goat wrote:Hi All
Ive had my Cat H for around 2 years now but been pretty busy so haven't been able to commit the time i would like to for various reasons. Things are freeing up now and im looking to improve my skills. Is there any accepted standards for shooting that i can refer to in an effort to understand where i am at and as an incentive to improve? Obviously time, distance etc play a part.
Ive mainly been punching paper at 25m at my own pace to gain familiarity and experience but i would like to get into service to start with and like the look of IPSC down the track. It would be nice to know the skill level require to competitively participate though.
Any/all advice welcome
Thanks
All of my pistol shooting has been IPSC, although I did do an ISSF (I think anyway, stand there and shoot one-handed at stationary targets with a huge time limit) shoot once for a required attendance when I was working in the Kimberley.
IPSC is more about the speed of identifying your target, and finding a sight picture, than it is about pure accuracy. The group you posted is certainly in the ballpark for IPSC, but I don't know what sort of groups are being shot in target shooting. IPSC is a continual juggle of speed and accuracy, both being dependent on your own abilities. If your accuracy sucks then you shoot the course slower to get a higher point score. The only way to improve is by putting lots and lots of rounds down range.
Personally, I'd suggest going along and getting into it rather than waiting until you're "competitive". Competition itself will make you competitive, and it's more fun than getting into any sport that you're already excellent at, there's no challenge in that. As a newbie it's easy, and rewarding, to see your abilities improving regularly. Once you get good at it, it becomes much, much harder to improve.