I’ve been struggling to build good solid shooting positions during PRS matches, and also dropping shots from running out of time during stages. One of the more common tips I’ve been hearing was to do a lot of dry fire practice. I got 10 rounds of snap caps and built a practice barricade (attached) so I can practice doing stages in my house against the clock, and practicing inside is going to be good as the temperatures begin to climb soon outside.
My barricade is a PVC rectangular box shape with three different length sides, ~20”, ~31”, and ~41”. The lengths were chosen to fully use three 10’ joints of Sch 40 PVC without the female box connector. Not quite stiff enough so I used one more 10 ft joint to make some cross members, and the center serendipitously resembles a tank trap so there are extra practice shooting positions there too. Nothing is glued so I can just knock it apart and store it in a small bag when not in use if I want.
Now I am practicing running stages where I go back and forth between different positions including prone and / or different targets with the clock running. I have to aim down a hall into another room to get enough distance to focus so I have to warn my family when the practice line is hot. I think this practice will help a lot — nowhere to go but up with my scores — but if not, it will still be fun practicing. The few times I have run the practice stages so far my heart rate came up like I was doing a real stage so I think it’s going to help me get a lot more relaxed if I do it enough.
My barricade is a PVC rectangular box shape with three different length sides, ~20”, ~31”, and ~41”. The lengths were chosen to fully use three 10’ joints of Sch 40 PVC without the female box connector. Not quite stiff enough so I used one more 10 ft joint to make some cross members, and the center serendipitously resembles a tank trap so there are extra practice shooting positions there too. Nothing is glued so I can just knock it apart and store it in a small bag when not in use if I want.
Now I am practicing running stages where I go back and forth between different positions including prone and / or different targets with the clock running. I have to aim down a hall into another room to get enough distance to focus so I have to warn my family when the practice line is hot. I think this practice will help a lot — nowhere to go but up with my scores — but if not, it will still be fun practicing. The few times I have run the practice stages so far my heart rate came up like I was doing a real stage so I think it’s going to help me get a lot more relaxed if I do it enough.
