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[GooldMember]

So I think I want to make a real attempt at shooting 100 on the different classifiers out there. Not because I particularly care about shooting classifiers, but because it seems like they are a nicely quantifiable thing that you can set up pretty easily, and there are classifiers for just about everything (i.e., you can easily find something applicable to what you need to practice). Also I am bad at coming up with good drills myself. 

 

So that gives me some questions: 

1. Is this stupid? 
2. How would you organize them into an effective list to attack?
3. Do you even bother with the ridiculous ones (Area 5 standards, baseball standards, etc)
4. Am I stupid? 
5. Is this a waste of time compared to just coming up with better drills for practice?

Discuss

 

[shmella]

simpsons did it

 

I mean

 

Stoeger did it

[GooldMember]

simpsons did it

 

I mean

 

Stoeger did it

Yes I know, clearly I am not smart enough to come up with this idea on my own

[Trigger Warning]

1.  Yes.

2.  List them in order of stupidity, and choose from those that are least stupid, or most, depending on how you want to work it.

3.  Yes, unless you don't want to.  Choose your own ending.

4.  Yes.

5.  If the drills are more stupid than classifiers, then this is less stupid, if not, this is more stupid.

 

Anyway, what could be wrong about shooting for 100% on various classifiers, unless you stopped practicing other stuff.  Sounds like it is a goal that will keep you focused on a measurable outcome, which is better than many stupid drills.

[Peally]

I use classifiers to test my skills plenty, they come packaged with a big ol list of ranking data which is fun. Depends on which ones you pick though, they vary in difficulty both scoring and with setup. I wouldn't practice just classifiers though.

[Trigger Warning]

Also Ben is (now) at 99.7725%; I suspect if he posts another podcast allowing Hopkins to rant about rule adjustments, this will go lower.

[GuanoLoco]

Order them in level of effort/equipment required to set them up, just like the Match Directors do.

[Motosapiens]

what makes baseball standards ridiculous? just because it's hard?

[Vagetarian]

Just reshoot classifiers at matches like Twinkie did. Lot's of practice for sure.

[GooldMember]

what makes baseball standards ridiculous? just because it's hard?

Is it hard, or more like impossible? I was just thinking maybe it isn't worth wasting the time/ammo on trying to shoot 100's on the ones that known to be relatively impossible. Or maybe just save them for last. 

 

Order then in level of effort/equipment required to set them up, just like the Match Directors do.

My section has actually been using a list of classifiers that haven't been shot in the section in the past 3 years for all matches this year. The match directors are only allowed to choose classifiers from that list, which is kinda fun because we are shooting a bunch of stuff we haven't in a long time.  

[TrackCage]

I thought practicing classifiers was for grandbaggers?

[GooldMember]

I thought practicing classifiers was for grandbaggers?

You're new here, I am a grandbagger.

 

 

 

In fact, as I recall I am the self-proclaimed King of the Paper GMs. 

[Motosapiens]

Is it hard, or more like impossible? I was just thinking maybe it isn't worth wasting the time/ammo on trying to shoot 100's on the ones that known to be relatively impossible. Or maybe just save them for last. 

 

 

hundo is pretty hard core on any fixed time classifier I guess. It's easier to go faster than it is to get all alphas at the time limit. Still, i think the skills necessary to get 96+ on baseball standards would serve you well on many other challenging standards. 

 

Maybe just puss out and use a lower threshold (98?) for fixed time classifiers, so you get to shoot 2 charlies.

[Yard Sale]

My Limited hundos

99-39 Off Balance Blast, deleted

03-06 ?, deleted

99-42 Fast n Furious

01US3G nationals win

99-08 Crackerjack

 

My Open hundos

03-12 Ironsides

 

 

Practicing classifiers is gayer than PCC.

[waktasz]

I'll send you $100 for each fixed time classifier you hundo.

Start with Area 4 Standards.

 

*Liberian dollars

[GooldMember]

Practicing classifiers is gayer than PCC.

It isn't really about practicing them to shoot good scores, they are just a good measurable drill that has already been designed and have score brackets laid out.

 

 

hundo is pretty hard core on any fixed time classifier I guess. It's easier to go faster than it is to get all alphas at the time limit. Still, i think the skills necessary to get 96+ on baseball standards would serve you well on many other challenging standards. 

 

Maybe just puss out and use a lower threshold (98?) for fixed time classifiers, so you get to shoot 2 charlies.

 

I guess we will see how it goes, I'm gonna give some of them a go and see what happens. But yes. Might have to lower the standards on those. 

 

 

I'll send you $100 for each fixed time classifier you hundo.

Start with Area 4 Standards.

 

*Liberian dollars

 

What is the current exchange rate on those? 

[NickBlasta]

I don't think baseball standards is impossible. The shots aren't especially difficult but the procedure is (starting with weak hand for most people, rushing on the freestyle string after as a result, and the 3 reload 3) which means you could potentially do it fairly well with some practice. Of course, if you drop a charlie, you wasted 24 rounds or whatever which sucks.

 

Can you do Lazy Man Standards?

[Sweet T]

I really like this idea.  

[GooldMember]

I don't think baseball standards is impossible. The shots aren't especially difficult but the procedure is (starting with weak hand for most people, rushing on the freestyle string after as a result, and the 3 reload 3) which means you could potentially do it fairly well with some practice. Of course, if you drop a charlie, you wasted 24 rounds or whatever which sucks.

Can you do Lazy Man Standards?

I was just thinking more along the lines of the 1 round in 24 ruining the run, especially at the extreme time crunch of that stage. I have never tried lazy man standards, but it seems like an awfully tall order to shoot 25 yards WHO. It would be good practice.

I have begun constructing a table of all the classifiers and their HHFs from AZshooters. Once I get them all entered into that format then I will make a plan of how I want to attack them. I am thinking easy low-hanging fruit first, and just pound through them.

[ron169]

Baseball standards seems fairly easy.... With a PCC