This weekend, I was able to shoot a steel only USPSA based match for the first time in four or five years. The stages are longer, target rich, and with a 17+1 gun, I had some reloads - both speed and emergency. The first two stages were short and I shot them really well. The last two stages were longer and I noticed the same phenomena in both.
I'd draw and would burn down the targets with the first magazine. Like quick, 100% hits at my potential. However, after I reloaded and began to move from position to position, my hits went down dramatically. The most obvious was a stage where the last four targets were four full size Peppers Poppers at 10 yards. I had reloaded prior to entering the shooting box and missed the first Poppper two times in a row, after burning down the eleven previous targets that were much smaller. My guess, from watching video, is that I'm not getting a proper firing grip back on the gun after my reloads and I'm struggling to enter the shooting box in a solid shooting position.
Assuming that these are my problems, what does the group suggest for improvement?