I shot pretty well at Rio. Lost the first match but then stayed focused for the next 9 matches. I was the 5th quickest shooter out of 33 but got that lucky 3rd seed in the shoot-offs. Defeated in short order the .36 shooter, the .34 shooter and then another .34 shooter for the win. It helped that there was a little money on the line.
I am not going to bore you with why except to say the system prevails. See my May, 2019, post "Flusters." "Ahmo" and "Never Slow Down," are also worth the read.
What is a miss worth? Some shooters get angry when they miss, some start changing their draw, and some get flustered. They are missing the point of a miss. A miss is just an opportunity to excel. It is a signal to the shooter that they need to make a minor adjustment in their alignment. That is all. No need to change, no need to get angry, no need to be flustered. Just adjust your alignment and walk the hits to the light.
I have heard that 50% is good enough or maybe 60 % but if that is your goal you will not be competitive. 100% is not even good enough. You can always shoot better. BUT never practice accuracy. Never ever slow down! You will hit where you are aligned. Don't worry about it, just learn to adjust you alignment before the set command. Those misses are valuable. They tell you how to adjust your alignment.
Some have ask how I stay so focused. It is no secret. I have written about it. It is just the system. It is progressive. You should get better and better the longer the event goes. By the final match you should be shooting your quickest at 100% accuracy. Bring me another shooter!
Here's a rare statement---I almost agree---. I have never taken advantage of having a real "coach", just listened, evaluated, and muddled through. Probably just been the last 18-24 months that I have gotten to the point I can evaluate my draw by drawing. A miss does not tell me I'm misaligned, it tells me I added something to my draw, or left something out, chasing that minus .005. I DON'T RACE MONGO. If I'm low, I'm trying to keep my gun too close to the holster, especially low left. If I'm high I thought about adding hip pop or shoulder pitch to go faster, my knees bend, my hips drop and it's time to try to remember if the over the bacstop rule is in effect. If it's high right, well that's too much weight on my left foot, too evenly balanced. Trying to change alignment to correct misses always seems to baffle me. The system does work. I guess with things being how they are right now I just need to close my eyes and visualize free throws.
ReplyDeleteI shot pretty well also. I got an X in the third seeding round. Hell on Wheels was the only to remain clean going into the final seeding round. I figured to be second seed but Wheels lost the round matching our X count. I had the faster time that round out so it bumped me to first seed. Having money on the line did help. At Rio the final shoot off does not count for club points so the match is over at that point.
ReplyDeleteAlways trying to improve for next time and build confidence I pushed the light more in the finals to get the speed up and get on target. Speed went about .020 faster but only had 2 hits, accuracy dropped off a little. I didn’t have anything to lose so why not practice to go for it a little harder? Hitch is a good consistent shooter and is hard to get ahead. He won the shoot off. I defended the Bounty pot again. At Winter Range I didn’t change my goals and stuck to the game plan so what he says is absolutely correct. Changing things in a match will do you in.