Me me me me me! All of the above except getting flustered after misses and then rushing. At age 67, "rushing" is very relative anyway....
I do that too. Biggest gripe I've had doing that is when one of the wind flags fell and messed up my score.
Recommended prep for first PRS match.
- Thread starter bearring
- Start date
I think a lot of people have hit it already, but having a positive attitude is really important. The other thing for me was positional shooting UNDER TIME. For some reason, I was really concerned with the basic marksmanship of the match - in other words, being accurate enough. I was surprised to find my accuracy was not a problem at all. There wasn't a shot I couldn't make all day long. I had good dope and practiced positions. What I failed to do is practice any of that under a clock. When the rubber hit the road, I failed to even take about 40% of the shots because I couldn't get into position and acquire a sight picture fast enough to even squeeze the trigger. It was laughable at points (that's where the good mental attitude came in!). It dawned on me that I would have been much, much better off if I spent a few hours dry firing on the clock with a timer. Getting into position, getting a site picture, squeezing the trigger, move positions, repeat, etc. That would have been the single biggest improvement I could have made.
My first match was late last year, and with all the covid stuff I haven't been able to shoot one since, but I am practicing changing positions, albeit in the house until the range opens back up.
My first match was late last year, and with all the covid stuff I haven't been able to shoot one since, but I am practicing changing positions, albeit in the house until the range opens back up.
Waste of time. Show up ready to go.
Whatever you will learn by watching, you will learn tenfold by doing.
Agreed. I’ve seen probably 10-15 people show up to watch/check out a match. Every single one of them said “I wish I’d have brought my rifle and shot at least a few stages.”
No one will care if you shoot one or all the stages. They won’t care how high or low your score is. Even regular shooters don’t finish a match for a plethora of reasons.
Take your rifle and shoot at least a few stages. If you want to convert to a spectator after, go for it. Better to be shooting and decide to be a spectator rather than be a spectator wishing you were a shooter.
No worries, me either, I just picked up a tactical beard for my first PRS match for less than $15!
