Novice Shooter Uses Simulation for Competition Training

By Justin Stakes

Golden, CO -(AmmoLand.com)- Dylan Chedsey, who had never entered a shooting competition in his life, entered the 2015 MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup, a prestigious action pistol championship.

Why such confidence to compete with the best shooters in the world? Even though he hasn’t seen a live fire match, Chedsey has a secret weapon. He’s spent all his training time using the Ti Outdoors Gunfighter Simulator and the Virtual Bianchi Cup.

“The simulator was a big help getting ready for the match,” said Chedsey. “The Bianchi Cup is a unique style of competition with set time limits for the courses of fire that determine the speed or cadence that you have to shoot. Without the simulator I wouldn’t have had any idea or reference to know the different times and different speeds I needed for each event.”

Chedsey began training for the competition by shooting through each of the four competitions in the match once a week. As the date of the match approached, he switched to practicing on a daily basis.

Chedsey finished the 2015 Bianchi Cup with an overall score of 1399 points and 63 X’s (X’s are shots in the “bulls-eye” and are …read more

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