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[Flexmoney]

Speed Option:

World Record - Speed Option - Max Michel - 10.06 total - 2.51 avg. - 2007
BJ Norris - 9.81 total - 2.45 avg. - 2008



2003 Steel Challenge
Best time = 3.47 (K.C.)
Top 16 avg. = 4.56

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[Flexmoney]

Ong posted this in a different thread :

It's never too early to start talking about this for the steel freaks.

Speed Option, 4-3-1-2-stop

Because I would rather shoot the close ones first then focus out to the option plate and stop plate.
I think it's faster for me because i don't have to switch gears in the middle of the order.
James

[DBChaffin]

I'm no steel challenge expert for sure having only shot it once, but I shot it with a pretty good shooter and we agreed on shooting it 4, 3, 1, 2, stop.

Seemed the smoothest way and with the best transitions. Not a lot of speeding up and slowing down.

[George Post]

Since I like to shoot left to right, I shoot 1, 3, 4, 2, then stop plate.

When I started shooting I was so slow, I was told I should probably skip the option plate for best time. Then the next time I shot this stage, my mentor said I should take only one shot at it before moving on, now I'll even take two shots at it if I have to

George

[shred]

Switching your eye focus out to the option plate (2) then back in is a loser if you're shooting iron sights and over 16 years old. With a dot it's not such a big deal. In open, I'll usually shoot this 4,3,2,1,stop with an option to go back to 2 if I missed the first time.

[warpspeed]

I'm with shred on this one - 4,3,2,1 stop.

[AikiDale]

<dumb question> Option plate? How is this scored with and without plate 2?</dumb question>

Thanks in advance

[Flexmoney]

You have the "option" to shoot that plate or skip it. No penalty for a miss on that plate. If you hit it, subtract 2 seconds from your run.

[Sixgun]

you're obligated to shoot targets 1,3,4, and stop, to acquire a score. if you also shoot the option plate, 2, you will have 2 seconds deducted from that string time.

the choice is yours. You can wind up with some awefully low times just by engaging that "extra" target!

Ray C.

[warpspeed]

I think we talked about this before but the only reason that you would not shoot the option plate is if you are down to your last bullet and cannot do a reload in less than 2 seconds.

[AikiDale]

Thanks!

[benos]

Yea, it's tough to beat 4,3,1,2. Keeping the speed and focal transitions minimal is key.
be

[Erik Warren]

Starting this year it's straight time, no "option" deduction.

I am one of the freaks of nature who can't shoot #4 first. I get much better times going 3-4-2-1, under 3 seconds as opposed to over 3. I thought this would be limited to iron sights but I have to shoot Open this way, too, because of the draw.

The downside is it's a longer swing from 4 to 2 and I ended up missing 2 a lot.

[AikiDale]

No Option? Did they change the name as well?

[Erik Warren]

You have the option of skipping that plate and having a few penalty seconds added to your time.