clean bodies really have dropped shots in them, but the target is just big enough for me to squeak by as clean.

G17 Gen4, JRC AIWB-CDA-II, JM AIWB-SPMP, under T-shirt

FAST 1: 8.46
6.46 raw, -1H
2.17 draw
0.67
2.92 reload
0.25
0.23
0.22

Tried to draw as quick as I could, but I took the shot too soon. I'm betting that was the low one. If I had waited, this probably would have been my first cold sub 7.

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FAST 2: 6.91
6.91 raw, clean
2.22 draw
0.82
3.13 reload
0.29
0.23
0.22

Fumbled reload.

Attachment 5695


FAST 3: 10.01
7.01 raw, -1H -1B
2.30 draw
0.74
3.30 reload
0.25
0.21
0.21

Fumbled reload again. Rushed shot after reload, no sights (high right).

Attachment 5696