The ditching of trying to double tap the plates made for such a massive difference, just one of those instances where shot placement/timing matters more than speed.
Yep you have cosign losses when the impact angle isn't 90 degrees, and with a double tap neither of them are very close to 90. Even a successful double tap probably doesn't transfer much more (or even any more) than a 90 degree single tap
The boost in confidence that getting it once gives to follow-on attempts doesn't hurt either("I have a new tactic I *know* will work!" mentality helps too). People just perform better when in high morale.
yeah, on some of the shots (particularly 1:25) you can see that even when he did hit both shots, the second bullet kicked up so much more dust when it hit the ground because it didn't impart nearly as much energy to the spinner, in addition to having such a short window to reacquire the target after firing
Am I alone in thinking that since what really matters is shot placement and timing, the best way to get good at this would be to get a lighter target and just spend all day going after it with a .22?
@@IHavAnAkimbonr my father-in-law served under him at the very tip of the spear. He was up front taking down the explosives and demining the roads as a pioneer. Constantly shelled and sniped at. He is one the remaining eight of his squad that made it out, then shipped off to fight the Japanese in the Philippines. He fired his rifle once at the Germans but fire his M2 machine gun at the Japanese several times. He came home, finished his degree from MIT and became a rocket scientist. I got him his Bronze Star and other medals posthumously. I'm the only person he ever talked to about the War. It affected him for his life. Patton was not on the "good boy list" controlled by prima donna political generals. He's one of the best generals in American history. Personally, we should have fought just the Japanese and left Europe to itself. Roosevelt had influencing Communists in his administration and circle of friends. But, with that said, we should not have helped Stalin with even the sale of military hardware. Communists have always been our enemy since their inception. I was born and raised in a family that fought World Wide Communist up front and personal. Dear old Dad is a legend in the clandestine services and gurilla warfare, his group one of the "grandfathers" of today's Special Forces. Fact! Mom was no slacker. I was raised in and around wars, in and around totalitarian and dictatorial regimes. On and off. I hate Communism with a passion. Patton should have had the fifth-star and Bradley kept at four-stars. I went to school with the daughter of the best or one of the best tank battalion commanders Patton had in WWII. He was a general, then. My brother was serving in his office in Vietnam at the time. Dad was back and forth with his special gurilla units in Laos while doing his duties as the regional case officer for a certain agency. Sic Semper Tyrannis!
The great Wayne Gretzky said, “don’t chase the puck, go to where the puck will be”. He learned this from his dad. Watching Karl do this he aims for where the spinner will be, not where it is and gets his timing correct. I think Ian has finally “learned” this. (You can know something but not actually have learned something.)
I don't remember where I read this, but knowledge and the active implementation of that knowledge into practice tends to be two entirely different beasts. Basically, knowing something and then being able to practically apply brings its own different and often times unique challenges.
I love to reload during a battle! There's nothing like the feeling of slamming a long silver- Wait. Too soon in the timeline. And wrong type of handgun. Carry on.
It would be funny if engravings did give a bonus to accuracy in a video game because buying an engraved gun helped get the PC out of a rut of aimless firing by the mere fact of buying the engraved gun.
Fancy Engraved Gun: Accuracy +20% “This gun is literally no better than any other pistol gun. However, the purchase of this gun was during a period of downtime. It was fun enough that Ian remembered the fun of shooting, and remembering the fun of shooting helped him remember that shots are only good if they are accurate. He practiced with this, and now even in times of high stress he remembers to shoot accurately with this gun alone because he enjoys shooting with this rather than just blindly shooting with it.”
@@infcap5348 You don't seem to understand what communism is. There's plenty of reasons to be unhappy about how it played out and what was decided. But to drag communism into this is moronic and ignorant.
Lots of great books have been written by truly terrible people. Our bookshelves would be pretty bare if we purged all the ‘bad’ authors. Often, you learn the most from people you disagree with. I was looking forward to learning a lot about near-peer modern warfare in a surprisingly relevant location. I completely understand why Headstamp dropped it, but I’m pretty ignorant of the actual situation in Ukraine. I expect most of us are. A book something like this should still happen, and might color our ideas of how nebulous threats of sanctions might or might not affect things that happen in an actual conflict.
Have you spoken with the manufacturer to see if they would a set of grips with a thumb rest for left handed shooters so they can keep their thumb away from the ejection port ?
I was thinking "man I wish Ian had one of the P365 15rd mags, he'd definitely spin it!" Then Ian spun it using the 12rd mag only needing 11 hits! Oh the joy I felt 👍😄
Yes, you want to hit them when they are facing you flat. Then they have their maximum speed -> the bullet has the most time to transfer its energy. And all the shrapnel has to change direction a full 90°.
Agreed. I have never shot a spinner like this. But from these videos I would assuming timing is really important to getting some solid physical contact. Glancing blows probably dont help much
Also when sunlight reaches Earth's atmosphere it is scattered in all directions by all the gases and particles in the air. Blue light is scattered more than the other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves
Would love to see you compare the Alien and the P365 on a chronograph. With its short barrel, I would have expected the P365 to be much harder than the Alien. Could the Alien's gas delay system be robbing more velocity than you thought?
@@onpsxmember Maybe so. Still, the requested comparison sounds like an interesting episode idea to me. 🤷♂️ Plus, wouldn't the shorter barrel have an effect on the sighting characteristics?
@@misanthropichumanist4782 Not with a red dot installed. The biggest detriment will be the short grip. There's a guy that made GM with a G26 so it's the person behind the pistol willing to invest the effort to use it effectively. When he stays with the strategy of hitting each plate just once, even the recoil isn't a big issue. The Alien definitely allows for much quicker follow up shots and he could spin it much faster if he works some more on it.
I think the biggest factor here was really that I had been practicing on the spinner for a while and that P365 run was at the end. I was nicely tuned in and focused.
This stopped being Alien vs Spinner long ago, this is about the 500 pound self doubt 🦍 in the middle of the shooting bay. That Big S.O.B. shows up when I shoot my 30/06 lately and makes me 2nd guess myself into shooting really badly.
Shotting 30/06 myself and had the same problem with 2nd guessing, I greatly improved by taking a 22.lr and shooting standing with clearance between my elbow and chest. Made it so I had to focus on shooting when it felt right, not necessary when I was certain that it was a hit and that helped immensely. Worth a shot if you have a 22 laying around somewhere.
@@walqu I had a bipod mounted on the sling swivel and really mashed a finger. I've been learning to shoot an AR with my hand much farther forward then I am used to. I think I transferred that long grip to the 06 and bashed myself good with the bipod & higher recoil! Now I pick up my 06 that I have owned for 40+ years and feel like I don't know how to hold it 🤦♂
@Saoirse Aah I see, that's unfortunate, things like that get's better but can require a decent amount of shooting before one regains that confidence, best of luck. Know a guy that was a bit too close to the scope, twice and he needed half a summer before he stopped wincing and managed a good 5 shot grouping. Was back to normal though after first getting that group.
Ian suddenly starting to sound like a speedrunner, "The 13th round was unnecessary....which means (theoretically) I can get it done with one magazine...if every hit is consistent & well-timed." Proceeds to get it done.
It does sound like speedrunning lol Competition shooting is kinda like speedrunning. Optimizing your strategies, learning from mistakes, practicing and ultimately improving your time in the match.
You are witnessing the objective mind of a mechanical engineer experience an F5 nerd-gasm. Ian’s genuine, beaming enthusiasm and personal satisfaction over his purchase of this Czech pistol is quite palpable, fun to witness, and inadvertently sold hundreds of future units.
CONGRATS!!!! It's a real challenge to see. And this was a GREAT challenge for you. Glad to see you are improving more every day. Keep it real and aim straight!!!
I'm really loving when Ian decides to really dial in on one particularly fun weapon like this pistol or the WWSD rifle, or that crazy 100rnd SMG. Fun to watch!
Practicing the hard stuff more is the way to go. Back when I was shooting 3-position smallbore rifle, we'd spend 3X as much training time in standing as we did in prone. It really pays off. Getting consistent is the goal. Good work!
Good job bro! I found myself rooting for you and celebrating your accomplishment. Keep practicing. You'll be doing it consistently and double tapping in no time!
Good job Ian!!! Congratulations on finally starting to learn your nemesis, the spinner! Now lets see a custom stage match of rifle spinner → pistol spinner →rifle spinner → pistol spinner → rifle spinner → pistol spinner.
I was just thinking "remember your thumb position!" at the start when you said it! Pretty slick reloads there as well, you seem to be getting the hang of it.
I need to budget for a spinner target specifically to practice like this. Well shot, and what a great demonstration of the core principles of the spinner! (Accuracy, timing, and maximization of momentum transfer)
Timing is everything. Add your energy when the spinner is moving fastest which is when the plates are vertical. Time your impacts when the plates are flat to you and your hits will transfer the most energy. Well done ! :D
The p365 with a red dot is such a fantastic pistol. I bought an XL and swapped the frame with a normal p365 in order to imprint less. It is an absolute joy to shoot.
It almost seems as if the Alien would benefit (for lefties) with a "reverse" thumb rest on the right side grip panel - just the tiniest of projections (say, a ridge sticking 2-3mm out along the top edge of the grip panel) that indexes the thumb so you don't go higher.
Congratulations Ian!! Just remember amatures practice until they get it right, professionals practice until they cannot get it wrong. Keep practicing my friend, and again well done!
vast improvement. I think youve overcome the hardest part, the mental side of it. work it with good single shots, and eventually you will get your timing down and start doing double taps just because you can. Well done sir well done.
@Michael Hill Ian already replaced the original grip with a custom grip. He might be able to modify it in a way that will help. It won't affect the value of the gun, as he can always reinstall the original grip.
Great progress. As with most cases it seems getting consistent 1-tap hits is the most important. As you improve you can speed up on 1-taps and eventually transition to consecutive 2- taps. Hope to see more of this :)
The grips may not mechanically improve the gun, but they gave the user a +1 to morale. And that made the difference. 😉
A wise man once said, "Engravings give you no tactical advantage". But it obviously gave Ian the tactical morale boost he needed
War is won by practicality.
Half the battle is won by training.
The other half is moral.
@@enigmakashman3501 and the seasoning is shovels, digging in and explosives.
They are really lovely grips.
Those are really pretty grips
The ditching of trying to double tap the plates made for such a massive difference, just one of those instances where shot placement/timing matters more than speed.
Yep you have cosign losses when the impact angle isn't 90 degrees, and with a double tap neither of them are very close to 90. Even a successful double tap probably doesn't transfer much more (or even any more) than a 90 degree single tap
@@stevegredell1123 it's cosine ;)
The boost in confidence that getting it once gives to follow-on attempts doesn't hurt either("I have a new tactic I *know* will work!" mentality helps too).
People just perform better when in high morale.
yeah, on some of the shots (particularly 1:25) you can see that even when he did hit both shots, the second bullet kicked up so much more dust when it hit the ground because it didn't impart nearly as much energy to the spinner, in addition to having such a short window to reacquire the target after firing
Am I alone in thinking that since what really matters is shot placement and timing, the best way to get good at this would be to get a lighter target and just spend all day going after it with a .22?
The real shocker here is Ian putting cosmetic grips on his gun!
Yeah, did not see that one coming! But those are some great looking grips though, that's for sure! 👍
So, your opinion on General Patton and the Phantom? And Paladin?
They're Celtic so it makes sense given his heritage
@@SedatedandRestrained Erin Go Bragh!
@@IHavAnAkimbonr my father-in-law served under him at the very tip of the spear. He was up front taking down the explosives and demining the roads as a pioneer. Constantly shelled and sniped at. He is one the remaining eight of his squad that made it out, then shipped off to fight the Japanese in the Philippines. He fired his rifle once at the Germans but fire his M2 machine gun at the Japanese several times. He came home, finished his degree from MIT and became a rocket scientist. I got him his Bronze Star and other medals posthumously. I'm the only person he ever talked to about the War. It affected him for his life. Patton was not on the "good boy list" controlled by prima donna political generals. He's one of the best generals in American history. Personally, we should have fought just the Japanese and left Europe to itself. Roosevelt had influencing Communists in his administration and circle of friends. But, with that said, we should not have helped Stalin with even the sale of military hardware. Communists have always been our enemy since their inception. I was born and raised in a family that fought World Wide Communist up front and personal. Dear old Dad is a legend in the clandestine services and gurilla warfare, his group one of the "grandfathers" of today's Special Forces. Fact! Mom was no slacker. I was raised in and around wars, in and around totalitarian and dictatorial regimes. On and off. I hate Communism with a passion. Patton should have had the fifth-star and Bradley kept at four-stars. I went to school with the daughter of the best or one of the best tank battalion commanders Patton had in WWII. He was a general, then. My brother was serving in his office in Vietnam at the time. Dad was back and forth with his special gurilla units in Laos while doing his duties as the regional case officer for a certain agency. Sic Semper Tyrannis!
The great Wayne Gretzky said, “don’t chase the puck, go to where the puck will be”. He learned this from his dad.
Watching Karl do this he aims for where the spinner will be, not where it is and gets his timing correct. I think Ian has finally “learned” this. (You can know something but not actually have learned something.)
I don't remember where I read this, but knowledge and the active implementation of that knowledge into practice tends to be two entirely different beasts.
Basically, knowing something and then being able to practically apply brings its own different and often times unique challenges.
@@Arphalia can confirm this principle in a video game PvP context
I should not be feeling this amount of stress just watching a video.
Especially the previous attempts video, very stressful. 😅
I’m really glad to know I’m not alone. But I also got that little pump on endorphins when it went over, so…. Idk. Does this mean I’m a gambler?
Same here! It was as if I were doing the shooting, it was that stressful!
Ian: buys fancy new grips for his Alien pistol.
Also Ian: I really should get something to ensure proper thumb placement.
🤦♀🤦♀🤦♀🤦♀
Maybe a little fuzzy sticker like the hook part of velcro
"Engravings give you no tactical advantage whatsoever."
But that was some fancy shooting... pretty good.
Found the comment i was looking for
I love to reload during a battle! There's nothing like the feeling of slamming a long silver-
Wait. Too soon in the timeline. And wrong type of handgun. Carry on.
It would be funny if engravings did give a bonus to accuracy in a video game because buying an engraved gun helped get the PC out of a rut of aimless firing by the mere fact of buying the engraved gun.
Fancy Engraved Gun: Accuracy +20%
“This gun is literally no better than any other pistol gun. However, the purchase of this gun was during a period of downtime. It was fun enough that Ian remembered the fun of shooting, and remembering the fun of shooting helped him remember that shots are only good if they are accurate. He practiced with this, and now even in times of high stress he remembers to shoot accurately with this gun alone because he enjoys shooting with this rather than just blindly shooting with it.”
This wouldn't have been nearly as satisfying if I hadn't seen him get so close in the previous video
Yeah. He made it look relatively easy in this video.
"I actually got it!"
Have to love honest moments of joy like that.
its so wholesome to see him succeed like this
The more new pistols I see the more I love the clean beautiful lines of the older guns like the HiPower and the PPK etc.
What a joy seeing Ian happy!
(Especially after such an unpleasant day)
Went from Ian's worst day with the Headstamp stuff, to his best day finally conquering the dreaded spinner!
You see a lot of stuff on youtube but honesty isn't usually one of them.This was simply an honest video and it's appreciated for that!
@@infcap5348 Probably about yesterday's video
@@infcap5348 schizo?
Just here for the algorithm and to pledge continuing support for the best channel on UA-cam.
Seeing you smile like this after last night video makes me really happy. Keep the good work, we all love you.
Greetings from Argentina.
They are prerecorded and published on Patreon weeks ahead of the UA-cam release, so there's nothing fancy to look at.
@@george_4103 I know that.
I know this happened before all the hoopla with headstamp yesterday, but I’m really happy that Ian could start today with a win
@@infcap5348 Not publishing the work of an active neo-nazi =/= communism.
@@infcap5348 You don't seem to understand what communism is. There's plenty of reasons to be unhappy about how it played out and what was decided. But to drag communism into this is moronic and ignorant.
Why are you bringing that up on an unrelated video?
@@fdsman Same channel, same person, mention the opposite vibe from the last video. Sounds plenty related?
Lots of great books have been written by truly terrible people. Our bookshelves would be pretty bare if we purged all the ‘bad’ authors.
Often, you learn the most from people you disagree with. I was looking forward to learning a lot about near-peer modern warfare in a surprisingly relevant location.
I completely understand why Headstamp dropped it, but I’m pretty ignorant of the actual situation in Ukraine. I expect most of us are.
A book something like this should still happen, and might color our ideas of how nebulous threats of sanctions might or might not affect things that happen in an actual conflict.
Have you spoken with the manufacturer to see if they would a set of grips with a thumb rest for left handed shooters so they can keep their thumb away from the ejection port ?
left handed slide.
Why do I always find myself holding my breath, whenever Ian is engaging the dreaded spinner?
Breath control? It's good for accuracy and good practice
Generally speaking yes, but it is involuntarily...
@@dr.fritzknobel1806 If you been slinging lead for a while, the breath control becomes automatic
I was thinking "man I wish Ian had one of the P365 15rd mags, he'd definitely spin it!" Then Ian spun it using the 12rd mag only needing 11 hits! Oh the joy I felt 👍😄
Those shots on the second run were better because the timing of his shots resulted in more efficient energy transfer from the bullet to the target.
Yes, you want to hit them when they are facing you flat.
Then they have their maximum speed -> the bullet has the most time to transfer its energy.
And all the shrapnel has to change direction a full 90°.
Agreed. I have never shot a spinner like this. But from these videos I would assuming timing is really important to getting some solid physical contact. Glancing blows probably dont help much
Also when sunlight reaches Earth's atmosphere it is scattered in all directions by all the gases and particles in the air. Blue light is scattered more than the other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves
@@alexb7641 Also, ponies are not young horses. They are an entirely separate type of horse. Young horses are called foals.
@@alexb7641 Isn't this why mountains look more and more blue the further they are away? Because you're looking through more and more air?
Would love to see you compare the Alien and the P365 on a chronograph. With its short barrel, I would have expected the P365 to be much harder than the Alien. Could the Alien's gas delay system be robbing more velocity than you thought?
Don't mind me leaving this reply just in case Ian (or someone else) replies with something interesting
Insignificant. The longer barrel brings a lot more velocity to the table. It depends when and where he hits the plates.
@@onpsxmember
Maybe so.
Still, the requested comparison sounds like an interesting episode idea to me. 🤷♂️
Plus, wouldn't the shorter barrel have an effect on the sighting characteristics?
@@misanthropichumanist4782
Not with a red dot installed. The biggest detriment will be the short grip. There's a guy that made GM with a G26 so it's the person behind the pistol willing to invest the effort to use it effectively. When he stays with the strategy of hitting each plate just once, even the recoil isn't a big issue. The Alien definitely allows for much quicker follow up shots and he could spin it much faster if he works some more on it.
I think the biggest factor here was really that I had been practicing on the spinner for a while and that P365 run was at the end. I was nicely tuned in and focused.
0:13 ,,Engravings give you no tactical advantage whatsoever"
03:57 ,, But that was some fancy shooting tho. Your'e pretty good"
"Pretty... good?"
This stopped being Alien vs Spinner long ago, this is about the 500 pound self doubt 🦍 in the middle of the shooting bay. That Big S.O.B. shows up when I shoot my 30/06 lately and makes me 2nd guess myself into shooting really badly.
Shotting 30/06 myself and had the same problem with 2nd guessing, I greatly improved by taking a 22.lr and shooting standing with clearance between my elbow and chest. Made it so I had to focus on shooting when it felt right, not necessary when I was certain that it was a hit and that helped immensely. Worth a shot if you have a 22 laying around somewhere.
@@walqu I had a bipod mounted on the sling swivel and really mashed a finger. I've been learning to shoot an AR with my hand much farther forward then I am used to. I think I transferred that long grip to the 06 and bashed myself good with the bipod & higher recoil! Now I pick up my 06 that I have owned for 40+ years and feel like I don't know how to hold it 🤦♂
@Saoirse Aah I see, that's unfortunate, things like that get's better but can require a decent amount of shooting before one regains that confidence, best of luck.
Know a guy that was a bit too close to the scope, twice and he needed half a summer before he stopped wincing and managed a good 5 shot grouping. Was back to normal though after first getting that group.
Ian suddenly starting to sound like a speedrunner, "The 13th round was unnecessary....which means (theoretically) I can get it done with one magazine...if every hit is consistent & well-timed."
Proceeds to get it done.
Literally has nothing to do with speed running. Keep the gaming bullshit out of this community lol
It does sound like speedrunning lol
Competition shooting is kinda like speedrunning. Optimizing your strategies, learning from mistakes, practicing and ultimately improving your time in the match.
@@geminicrest That’s not speed running, that’s literally any timed activity.
@@TheTrueNorth11 then I'm sorry, it seems I was mistaken.
@@TheTrueNorth11 Gatekeeping much?
I feel so proud of you Ian, like seeing my baby boy shoot a gun for the first time. Life is a series of accomplishments and victories.
The Gods of the Spinning Targets usually take away; today, they gave generously.
Good morning Ian. Thank you fir the content. I appreciate the hard work and I really hope you have a much better day today
Round 3 is Ian running up to the spinner and punching it.
You are witnessing the objective mind of a mechanical engineer experience an F5 nerd-gasm. Ian’s genuine, beaming enthusiasm and personal satisfaction over his purchase of this Czech pistol is quite palpable, fun to witness, and inadvertently sold hundreds of future units.
The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is only matched by its hostility
Both yesterday and today, challenges met, lessons learned, and trials overcome. 🤙
ian with a cosmetically-modified gun? and he *owns* it?! where is the real ian and what have you done with him? (great shooting, though)
Ian knows that this is going to be a 'forgotten weapon' of the future, hence why he loves it so much.
+He can spin
Definitely Ian impersonator.
WE DEMAND OUR JESUS BACK
Ocelot and Snake having a stroke right now
The spinner has seen its fair share of horrors since the last time. Congratz!
It gave me soo much joy seeing you succeed at this after soo many attempts - Way to go!!!
I love these videos. My favorite Ian has ever done. It almost feels like a supplement for going to the range
I love how genuinely happy Ian was at the end.
CONGRATS!!!!
It's a real challenge to see. And this was a GREAT challenge for you. Glad to see you are improving more every day.
Keep it real and aim straight!!!
Edge of my seat, that was hype. Great seeing you overcome this challenge.
Very happy to see a victory like this after such a sad day yesterday. Looking forward to the next spinner in a match.
Great video, as always, Ian. Loved to see you wearing the same cover I wore in the ARMY. Woodland camo, circa 1990.
I'm really loving when Ian decides to really dial in on one particularly fun weapon like this pistol or the WWSD rifle, or that crazy 100rnd SMG. Fun to watch!
Practicing the hard stuff more is the way to go. Back when I was shooting 3-position smallbore rifle, we'd spend 3X as much training time in standing as we did in prone. It really pays off. Getting consistent is the goal. Good work!
Good job bro! I found myself rooting for you and celebrating your accomplishment. Keep practicing. You'll be doing it consistently and double tapping in no time!
This is the content I’m here for. Ya love to see it.
Congrats, Ian!
"I actually got it!" Oh Ian you are the most adorable thing ever.
this video is the perfect example of "practice makes perfect"
Ahhh back to our regular shenaniganes. So much better than controversy. Keep up the good work Ian.
A hearty congrats Ian. Well done.
Amazing to see your success, excellent work Ian! Was absolutely beaming when you got it the first time
Nice grips. The second it started, I wanted to shout to watch your thumb placement. I was rooting for you the whole way.
The look on Ian’s face at the end. Brilliant!
I was so happy when you got it over!! Well done!
Congrats Ian!
Love to see you conquering an old foe!
Good job Ian!!! Congratulations on finally starting to learn your nemesis, the spinner! Now lets see a custom stage match of rifle spinner → pistol spinner →rifle spinner → pistol spinner → rifle spinner → pistol spinner.
Don't forget the kettle bell spinner!
@@csours Kasarda drill but the target is a MGM spinner
I was just thinking "remember your thumb position!" at the start when you said it! Pretty slick reloads there as well, you seem to be getting the hang of it.
I need to budget for a spinner target specifically to practice like this. Well shot, and what a great demonstration of the core principles of the spinner! (Accuracy, timing, and maximization of momentum transfer)
Man, after the day you had yesterday is was great to see you w/ a smile on your face. Yeah, I know this was done earlier but it was still nice....
Yes! You've finally broken your duck with the spinner. Glad you managed it, looks to be a superb pistol.
WHOO! Im so glad we got the sequel so close to the original and im glad you never give up 😂
Thanks for showing your efforts
If it was just the success the valient struggle wouldn't exist!
Great shooting!
Nice work! This spinner seems like a great target to learn with.
These challenges could easily be a sires. Watching Ian improve is a joy to watch.
Timing is everything. Add your energy when the spinner is moving fastest which is when the plates are vertical. Time your impacts when the plates are flat to you and your hits will transfer the most energy. Well done ! :D
I cracked up at the P365 start. Reminiscent of most mornings for me 😁
The reload on the second go-around was pretty slick. Congrats on getting a formula that's working for you.
The p365 with a red dot is such a fantastic pistol. I bought an XL and swapped the frame with a normal p365 in order to imprint less. It is an absolute joy to shoot.
It almost seems as if the Alien would benefit (for lefties) with a "reverse" thumb rest on the right side grip panel - just the tiniest of projections (say, a ridge sticking 2-3mm out along the top edge of the grip panel) that indexes the thumb so you don't go higher.
Well done sir! It just goes to show that practice makes perfect.
Awesome Ian. Great job Bro. Your accuracy and reload speed have definitely improved. Someone has been practicing.
it's so fulfilling to see Ian finally mastering his archenemy and making quickly getting better 😆 great vid as always
the amount less paint on that spinner. it's seen a lot since we last saw it.
victories well-earned ^^
I literally clapped at the computer monitor when you spun it. Congrats.
Can anyone remember the last time Ian showed this much love for a non French firearm?
Loved the little jig at the end!
I know it hasn’t been that long but I already miss Ian's Customs. Is there going to be more?
I am enjoying this story arc. Can’t wait to see you flip that thing.
Wooo! That was satisfying.
I cheered harder for Ian during this video than I have at any professional sporting event ever in my 31 years of life.
Very nice, glad to see you getting good with the flipper target!
Great job, so much improvement, even during the video I'd be proud in your shoes
Congratulations Ian!! Just remember amatures practice until they get it right, professionals practice until they cannot get it wrong. Keep practicing my friend, and again well done!
vast improvement. I think youve overcome the hardest part, the mental side of it. work it with good single shots, and eventually you will get your timing down and start doing double taps just because you can. Well done sir well done.
This was exciting to watch. It made me smile when the spinner went over the fist time.
It's funny that this video had about half of the views of his first video with this target and the Laugo. 😅 Incredible determination, Ian. 😊👍
I think over the years, I've learned to enjoy seeing you fail. Editing this because I realized it sounded really mean :D Congrats Ian!
Practice makes perfect, timing and accuracy seems to be the solution.
Missed opportunity not adding H. R. Giger. on the grips. I guess that's Jörmungandr?
That would be apropos.
@@michaelblacktree Egyptian and Norse counterparts to the same fundamental myth.
wearing long sleeves then having to roll them up Arizona in February gotta love it.
Hey Ian, maybe you could customize your grip to provide a thumb rest that will encourage safe thumb placement.
Or a ridge at the top of the grip under which he can tuck his left thumb; that would keep it from rising up and blocking the ejection port.
@Michael Hill Two words: replacement grips.
@Michael Hill Ian already replaced the original grip with a custom grip. He might be able to modify it in a way that will help. It won't affect the value of the gun, as he can always reinstall the original grip.
You did it! I'm so happy for you!!!
Great progress. As with most cases it seems getting consistent 1-tap hits is the most important. As you improve you can speed up on 1-taps and eventually transition to consecutive 2- taps. Hope to see more of this :)
Edging with a spinner is something I haven’t seen before, until today 😂
Years of enduring spinner agony finally paying of.
"Eleven rounds this time."
Umm...
"That first round was a warning shot."
Last one was AWESOME.
Congratz
You can't just cut me out of your content like that Ian. We could have talked this through but now my feelings are hurt.
The spinner is the shooting equivalent of karate chopping a board in half.
0:18 "It's a Nice Gun, I'll Give You That. But the Engraving Gives You No Tactical Advantage Whatsoever." - big boss
you got back on the horse, Ian, congrats, my dude ^w^