You're too slow

[shws]

I have been shooting production. Recently I switched to shooting limited. A guy, who I respect, recently told me "you need to shoot faster". Basically, he said I need to shoot faster and not worry about getting C hits. It just seems backwards from what I have learned. Which is, get your hits and then practice going faster. I am new to limited though, is this usual practice?

[a matt]

It's a balance, but you need to shoot faster if you are hitting all A's or almost all A's, shoot faster. Look at you % before and after see if you need to slow or GO.

[Hi-Power Jack]

... get your hits and practice going faster.

Wonder if that's the same thing? You need to get your hits faster - that's my problem ....

[mgardner]

You need to learn to do everything faster except that last split second when you hesitate on target to get a sight picture and break the trigger.

[Kali]

It took me a year to adjust my pace from Production to Limited. In Limited you are still going for A's like in Production, but the pace at which you are collecting them should be faster because when shooting major, the scoring system doesn't penalize you as much as Production for getting a C.

[Supermoto]

Keep shooting those A, just shoot them sooner, not faster

[daves_not_here]

Try these on:

Don't let the gun wait on you. The extra recoil of major power factor is a lot of fun but the sights are back on the target sooner than you realize.

Shoot alphas. Do everything else faster, sooner or at the same time.

Stop admiring your work while on the clock. You know where it went because when the gun went off you called the shot...right? Be satisfied with that and don't stand around second guessing.

Never never ever rush...but shoot with urgency.

DNH

[jroback]

I like the 3rd one (stop admiring your work...)

[Poppa Bear]

Just make the hits count. I am slower on steel because it dies not have a C or D zone, it is either an Alpha or a Mike. Take the time needed to call your shot. The quickest way to speed up is to improve your ability to hit a 2 Alpha or an Alpha Charlie at a longer range. When you start getting close to the same hits at 5, 10, 15, and 20 yards in roughly the same amount of time your overall times will drop considerably.

[Slabbie Shooter]

This is great knowledge. That's right where I am as a Production shooter. My hits are clean, but times are too long. I'm working my draws and reloads at home, and trying to "be" faster on the gun.

Shooting for B!

[Poppa Bear]

Just make the hits count. I am slower on steel because it dies not have a C or D zone, it is either an Alpha or a Mike. Take the time needed to call your shot. The quickest way to speed up is to improve your ability to hit a 2 Alpha or an Alpha Charlie at a longer range. When you start getting close to the same hits at 5, 10, 15, and 20 yards in roughly the same amount of time your overall times will drop considerably.

[shws]

Thanks for all the advice guys. What I am understanding from this is not necessarily shoot faster, but get to the next shot faster.

[Jameis]

Best advice I got from a long time shooter was "if you're getting all A's you are not going fast enough but you can't out run a MIke"...By the sound of everything discussed above your gun handling and transitions are leaving time on the clock. Those are alot easier to fix than accuracy!

[g mac]

save time and move faster when not shooting (moving, running, transitioning, drawing, target acquisition, etc., etc)..be as efficient and fluid as you possibly can.