So, Linda got to shoot her new SP-01 today, and the results were not exactly what she wanted. However there is more to a match than just results, and in seeing her shoot, she really struggled her first stage or two before starting to see some more positive results in her last 2 stages, in fact her last stage she did pretty well on, she shot the steel cleanly, she ran, and she finally looked comfortable with her new gun. While she had rented an SP-01, she had limited time with her own gun. Thursday she ran dry fire with me for about 45 minutes, and she put 50 rounds down range on Friday night before we set up for the match.
She does have a few issues, including a glaring flinch. On her first stage, it's possible she shot the floor a few feet in front of the steel she was aiming at, and she was flinching pretty bad early on. On the last stage, her first shot you can see another massive flinch on her double action pull, and a second flinch right after that. However, by that point, she recovered to run a really nice stage, that could have been a few seconds faster if she had not taken an extra shot on her final target. I sense some Ball and Dummy Drill's incoming because she really needs to break this habit. The reality is that she's had this flinch for awhile, and she did not want to do the drill, because she hated it. She hated seeing the flinch, but did not correct it. Personally, I think the excellent trigger on the XDM helped mask that flaw to some extent, but the more challenging double action pull of the CZ magnified this issue. The good news is that she really saw it today, and says she'll commit to working the problem out.
Linda left the range saying that she absolutely loves the CZ, like me, she thinks the weight, recoil management, and accuracy of the gun is just amazing. (Wait until she get's some work done on it...) It's good thing though that she feels that way, because she just ran out of excuses. She's got GM level gear, and an investment in gear that says she is serious, and wants to compete. There are no limits placed on her progress by her gear, it's all about her, her practice, and what she does now.
Linda Video:
Here is some video of Terry getting cooking today, he shot a pretty damn good match, and as usual gamed the heck out of the second stage. Kudos to him.
Terry Video:
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