There is a very little chance of getting an advice that's critical to you. Everything that was said above is both true and is also generic. There's a bunch of reasons why people shoot too many points down and most people will have more than one issue. You could be shooting too fast for your level of fundamentals, you may have issues with fundamentals, you may be too slow on your feet and try compensating by shooting fast, you may be choosing a wrong level of aggression vs control on some targets, you may be picking wrong spots on targets when trying to go faster, or it could be a mental tension that always causes physical tension.
Without figuring why you miss you can't really pick a most time efficient fixing recipe. Some people are blessed with ability and shooting intellect to understand why they miss, and some need external help troubleshooting. Try to get analytical and sort out the patterns of dropping points, maybe post a video. Or take a good class.
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Well accuracy improved. Brains not so much. Last match i was assisting with the timer and tablet for scoring. When my turn came i made ready and engaged with my 11 shots (CO), reached for my reloads, mag pouches EMPTY. Complete and total brain fart. Down 32 points for that stage. All targets that I didn’t engage counted as misses. Totally my error
Don't feel special, I have done that before. There is a reason people have pre buzzer rituals. As for your original question, 32 points down may or may not mean anything. All matches are different. I am usually one of the most accurate shooters and have been down more points than that and still finished near the top. Now if everyone else was 10 or less points down, then you may have a problem.
I have had a couple of those too. My fix is immediately after watching them score my shots, I get ready for the next stage. Admittedly that doesn't take long as I always have 18 mags (three per stage) pre-filled when I get to the match. My theory is that it may be 10 minutes or it may be 30 minutes until I shoot again, but 3-4 minutes after I shoot I am ready to go. Also, if I get to the next stage and it is one of those 'first mag loaded w/ 6 rounds only' it is a heck of a lot faster to dump out rounds into the range bag than filling an empty mag w/ 6 rounds.
Yes, yes, YES!
I usually pre-load enough magazines to get through a six stage club match.
I do not have enough spares for my .45 STI, but can get through the four medium field courses I will shoot tonight and refill while the Classifiers are being set up.
Shooting a single stack with plenty of magazines on hand, I have one marked for the downloaded start (and one with Barney Bullets) so if I am shooting ESP or SS, I don't even have to do that.if I get to the next stage and it is one of those 'first mag loaded w/ 6 rounds only' it is a heck of a lot faster to dump out rounds into the range bag than filling an empty mag w/ 6 rounds.
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I started getting ready immediately back when I didn't have mags pre-loaded. It was even more important then because loading took longer than just grabbing pre-filled mags. I have 6 mags w/ different color or marked base plates. These are loaded w/ the one extra round. The advantage of shooting the same model gun for ages is I didn't buy 18 mags all at one time, I accumulated them over several years. BTW for our Beretta 92 the MecGar 18 rnd mags are my favorite. They have been flawless and they have a witness hole for every round vs every 5 rounds. That sure makes it easier when needing different round counts for some stages. I don't know if they are the same for other guns but it would be worth it to check. BTW2 this is the best source I have found.
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