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Yeah, I for sure know the point pain that mikes give, and I know that number is no where near acceptable. I need to be able to call my shots better so I don't miss as much, and if I do, I can make it up without wasting time looking at the target to try and find my hits.

WOW the tape helps SO MUCH. Thanks again!

Ok, so, work on not blinking, keep both eyes open, always "aim", know where my shots are hitting as I am firing (calling my shots), and really freakin fast reloads. I'll start working on some of that as soon as I can! Thank you guys!

I definitely agree, I have a lot to work on, some things more than others. I'm decently fast, (I'm 15 so I have fast movement, but I shoot kinda average, not fast, but I could be slower.) I was fairly happy with my hits at my last match, except for the 11 total misses in twelve 30rnd stages. I believe that most of my misses came from me not wanting to waste time looking at targets, (I would shoot and move on, I'm past staring at my targets, but I need to make sure I am more accurate.) Most of the time, I run my stages according to plan, however I feel as though I could have a bit better of a stage plan. At least half or more of my most recent stages I was happy with scores on, while the other half I know I could have done better on. I would probably say that I shoot at a decent speed, but I would like to get quicker, and that I am mostly confident with my hits, I just need a bit more accuracy. I will work on both of those tips so I can improve both areas of skill. I definitely want to save some money and take a class, I just don't know who/where I would take it with. Last question. For iron sights, should I have both eyes or only one eye open? I usually have one eye closed on farther shots or covered targets, but close targets I am mainly just pointing and shooting. Is there some sort of standard for when you should have one/both eyes open, or is it just based on comfort? For reference, I have a red fiber optic front sight, and blacked (no dot) rear sights. I find it difficult to pick up on the fiber optic quickly with both eyes open, as it gets a bit confusing with no rear dots to line it up with. I do however, (with one eye closed) prefer the blacked out rear sights, as it allows me to find and focus on my front sight easily. Thanks again

Ok, wow! I don't reload that much during dry practice, I guess I will add that on. I do have a Dawson ICE magwell on my SS so that helps. I will definitely start doing some drills incorporating what @motosapiens said as soon as I get some range time worked out. Thanks!

Yeah, I agree that it holds me back on speed, I was originally shooting Production, and wanted to move up to a nicer gun. I've always like 1911's, but I wanted the challenge of reloads with 10rnd mags. (I guess I like making it harder on myself.) Should I start running local matches as quickly as I can without missing 20% of my shots? I'm fairly accurate to begin with, I just don't have the speed that I see in other SS shooters. (Practicing reloads more often will help I am sure.)

Idk, once I started looking at the other topics in USPSA/IPSC Shooting, I just didn't think it belonged here. Maybe it is fine lol.

I'm just realizing that I put this in the ENTIRELY wrong spot...

Been competing in local USPSA matches for the last 2 years, just started shooting Single Stack in December. I've been to a couple matches away from my local range, and actually managed to win Single Stack C class at the 2021 Northern Arizona Classic. I would really like to step up my shooting skills, and aside from dry and live practice (which is a a bit hard cause of ammo prices right now), was wondering what "tactics" or methods I might be able to implement into my stages. I am currently shooting one match a month, and am trying to increase my dry practice time. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks - Landon