Originally Posted by
GJM
In terms of match placement, excluding one dedicated LE shooter, the new LE guys are shooting 20-40 percent of the match winner. So what is going on. Their stances look good, and they are definitely some of the physically strongest guys at the match. They do lots of aiming, and actually spend too much time aiming. Their main problem, though, is trigger control. OK on close open targets, but heads, partial and especially targets with no-shoots are a big problem. If I was a hostage, I would not want to be standing below the bad guy the LEM shooter is targeting, or standing to the left of a bad guy, when the good guy is right handed and has a Glock. Even with targets nailed to stationary wood slats, no shoots are getting shot two or three times, when in proximity to a shoot target.
Also, once these guys start shooting they seem to loose track of everything besides the target in front of them. As a result, they approach new target arrays with one or two cartridges in their pistol, and nearly 100 percent shoot to slide lock. Some have problems with the slide stop, and time after time, shoot dry without realizing it before getting a click. They almost all holster way too fast, without a sense of where their body is, and what a potentially dangerous maneuver is holstering a loaded gun.
USPSA, like other shooting sports with a timer and score is clearly a game. However, these guys are seeing targets at the match that in many instances are harder than any targets they have shot, in more complicated arrangements, and with a clock running. They are also being exposed to very high level shooters, even if most are old and fat, like the typical USPSA enthusiast. If I was in charge of developing these guys, I would strongly encourage that they shoot some USPSA to learn how to press a trigger and handle their gear, and then overlay that with real tactics consistent with their organization.