doc roy l. pain

It’s hard to recommend guns and grips and hammers not knowing what size hands you have. So info you receive here may or may not help. I do know a lot of top duelist in the game and most prefer lower hammers or Bisley style grips. Also, are you shooting strong side duelist or double duelist? Best thing I can suggest starting out is to load up some snap caps and dry fire a lot to build up your thumb or thumbs. I think Widder would agree that most top shooters put in a lot of time dry firing when they started out. You’ll probably get to a point your feeling pretty fast at it. Then you add in more live fire to see how recoil affects your speed. Believe me, it will change your speed. It will also tell you what speed you can go and still hit your targets. As far as shooting smaller lighter guns and lesser calibers, there comes a point where things get too light. I played with a set of 32’s for about a year and a half. I could really snatch them out of a holster and dry fire them fast. But, when it came to live fire I found them to be too light for multiple shots on the same target. The timer proved this to me several times over. I even put bisley grips and hammers on them to add a little weight. The recoil on the smaller gun slowed down my splits on multiple shots so I abandoned that idea. Don’t be shy when attending a match to ask other shooters if you can handle their guns and see how they feel to you. Most shooters will oblige you to do that. To be good at anything be committed to put in the practice time. It was never work to me because I enjoyed it so much. One additional thing I will tell you is that if you don’t already own a timer, invest in one. You want one that will allow you to set a delay start time and also a par time. It’s the only real measure you will have to know what works or doesn’t work for you. These suggestions are just a few of the basics. When you master that then you might want ask about the choreography and best way to run a stage. I know from reading some of the posts that TW writes that he really breaks down the movement needed to shoot a stage as I also do.

As Ranger said unless you have very large hands and a good reach with your thumb, lowered hammers will be of benefit.

You may have to invest into the largest iPad you can find!

If it’s that old it must be a Blackberry!

Out of entry fees, stage sponsors, and vendors fees, I’m not sure why there isn’t funds for a shooters handbook if money is the issue

First time I’ve ever heard of this in 24 years for any annual match. Apparently the shooters handbook has been made up because shooters have received a copy in their email, but nowhere in the email does it say that a book won’t be provided at the shoot. Anyone that doesn’t follow the sass wire or facebook wouldn’t know that. Definitely not the place to cut cost. I’m wondering if someone just dropped the ball on getting it to the printer on time.

Pinky and I wouldn’t miss it. Great place to shoot and run by a great bunch of cowboys and cowgirls!

Sent ya a pm

When I grow up, I want to be just like him!!

Congratulations to you all. Pretty good showing in the desert from folks that have to practice in the snow prior to the match!!

Congratulations young fella!!! Probably gonna be many more to follow.

Condolences for you and the rest of your family.

Pinky and I plan on being there!

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Finally went through!

Is anyone getting confirmation?

Don’t know if we are registered or not. Used the link provided to my email. Isn’t giving me any information after I submit our credit card. Or I may have entered twice. Who knows??