We have forgotten the two most basic things related to competitive shooting:
1) Each shooter has strengths and weaknesses and will play to their strengths and "make up" for their weaknesses in their own unique manner;
2) "Competition" inherently means competing against other comparably skilled shooters;
Because each sport has developed its' own methods and rules, each shooter will "play" each game differently depending on many circumstances:
- Who else is in the competition (and how good are they?...what are their strengths and weaknesses, etc.);
- How well you performed as you progress through the stages (Doing well in the first stages may make a shooter slow down for later stages to minimize mistakes/non-alpha shots, but doing poorly on the first stages may make a shooter to "go for broke" on the later stages by speeding up);
- Environmental variables, such as weather, mud, gravel, temperature, etc;
- Prestige/awards for the particular match may incentivize some shooters to step up their speed or accuracy, depending on the game.
The reason I love to compete is that it is different every time.
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