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Almost Alphas
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2011
EHPSA 8/25/2024 - Very good & consistent match - 8/102 overall - A Class USPSA Shooter
00:00 - Start
00:13 - Stage 1
00:54 - Stage 2
01:25 - Stage 3
01:51 - Stage 4
02:26 - Stage 5
02:53 - Stage 6
00:13 - Stage 1
00:54 - Stage 2
01:25 - Stage 3
01:51 - Stage 4
02:26 - Stage 5
02:53 - Stage 6
มุมมอง: 21
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EHPSA 8/24/2024 A Class USPSA Shooter - solid not great, overall 19/102
มุมมอง 224 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
00:00 - Start 00:13 - Stage 1 00:59 - Stage 2 01:33 - Stage 3 02:00 - Stage 4 02:37 - Stage 5 03:08 - Stage 6
One of my best matches to date - USPSA @ EHPSA 7/27/2024 - A Class Shooter
มุมมอง 6828 วันที่ผ่านมา
I felt like this was one of my best matches I've had so far. Stage 1 turned out really well, and despite a few mistakes on stage 2, 4, and 5, I thought they all turned out pretty well too. I only really wish I could get back Stage 6...I know I could do better from all 3 positions. 00:00 - Start 00:13 - Stage 3 00:29 - Stage 4 01:09 - Stage 5 01:48 - Stage 1 02:33 - Stage 2 03:12 - Stage 6
USPSA @ LCSA 7/13/2024 - A Class USPSA Shooter @ a local match
มุมมอง 37หลายเดือนก่อน
Stages shown in order shot 00:00 - Start 00:13 - Stage 6 00:58 - Stage 1 01:35 - Stage 2 02:10 - Stage 3 02:51 - Stage 4 03:31 - Stage 5
Falling Steel 2024 - Becca tries a new (to her) gun - not the smoothest experience
มุมมอง 30หลายเดือนก่อน
00:00 - Start 00:13 - Stage 1 00:42 - Stage 2 01:26 - Stage 3 02:16 - Stage 4 02:48 - Stage 5 03:27 - Stage 6 04:01 - Stage 7
Falling Steel @ LCSA 7/6/2024 - A Class USPSA Shooter
มุมมอง 19หลายเดือนก่อน
00:00 - Start 00:13 - Stage 1 00:29 - Stage 2 00:50 - Stage 3 01:11 - Stage 4 01:32 - Stage 5 01:50 - Stage 6 02:04 - Stage 7
2024 USPSA Carry Optics Nationals - A Class Shooter - Subpar performance but great experience
มุมมอง 862หลายเดือนก่อน
Stages shown in numerical order (not the order they were shot) 00:00 - Start 00:13 - Stage 1 01:10 - Stage 2 01:57 - Stage 3 02:49 - Stage 4 03:40 - Stage 5 04:22 - Stage 6 05:17 - Stage 7 06:04 - Stage 8 06:33 - Stage 9 07:34 - Stage 10 08:58 - Stage 11 09:14 - Stage 12 09:40 - Stage 13 10:44 - Stage 14 11:39 - Stage 15 12:06 - Stage 16 12:32 - Stage 17 13:28 - Stage 18 14:21 - Stage 19 15:20 ...
A Class Shooter @ EHPSA 6/23/2024 - Preparing for Carry Optics Nationals
มุมมอง 1822 หลายเดือนก่อน
00:00 - Start 00:13 - Stage 1 01:12 - Stage 2 01:43 - Stage 3 02:28 - Stage 4 03:09 - Stage 5 03:34 - Stage 6
My Best Match Ever? Area 8 Championship Redemption - A Class USPSA Shooter 6/15/2024 @ GPGC
มุมมอง 692 หลายเดือนก่อน
Trying out some voice-over/narration. I won't do this for every video, but was really happy with this match and thought I'd do something different to highlight that. Please leave a comment letting me know what you think of the narration. 00:48 - Stage 1 01:53 - Stage 2 03:04 - Stage 3 04:47 - Stage 4 05:53 - Stage 5 07:15 - Stage 6
USPSA Area 8 Championship - A Class Shooter turns in a Low B Performance
มุมมอง 2152 หลายเดือนก่อน
I set out to enjoy this match, and for the most part I did. I'm not able to shoot every weekend like I used to. The last time I fired a single live round was at the LCSA match last month. Not making excuses, just reminding myself why I got into this sport in the first place: to have fun and meet like-minded people. I did both of those things at this match, even if I did feel that I could have d...
USPSA @ LCSA 5/11/2024 - A Class Shooter, Okay Performance
มุมมอง 4683 หลายเดือนก่อน
00:13 - Stage 5 01:12 - Stage 6 01:55 - Stage 1 02:47 - Stage 2 (First ever division stage win I think) 03:31 - Stage 3 04:18 - Stage 4
Becca is Back! Solid C Class match performance, still some ammo issues - USPSA @ LCSA 5/11/2024
มุมมอง 353 หลายเดือนก่อน
00:13 - Stage 5 00:49 - Stage 6 01:14 - Stage 1 01:45 - Stage 2 02:17 - Stage 3 02:43 - Stage 4
EHPSA 4/27/2024 - 1st match of season (not a great start) - A Class USPSA Shooter
มุมมอง 303 หลายเดือนก่อน
Stages shown in the order shot. Not my best day. Felt a bit off, and was shooting some "training" ammo as opposed to match, which I think was the cause of the several light strikes. 00:12 - Stage 3 00:53 - Stage 4 01:46 - Stage 5 02:37 - Stage 1 03:38 - Stage 2 04:10 - Stage 6
A Class Shooter - USPSA Match @ PMSC 10/1/2023
มุมมอง 6410 หลายเดือนก่อน
A Class Shooter - USPSA Match @ PMSC 10/1/2023
The Return of Becca! USPSA @ PMSC 10/1/2023
มุมมอง 10010 หลายเดือนก่อน
The Return of Becca! USPSA @ PMSC 10/1/2023
Poor performance @ LCSA 9/9/2023 - A Class USPSA Shooter
มุมมอง 11711 หลายเดือนก่อน
Poor performance @ LCSA 9/9/2023 - A Class USPSA Shooter
Making USPSA A Class! @ LCSA 8/12/2023 From B to A Classification
มุมมอง 4711 หลายเดือนก่อน
Making USPSA A Class! @ LCSA 8/12/2023 From B to A Classification
Level II USPSA Match - Western PA Sectional July 2023 @ GPGC - B Class Shooter
มุมมอง 5411 หลายเดือนก่อน
Level II USPSA Match - Western PA Sectional July 2023 @ GPGC - B Class Shooter
My Best Classifier Yet! B Class USPSA Shooter @ EHPSA 7/22/2023
มุมมอง 118ปีที่แล้ว
My Best Classifier Yet! B Class USPSA Shooter @ EHPSA 7/22/2023
Falling Steel World Series June 2023 @ LCSA - USPSA B Class Shooter
มุมมอง 92ปีที่แล้ว
Falling Steel World Series June 2023 @ LCSA - USPSA B Class Shooter
A Pregnant Becca Shoots Falling Steel World Series June 2023 @ LCSA - C Class USPSA Shooter
มุมมอง 61ปีที่แล้ว
A Pregnant Becca Shoots Falling Steel World Series June 2023 @ LCSA - C Class USPSA Shooter
USPSA B Class Shooter @ Castlewood 6/17/2023
มุมมอง 374ปีที่แล้ว
USPSA B Class Shooter @ Castlewood 6/17/2023
USPSA Match Shot Twice on Back to Back Days @ EHPSA -Side by Side Video View - B Class USPSA Shooter
มุมมอง 50ปีที่แล้ว
USPSA Match Shot Twice on Back to Back Days @ EHPSA -Side by Side Video View - B Class USPSA Shooter
Pregnant Becca's 2nd Match of season @ EHPSA on 5/28/2023 - C Class USPSA Female Shooter
มุมมอง 44ปีที่แล้ว
Pregnant Becca's 2nd Match of season @ EHPSA on 5/28/2023 - C Class USPSA Female Shooter
B Class USPSA Shooter @ EHPSA 5/27/2023 - Barely A Classifier Run on CM 18-02
มุมมอง 43ปีที่แล้ว
B Class USPSA Shooter @ EHPSA 5/27/2023 - Barely A Classifier Run on CM 18-02
B Class USPSA Shooter @ PMSC 5/7/2023 - First match in 2023
มุมมอง 111ปีที่แล้ว
B Class USPSA Shooter @ PMSC 5/7/2023 - First match in 2023
(Pregnant) Becca Shoots! C Class USPSA @ PMSC 5/7/2023
มุมมอง 40ปีที่แล้ว
(Pregnant) Becca Shoots! C Class USPSA @ PMSC 5/7/2023
Nice shootin Tex !
Thanks Paul!
Nice
Nice all alphas run on 2. See ya on stage 1 at nationals.
Thanks Nate! I was really happy with that as I edged Brandon just slightly and had great hits. Felt really confident on this one too, I was tracking the A zone on the swingers and as a result was able to call those shots. I think there were was some opportunity to shave time at the very beginning, but overall very happy with that one. I also liked Stage 6, particularly my Strong Hand string. But clearly need to work on weak hand.
Man! I would have loved to run those stages again and take another swing at em. Especially 5 and 6, I bombed both during the Championship. Tough luck on those malfunctions man, they ruined some of these stages for you
Yeah, they did, but I was just happy that the rest of the stages went off without a hitch, because I truly enjoyed the hell out of this day. Weather was perfect (both on my original Area 8 day and the Redemption match). The fact that I had a week to let the stage plans solidify in my memory, meant that I could just enjoy the process and focus on execution. On the stages where that all coalesced nicely, I had both a ton of fun and a perception (then and now) that things went well. Hope to see you at CO Nats, and love your content btw!
Great match! The malfunctions definitely suck and like you said the bus stage was tough to optimize a stage plan for, but looks like aside from that you had a pretty great match.
Thanks! That bus stage is the only one, not derailed by malfunctions, that could have gone better. Either through a more efficient plan or just cleaner execution, I probably could have shaved 2-3 seconds.
What 1st person camera are you using?
It's the Aimcam Pro3k. There are only 2 things I really like about it: 1) with enough fiddling, it can be set to an angle that picks up the dot. 2) It can record any length, so I often start it well before the stage and just edit the clip down after. Unlike the Ray Ban Meta glasses that take 60 second clips in portrait orientation. I have debated moving to the Insta360 Go 3, but it wasn't a big leap over the 2, so I'm holding out hope for the Go 4. Until then, this works fine for my needs. I've gotten used to the camera hanging in my peripheral view and no longer even notice it.
I like your camera set up! What is it?
Thanks! The overhead angle is just a GoPro Hero 10 on a tall tripod from Amazon. I'm not sure if it will let me provide an external link, but just in case I can: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004U5F3BC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 If that link doesn't work, search for "Impact Heavy-Duty Light Stand (Black, 13')" on Amazon and you'll find the exact one I use. The first person shots are filmed on an Aimcam Pro 3k. It was a real pain to set up, but I haven't touched it since getting it setup a few years ago, and it hasn't moved on me at all.
How did you not get call out on the 180 on the classifier is beyond me. You ran well but you drew your gun clearly facing uprange.
Yep, I noticed that too when editing that angle. I recall something feeling off with the draw, but couldn't quite put my finger on what it was. It wasn't until editing that I realized that's why. The RO had to start closer than usual due to the rain picking up and making more noise (obscuring the beep), and was (fortunately for me) focused on getting out of the way. It was a good, fresh reminder for me of what not to do at Area 8 and CO Nats.
@@almostalphas draw then turn if you find yourself in that position in the future. You did keep finger off the trigger so thats a positive i take from it.
@@RedHotSerrano I don't know why I didn't do that this time. Probably just too much rust. It reminded me of a stage at the Western PA match last year, similar situation that I know DQ'ed a lot of shooters: th-cam.com/video/K_BYGqD9t0k/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LVm698PcebfTLsqo&t=81 I did it correctly there, just brain fart on this one.
Nicely done!
You went for the bear trap! My man!
I had nothing to lose after all the malfunctions on the first stage! I wanted to see if I could do it, and I'm glad I did. I got 2 charlies, but I think that was a function of actually waiting on the target to pop up for a split second. My brain began wondering if I knocked the steel down, and in that split second it popped up and I wasn't as prepared for it to come up as I should have been. Had I ambushed it (which I had time to do), I probably could have gotten 2 alphas instead of charlies. The other people in our group who went for it almost all ended up with 2 alphas. This was one of my favorite stages, nicely done Mike!
Love the Channel name 😂😂😂❤❤
Thank you! Wish I could take credit, but pretty sure my wife came up with it. She'll be excited to hear you like the name!
2:07, they totally left the angle to shoot that paper target AND the steel in 1 shot lol it’s all I could think about soon as I saw you lean out and look at it 😅
“Wow those are bad hits”… Me after every first string on a strong weak stage 😅
Lol I didn't even notice that @ 07:59 during any of the many times I watched these clips while making the video
So that’s what a run that beats mc to the crawl looks like 😅 nice one bec
Good shooting all around but that run on 4 was nuts.
Great match man!
Glad you two could make it back out. If this was you shooting with several months of rust, I can’t wait to see the rest of the year.
Thanks Nate. We loved squadding with you and your parents. It was such a fun, relaxed environment. And I appreciate all the guidance you've given me when it comes to stage prep...you have an eye for how to attack stages and often see things uniquely, which I find super helpful!
You guys made it to one! 🥳 how did it feel?
We did! I wasn't as rusty as I expected to be and am pretty happy with my performance for my first match back. Stage 3 @4:28 I took 2nd overall only to Drew. Other than my 1 stupid procedural on Stage 1, and my slow run on Stage 2, I thought I shot pretty close to or at my current ability. The classifier sucked, but no one shot it that well and I don't think it's going to pull me down (hopefully). Becca did well too and felt fine throughout, so I'm hopefully she'll be able to get a few more in this year.
Hey. Just a heads-up: keep an eye on your summit city bullets if you have ordered from them recently. I just received a shipment of 147gr from them and around 15% of them are 160gr.
Thanks Nate, I ordered some 124s and 135s. I'll open them up and sift through to see if any were incorrectly packaged.
Nice transition between the poppers on the classifier, excellent makeup shot on the one mini-popper on the balance beam stage, great timing/sequencing on the slider. You've come a long way in one season!
Thanks Jay, I really appreciate your feedback and observations, not to mention your time and energy spent putting together great matches! Looking forward to next season!
This was a tough match. Just about every stage aside from 1 and the classifier had some very difficult shots. And it’s a shame that steel wasn’t reset because you were absolutely crushing that stage the first time.
I see some room for time savings on transitions-there are a few places where the gun settles on the same target after a second shot, then starts to move to the next one.
Still light strikes? :(
Lol hurts to Re-live that PM classifier.. last shot 😭
I think if you had went straight at the no shoot and shot left to right on the classifier you woulda maybe shaved half a second off and got the A here! you had the round racked in and gun up and ready to fire your first shot superrr fast!
Congrats on making it into C. You’re definitely improving and becoming more confident.
Thanks Nate…. I’m glad it’s noticeable! Enjoyed shooting with you guys!
If this is a club match, those are nice stages!
It is! We're fortunate to have this club, and many others, put on a match each month. This one (Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club) has lots of fun, dynamic targets too...it's the only place I've ever shot a sliding target, among others.
Decent? Dude, you did awesome here. Consistently in the 70’s and 80’s in our pretty warm CO field. Funnily enough even the one time I can see something potentially not going how you planned (just going off of the video it looks like up front on stage 1 you missed the popper, hit the activator, then came back to the popper) it actually helped rather than hurt. I’ve got nothing in terms of advice for this one other than keep doing whatever you did here.
Re: point one in your thoughts, we all have those days. Focus on that your good stages were really good. Your pm run on stage 2 was very good, both because you avenged your mistake from the morning and because while it can be tempting to try to burn down a 3 per stage, points are way more important on them, especially if you gamble with a 24/24 no reload strategy.
As always, thanks Nate! I appreciate the advice and help you've given me since getting started. I always learn something, definitely when I shoot with you and often just from insights you pull out from my videos. I'm learning more with each match, and realizing that a big part of this is mental. Can't let past mistakes get in your head or you'll just spiral downwards. Each stage is a new chance to execute well!
3:40 my reaction to the classifier run is pretty hilarious. I’m like, “you got this, you got this, you got this, DANGIT!” Your pm runs on stages 3 and 4 were really good. Each did have a Mike, but the movement and cadence was so good that they still ended up as some solid scores.
I know! Just out of frame were me and Tyler reacting to that last shot being a Mike too! So frustrating! But she more than made it up for it this Sat by having her highest ever classifier run (just a hair shy of a B!). As for the movement on 3 and 4, I 100% agree. Though the hits weren't great, I think the confidence showed in the movement. She can get good hits if she slows down, and now she's comfortable moving faster, so we just need to blend the two and she'll continue on her path of improvement!
Did I just see what I think I saw 😂😂Did becca shoot the disappearing swivel target that was already gone on stage 1 and freaking hit it 😂😂😂 what a shot
Thanks for the video! I didn't get to shoot these, so it's really fun to see how they ended up. Thread the Needle and Squares Are So Last Month were mine-#2000 Saves was Johnny Wolfe's pick, out of an old Nationals matchbook, since he was directing traffic for Saturday prep while I was away.
1:30 lol. I’ve had my own issues in the past and if you reload long enough you’ll eventually run into new and exciting issues as time runs on. I’ve even seen some of what I would consider some of the most talented local shooters run into squibs (the worst form of reload issue there could be). That being said, regarding the shooting itself you pressed on in spite of the malfunctions and absolutely crushed both the swinger activation sequence on stage 1, and the plates on stage 2.
Thanks! It is a pleasant surprise when I can complete a stage with no ammo issues now. Once I realized I need to prep the trigger on the steel things got a little smoother for me too, LOTS to learn here :)
Your thumbnails are the best.
Lol my laziness got the best of me on the last 2 matches, so I didn't make them. And in fact, TH-cam automatically selected this one! The algorithm got it right!
Dude! You absolutely killed it on stage 3. I didn’t think of that engagement pattern in the first window, but where you really picked up the time was that miraculous double tap on the swinger. Just about everyone (myself included) took one shot at each pass. That double tap was INSANE. Aside from that I will also say that you seem to have narrowed down the makeup shots. When you need one you fire it but for the most part (even on the difficult hardcover stage) you see to be showing more visual patience. Finally, yeah it seems like there’s some high primers or something preventing the rounds from going entirely into battery. I’d recommend really looking at the primers during case gauging and try to find a couple slightly high ones to verify if they will cause the failures to fire. Beyond that I’d check to see if the rounds all pass the plunk and spin test.
Sorry I couldn't make it, great job bro!
No problem Andrew! Was looking forward to seeing you, but we had a pretty full squad as it was so it took us awhile to get through stages.
Lol that classifier was only 67%?😆 it’s from 2006 absolutely shot to hell 🙄
Nice shooting man!