Polenar Tactical Lynx Brutality 2023 - Martin Thaler - 3rd place armored

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Well... where to start... I love shooting, and I developed a passion for competing too. It tests you, it pushes you. You can learn a lot. With IPSC I found a very appealing format to do so. Very well organized, a very cool format, a very interesting and practical scoring system and a lot of different divisions and weapon categories, that really keeps you busy.
Last year however, Polenar Tactical announced to host a "brutality" type event, which I haven't heard of before but somehow got me interested.
I couln't make it last year, because it wasn't too high on my priority list (what a shame) and did not have the resources to make it happen in time. Afterwards however, watching Ian McCollums videos really hyped me for 2023 and I really wanted to be there for 2023!
During 2023, I started some collaborations with Sapiens Para Bellum and coming from different worlds, we made a IPSC vs. Tactical shooter on an IPSC Course video (highly recommended: • Tactical Shooter vs. I... ) that becam quite popular. At the time, we were also thinking about a reverse competition, where I shot against him in a "tactical" environment but we didn't had a specific format in mind yet.
Then came the announcement of Lynx Brutality 2023. We both organized tickets independently of another (big thanks to Brownells!) and then created the ideo of using this match for a "reverse" competition.
Time was not on our side, but we managed to do a little bit of preperation together and each one of us independently. I wasn't too worried about the shooting part, but instead focused on the physical and mental part (pushing and keeping going when it gets tough). Should have done more pistol work, as you've probably seen (stage 10) but everything else went pretty fine.
It was also quite a bit of a challenge to get all the equipment in time, set everything up so it's functional and not just cool looking, and also get a little bit of training time in and get used to all the additional weight and movement restrictions. Especially stock placement with a plate carrier is limiting. But fortunately I got everything in time.
So... how did the main event go?
Well, long story short: AWESOME!
The Lynx Pro Training facility is really impressive! Organisation was very well done, all the ROs were extremely friendly and helpful and also the atmosphere within our squad was very good and really supportive. Everybody motivated and cheered to the one performaing and congratulated after good performances!
The stages were nicely built and quite creative and interesting. The shooting part was really important too, and the penalties for overtime, misses and noshoots were quite brutal, but also the physical part became quite important, especially towards the middle or last third of a stage, where you started to become uncomfortable to some extend and needed to both fight but also stay focused to avoid injuries, misses or safety violations! Having the gunhandling routines from IPSC really helped me there, but spending a bit more time familiarizing with my equipment wouldn't have hurt fore sure.
I was pretty happy with my performance on all but one stage, and it added up to a third place in the armored division! This came pretty unexpected, but was a welcom surprise! But ontop of that I really had a blast on this event, met some really cool people and made some very cool memories and experiences! Will see you there next year too!!

[@SAPIENSPARABELLUM]

Wie geil war das Wochenende,mega Leistung (fast 🤣) 💯 du bist bist der beste Buddy Wettkämpfe überhaupt ❤

[@impactaustria]

Danke dir! Der leiwande kleine Bruder halt 😅

[@bangofview]

Martin, vielen Dank für Deine Videos! Jetzt habe Ich richtig Lust nächstes Jahr anzutreten und dafür zu trainieren. Lieben Gruß aus Berlin

[@impactaustria]

Danke! Ja, rechtzeitig mit dem Training zu beginnen ist sicher hilfreich, frei nach dem Motto: "A year from now, you'll wish you started today!"

[@stevebenzoe]

Einfach absolut beeindruckend was du bei diesem Event abgeliefert hast. Daumen hoch für diese Leistung! Respekt 👍👍👍

[@impactaustria]

Herzlichen Dank!!

[@SpaetzleOperator]

Gratulation! Saubere Leistung.

[@impactaustria]

Dankeschön!!

[@m.m.2137]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Super Leistung 👍👍👍

[@impactaustria]

Dankeschön!

[@mre_1911]

Beeindruckend! Absolut beeindruckend 😮

[@impactaustria]

Dankeschön!

[@EmberTheShark]

Schießt wie ein junger gott trotz der rumlauferei. Ich schwitz schon beim zuschauen. Gz zum verdienten dritten platz.

[@outbreakocs5104]

Absolut stark ! 🤘🏼 Bucket List : Lynx Brutality ✅

[@impactaustria]

Danke dir! Ja, absolut geiles Event!

[@OldMan_54]

Respekt für Martin und Stefan, geiles Video. 😎

[@impactaustria]

Besten Dank!

[@MW1711]

Gratulation👍

[@impactaustria]

Dankeschön!!

[@marksman5813]

Da kommt man schon beim Zusehen schwerstens ins Schwitzen 🤪

[@impactaustria]

Ha, ja geschwitzt haben wir dort genug 😅

[@vxgas123]

Glückwunsch, Top Leistung!

[@impactaustria]

Dankeschön!

[@Garand-pc4oe]

Hallo Martin, war gut dich kennenzulernen - wir sehen uns beim nächsten Mal ;-) Gruß aus good old Germany

[@impactaustria]

Danke dir, gleichgfalls! Ja, unbedingt! Grüße zurück!

[@KOLLERbz]

Top performance. Gratuliere 💪

[@impactaustria]

Danke dir!!

Hey Martin. Superb shooting and spot on editing. Great movie and hope to see you next year. Should be interesting to see results by squads. I bet we would be top 3 :D

[@impactaustria]

Hi Blaz! Thank you! Yeah, we did pretty well! I can't promise 100%, but I'd really love to compete there next year again for sure! Such a cool experience!

[@deno7482]

🔝🔝👏👏💯

[@mia_hz2150]

Lieber Martin - Congrats zu der tollen Leistung- schiesstechnisch habe ich mir auch nichts anderes erwartet - long range mit 223 ist halt natürlich auch nicht dein Metier - 2-3min bei einer Stage bist du natürlich auch nicht gewohnt - und in Spandexhoserln ist die Dynamik natürlich auch eine andere als in Armored - mit 2-3 Monaten Vorbereitungszeit beim nächsten mal bist du die Nr 1 - Top 👍 - alles gute Markus- schöne Grüße auch an Stefan

[@impactaustria]

Danke dir! Ja, die Lernkurve war extrem steil. Die Distanzen waren eigentlich unspektakulär. Geschossen hab ich mit der .223er schon bis ca. 400m mit guten Treffern, Ich hab mir beim Kasarda Drill jedoch irgendwie eingebildet alles im Knien zu schießen, und da war der NPA a bissl daneben. Im Liegen, selbst vom Magazin, wäre das viel besser gegangen, und die Kettlebell Wurftechnik war auch noch wenig ausgereift... wirklich bitter war aber Pistole einhändig, da hab ich zu fest zugepackt, zu stark gezittert und üble Misses produziert... aber seis drum. War ne geile Erfahrung, ich hab viel mitgenommen und Blut geleckt. Nächstes mal wird vieles besser laufen! Danke & Liebe Grüße zurück!

[@MW1711]

...Wie viel kg musstest du in der Division am Mann haben?

[@impactaustria]

Es gab gewisse Ausrüstung in der Armored Division die einerseits vorgeschrieben war, und andererseits zu einem Mindestgewicht von 12kg gezählt wurde. Im Endeffekt hab ich inklusive 13kg "mandatory gear" ca. 22kg Ausrüstung incl. Waffen und befüllte Magazine am Mann gehabt (gemessen im Vergleich T-shirt und Jogginghose).

[@impactaustria]

und die Details: ARMORED This division has no limit regarding firearm accessories and optics, as long as they are safe and always carried thorough the whole competition. ARMORED division has a requirement for mandatory gear. In armored division a shooter has to have all required gear with a minimum weight of 12kg through the whole competition. There is no restrictions regarding the firearm accessories, optics or other gear as long as it’s all retained during the match. Mandatory equipment for ARMORED division: Long sleeved shirt and pants, preferably mil/leo color Plater carrier / chest rig / tactical vest (ballistic protection not required) Rifle sling Gloves Flashlight (also counts if mounted on a gun) Knife/multitool (blade length at least 9 cm) First aid kit (has to include a functional tourniquet) At least 1 liter of water (canteen, bladder,…) At least 2 pistol magazines (min 30 rounds of ammo) At least 3 rifle magazines (min 90 rounds of ammo) Ballistic helmets and rucksacks are optional but will count towards the minimum 12kg requirement. Gear that is weighted and qualifies for minimum 12kg requirement: - Plate carrier / vest / chestrig and everything attached to it - Belt with attached equipment - Helmet with accessories attached to it - Rucksack and everything inside Rifle and handgun do NOT count in mandatory minimum weight of 12kg

[@MW1711]

@@impactaustria alles klar, danke!

[@mzcapulus]

Sensationell, gratuliere - Top Event

[@impactaustria]

Dankeschön! Ja, das war es! Würde/werde ich wieder machen!