Speed up or slow down?

[bzt]

This last weekend I shot a match in Austin. I had a blast since it was my second match ever. First match a local qualifier match. That was 2 weeks ago.

Today I looked at my scores. I did as bad as I thought I would. 55 out of 59 ( I think). Overall I shot 79%. I had a total of 4 misses in the match. My times were horrible.

On the way home, I was kicking myself for not going faster. However after looking at my percentage should slow down even more?

[twodownzero]

Get your hits first.

If you look at the scores, you'll notice that the big shots are getting all of the points, really fast.

The key isn't really to balance speed and accuracy...it's to get both.

[Dancin Dan]

Slow down get your hits. Try to get all A's then start to speed up, your scores will get much better, plus you will ingrain good habits that will stick with you as you speed up.

Good luck!

[JThompson]

There is no speed up or slow down, only what you can see and what you can't.....

JT

[Corey]

Slow down until you are shooting 90-95% of the available stage points. Think of it this way...every miss costs you 15 points ( a negative 10 penalty for the miss and the 5 points you could have had if you would have shit the A zone).

[eerw]

The clock is the rub.

there is the feeling of needing to go fast. but the trick is get the hits. get the POINTS.

see what you need to see to do that. Try really hard not to get caught in the time trap. Speed will be a by-product of doing the other things better.

[Paul Burtchell]

James,

I shot the same match. We were on different squads. Hey, those were some very challenging stages with LOTS of hard cover. I through a couple of Mike's into hardcover myself as did alot of other folks. Looking back I should have been more visually patient and got the points and avoided the penalties and Mikes.

Especially in Production, with minor scoring, you've got to get the points. Shoot A's as quick as you can. If you are throwing C's, D's & Mikes or are hitting into hardcover or Non-Threats, back off the throttle a little. Easier said than done, when that buzzer goes off.

Good luck and hope to meet you soon.

Paul Burtchell

[Supermoto]

you can't shoot to fast just to inaccurately. Get your points, do everything else fast. Speed will come through efficiency,

[Bubber]

There is no speed up or slow down, only what you can see and what you can't.....

JT

I think that sums it up the best. Good thought JT. You do not have to shoot slower to get your hits. Though you need to see better and know what you need to see. later rdd

[jamautry]

i agree that points are important however be careful of the trap I have fallen into lately and that is becoming so concerned with points that you hold for the perfect sight picture instead of what is needed for the shot. As I have restarted shooting again I have used a type 3-4 focus on everything when all that was needed was type 1 focus. I am currently practicing what is actually needed to get the A no more no less. Its has really amazed me that for shots out to 7 yards or so a clear target focus is all that is needed for an A. I cant explain how it works but it does.

[FN fan]

I would say practice for accuracy because if your not hitting the targets, it really adds up on the time and I found that after doing a lot of practice on accuracy I could much more easily work up my speed.