I went to my first sanctioned USPSA match on Saturday. I typically shoot an indoor IDPA-like match at my local range once a month, and an outlaw all steel match at a different range. As the title states I've never shot classic targets before. What I learned from the match is that my paper to steel transitions are poor, and in general my throttle control isn't as good as I had thought. In dry fire I work close to medium to long distance only or reverse. I will start to work medium to long to close distances now or variations thereof.
Never shot a paper swinger or a drop turner before either. I hit the NS in front of both activators.
The classifier was CM 13-04 - The Roscoe Rattle. 1 string of a bill drill, then another string of 1 bill drill, reload, 1 bill drill. In the moment of the first string I noticed I was really mashing my trigger to the rear, applying too much pressure to the trigger. A lot of the hits went low into the C and D zone. In dry fire I don't really work on multiple shots, and really gripping the gun throughout multiple shots. I noticed that the gun was really porpoising during that first string. I admittedly haven't done very many bill drills in my life due to me just thinking they're a waste of ammo, but now I've seen the light and will work on it during live fire whenever I can.
Any other comments or critiques are welcome!