2011 Goals

[BillD]

Your goal is only 10 spots higher? Goals need to be realistic, but they need to be agressive, too. Top 64 maybe? Push yourself, man!

-rvb

I have low expectations. Set the bar low and you won't get disappointed as often.

 

[downrange72]

I have low expectations. Set the bar low and you won't get disappointed as often.

My father always said..."pessimists are never dissapointed but often surprised"

He was a funny man. Unfortunately neither of us inherited his sense of humor...

 

[BillD]

I have low expectations. Set the bar low and you won't get disappointed as often.

And I'm not getting any younger.

Ryan, you are having your first baby correct? Or, well, your wife is?

I've got 5 grandkids. Let's see how hard you push yourself in 25 years or so.

As a matter of fact, let's see how many matches you make after you've had a couple kids....and they have sports, both after school practice and on the weekends.

 

[HICKMAN]

As a matter of fact, let's see how many matches you make after you've had a couple kids....and they have sports, both after school practice and on the weekends.

amen... I have 4... all active in sports.

Practice... what is this "practice" people speak of?

 

[rvb]

Ryan, you are having your first baby correct?

2nd kid... 1st is 2-1/2 yrs old.

As a matter of fact, let's see how many matches you make after you've had a couple kids

And my goal for this year reflects that already. Sure.

USPSA, I got 110th last year with a terrible first day and a great 2nd day

So you got 110th w/ a bad day.... and you had almost no uspsa or competition experience. You've since gone up a class... and understand the game, and have improved your shooting in general, right? So if you hadn't had a terrible 1st day at your first national, you think you would have made top 100? Sounds like you are setting a goal you were capable of then, too. Would you set a goal of "win D class?"

So what happens if you do set a goal of like top 75 or 64 or whatever and you fail? Will the wife leave you? Bank repo your house? It's no big deal. Next year!

I didn't mean "push yourself" to mean you have to spend hours blistering your hands dryfiring, I meant it like "raise your expectations." Because I've seen you shoot even just a time or two, and I expect more from you.

My signature block on enos' forum says the following:
"A goal properly set is halfway reached."
- Abraham Lincoln

I'm just jealous... I wish I had the budget to shoot nationals...

-rvb

ps. I personally don't like goals of what place I finish, rather what percentage, since where you place is so dependant on who happens to show up.

 

[BillD]

This was last year, I had experience. I shot IDPA for years but laid off for some time due to personal issues. This will be my fourth Nats. 2 a long time ago last year and this year. My first National I came in 4th from the bottom.
Considering a M I know (GM in Limited 10) came in 36th....I think 100 for a low B shooter is attainable. I also have come to realize that if I think I am going "ALL OUT" I will have misses and no shoots to show for it.


Did you not get the part where I had a great 2nd day? That kinda evens out the terrible first day. I think that thinking you are going to a major and have your best match ever is wishful thinking. Plus, this year, there are going to be more shooters, since it's 2011.
I don't know about you guys but it's pretty unrealistic for me to go to the majors and think THIS is the match where I'm going to do everything perfect and fast.
It just doesn't happen. When I push hard, is when I crash. I crashed almost every major I shot last year, with the exception of MI. I went to MI knowing it was the last major of the year and I just wanted to say the hell with the pressure on how I did and just enjoy myself.
Ending up winning even with a 12 second jam.

I hear ya on the budget. I didn't have it either when I was your age.

I do have more experience and another 15K rounds down range since last years Nats. I hope to do better. And I know they are going to have 40-50 yd shots and 20 yds partial target weak hand so I will practice those.

I'll be happy if I break the top 100. If I break it by 10 or 20 places, I'll be even happier.

If I get a plaque, I'll be freakin ecstatic.

 

[HICKMAN]

Recruit at least 3 new shooters but they didn't last long
Win my division at a couple local matches
Join WVPPS and shoot in the Point Series
Become a member of Riley CC ended up moving
Win a plaque
Make B in SS sold the SS, bought a boat
Make B in Limited didn't build limited gun
Shoot an "A" classifier
Build an Open Glock and get classified.[/QUOTE] didn't build

 

[Bcampbell]

2011

1. See if my son would like shooting.
He liked it and now shoots every night.
2. Shoot in some sort of organized event.
"done" we both like it. Riley club is great
the guys there made it very easy for us to start.
3. Build a 10/22 for Collin to shoot.
Done
4. Build a 22/45 for Collin.
"almost done" waiting on barrel


Thanks to all the guys that helped us get started in 2011, It really
was easy to get started when everyone was soo helpful.