Red Ryder Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Are newer shooters "drawn" to No Shoots subconsciously? Do your fears dictate, to some degree, how you shoot a stage? I see folks purposely go toward the steel with full magazines during stage shoots that have steel. How do I not let my fears dictate how I shoot a stage? Or should I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3324temp Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 All you really need to do is slow down a bit on the more difficult targets and you will be fine. As you shoot more, your confidence will increase and things like steel and no shoots won't bother you as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppa Bear Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Most No Shoots I see get tagged are with the second shot. The experienced shooters have splits at around .20 so I need to shoot just as fast. I am to new to the game to see the sights so I do not realize that the sights are now aligned with the No Shoot. OR, I am to new to the game to understand that aiming is important so as long as the gun is pointed in the general direction of the target it is close enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSCMike Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Newer shooters tend to "look" at no-shoots and then you tend to shoot what you are looking at so don't look at them. Look instead at what you want to shoot and, other than recognizing a no-shoot is just to the left or right and aiming slightly away from that side of the target, ignore the no-shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bshooter Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I agree, new shooters look at "No shoots". We use steel metric targets as no shoot and vision barriers and most new shooters just shoot them because they thought they were part of the stage. I think they are confused with Pepper Poppers because they are painted white too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 All you need to do is SEE. Just see a defined spot on the target and aim there. No shoots, hard cover, steel.... They are all shots on a target, all performed the same. Find target spot(see), align sights(see), pull trigger(see sights lift), repeat. Don't speed up or slow down. These are losers. Just see what you need to see to hit each shot. Your time will be whatever that is. When you are confident you can do this, FEAR takes a backseat. This will take practice, like all things, if you think it's worthwhile. I try to run stages to play to my strengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmanktm Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 It’s all about shooting with confidence. With enough practice you will gain confidence and you will shoot at targets covered with no shoots and hard cover like they are not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caffeinated Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 You never want to let fear enter into your mind when you are shooting a stage. Our minds have a way of allowing us to focus more on our fears than on our talents. The more we focus on one thing, the more likely that one thing will happen. If you walk up to the box and say to yourself. "I hate no shoots. I always shoot no shoots" then guess what, you have now programmed shooting a no shoot into your mental image of the stage. This is something that I have to continuously work at. If you tell yourself that you suck at doing X, then you have already pre-programmed yourself for failure. If no shoots are eating your lunch, then tell yourself when you walk up to the shooting box that they don't exist. Just act like the A zone is the only thing you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 When just starting out you might want to shoot at the largest open part of the shoot target rather than trying for A hits. As you gain experience you can go for the harder shots (A hits}. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike l m Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 NO SHOOTS just jump in front of you. Just relax, enjoy and have a good time. With practice the NO SHOOTS will not jump in front of you. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Finger Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) Shoot what you want to hit, not what you want to miss. forget what you want to miss it does not exist. Edited June 25, 2012 by Powder Finger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctay Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 NO SHOOTS just jump in front of you. Just relax, enjoy and have a good time. With practice the NO SHOOTS will not jump in front of you. Mike I saw the white target move... I had to shoot it! Cardboard should not be animated...had to be witchcraft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 All you need to do is SEE. Just see a defined spot on the target and aim there. No shoots, hard cover, steel.... They are all shots on a target, all performed the same. Find target spot(see), align sights(see), pull trigger(see sights lift), repeat. Don't speed up or slow down. These are losers. Just see what you need to see to hit each shot. Your time will be whatever that is. ... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTD Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 New shooter myself, I don't know if it's a good thing or not but I rarely remember even seeing the no-shoots, that's not to say I haven't nicked one or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Good advice from everybody responding above. Another way of putting it: Being aware of the NS is part of what you see, and guides your options on shooting the target. Those options arise from the need in our game to trade precision (aka accuracy) for time. For example, on an overlapping NS bordering the A zone, I might refine my shot to the point that I am certain that I will get an A zone hit (he A zone really should be our only target, but we are allowed to get sloppy and still get points on missing the A zone), or I might shift my POA away from the NS and accept a possible C zone hit to save on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanMunson Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 At my first USPSA match I wasn't so much drawn to them as I was not concious of them. In my most recent match there was a No shoot covering 50% of the A zone on one target and I made a concious effort to stay in the A zone but off the NS and was rewarded with two Alphas. May be SOP for experienced shooters but I am not even classified yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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