Competition Bad Habits? Do any exist? Competing Anonymously possible?
@Sanch, it may be that it’s been a long couple of days and I’m a little grumpy. That said, you’re way off base about competition making people “a little better”. Comparing a C class USPSA shooter to the average guy, tactical Timmy, or average LEO makes it clear how even the low levels of the sport make people a lot better at shooting. Then consider what that person can do when they are also trained in defensive tactics.
At the higher end, I know some GMs who are SWAT team leaders. I’d love to have you chat with them about how competition made them “a little better”.
USPSA is about shooting at the limits of human performance. That’s what it’s for, and if you want tactical training you need to get that as well, but separately.
Competition Bad Habits? Do any exist? Competing Anonymously possible?
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Sanch
Okay you made it clear what I’ve been suspecting as I read through a lot of older threads. The point of competition is to play a game and enjoy a completion and a byproduct of it is that you will get a little better in self defense real world shooting.
What I was hoping for is an event where the purpose is to get a lot better for real world defensive shooting and the game is a secondary byproduct.
I want to optimize for self defense and you want to optimize for the game. Yeah you’ll get a little better for self defense shooting, but why can’t we design a completion that puts the self defense first and the game second?
It’s all what you make of it. You’re more than welcome not to game the stage ahead of time and stick relatively close to a defensive set-up gear wise, you just need to understand that you won’t be nearly as competitive. I shoot a Glock in open and I only game the stages about half the time. At the end of the day, as long as you’re safe and following their rules, and don’t expect everyone to play by yours, no one will care. There are game-isms like having to keep your muzzle down range regardless of which way you’re running, but as long as you apply a tiny bit of critical thought and consider whether shit like that would be beneficial or detrimental in a defensive shooting, it’s gaming won’t take anything away from your ability to defend yourself.
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