Slow and steady or fast and sloppy?
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It's kind of funny actually, but in some of the stages of the early Tac Rifle matches I realized that a guy could actually do better by blasting off all his shots without any particular attempt to hit the target and score better than those who made the effort to aim.
A couple of guys actually did this quite accidentally, although most took some care to attempt to hit the targets .... I noticed that many of those who got misses actually did better!!
Oh well, it was a friendly match anyways ....
Needless to say I paid more attention to the scoring system in subsequent matches. The cost of a 'miss' went up substantially ...
A couple of guys actually did this quite accidentally, although most took some care to attempt to hit the targets .... I noticed that many of those who got misses actually did better!!
Oh well, it was a friendly match anyways ....
Needless to say I paid more attention to the scoring system in subsequent matches. The cost of a 'miss' went up substantially ...
I'm pretty new at this game ( 2-3 years )but I have learned a few things .
1.) slow and steady usually = safe .
2.) fast and sloppy usually = unsafe .
I've learned you can't drop points fast enough to win . I started out consumed about accuracy , I needed all A's ( not that I ever got it ) and got consistently high points . After a while I became more comfortable with the gun and decided it was time to deal with the time . As a fairly new shooter I equated that to lower time I had to drastically increase speed . This caused a reduction in points , but the short term effect was a rise in standings . The long term effects I now see were training in some bad habits .
As I went to more shoots and saw more shooters compete it became clearer , Smooth is it , period . The top shooters I have seen make it look effortless and almost slow motion like . mean while other shooters almost look like they are in a panic , stressed and busy , these guys are usually way behind .
I have recently tried to slow down and focus , forget about time and concentrate on economy of motion . After the last match I was much happier with my results . The points were mostly there and the time was ok ( for me ) . Now I just gotta practice , practice , practice .
1.) slow and steady usually = safe .
2.) fast and sloppy usually = unsafe .
I've learned you can't drop points fast enough to win . I started out consumed about accuracy , I needed all A's ( not that I ever got it ) and got consistently high points . After a while I became more comfortable with the gun and decided it was time to deal with the time . As a fairly new shooter I equated that to lower time I had to drastically increase speed . This caused a reduction in points , but the short term effect was a rise in standings . The long term effects I now see were training in some bad habits .
As I went to more shoots and saw more shooters compete it became clearer , Smooth is it , period . The top shooters I have seen make it look effortless and almost slow motion like . mean while other shooters almost look like they are in a panic , stressed and busy , these guys are usually way behind .
I have recently tried to slow down and focus , forget about time and concentrate on economy of motion . After the last match I was much happier with my results . The points were mostly there and the time was ok ( for me ) . Now I just gotta practice , practice , practice .
RUPZUK said:
Very well observed! As to the points made above in other posts about missing fast enough to win; yes I have also done that myelf in the past. All that means though is that there was no one at that particular match who was able to hold me accountable for my atrocious points, so I won. In other words; everyone else shot crappier than I did. If there had been anyone there who was shooting at an appropriate level of consistency, I would have been crushed. Missing fast enough to win is just a matter of luck, and for me, winning a match that I know I shot crappy at is no fun.
