I am fairly new to shooting and have never shot competition in any form. I've grown up with guns nearby but bought my first two in 2013.
I'm a young guy, (25) so I have a long road of refining and competing ahead of me.
With that said, on my range trips what should I practice on to prepare me for competition.
Accuracy is obviously up there.
Besides tight groups on the paper, what do I need to focus on to hit the ground running in the right direction?
Also, is there anyone in the Belleville, Ill area that wouldn't mind taking on an apprentice of sorts? To act as my coach or to give me some feedback? A second pair of eyes does wonders when training in any field, especially one as dangerous as shooting should I unknowingly be using improper technique.
My goal for now is tight groups and during 2014 I will take a self defense/ home defense course and probably a couple of one-on-one lessons. But, my training I spend good money on will focus on defense and the such, for competition, I'm hoping the skills trickle down from the defensive mentality.
Any thoughts or comments on these matters? Any advice would be helpful. I posted it here bc I do want the discussion focused on training for competition shooting.
I'm a young guy, (25) so I have a long road of refining and competing ahead of me.
With that said, on my range trips what should I practice on to prepare me for competition.
Accuracy is obviously up there.
Besides tight groups on the paper, what do I need to focus on to hit the ground running in the right direction?
Also, is there anyone in the Belleville, Ill area that wouldn't mind taking on an apprentice of sorts? To act as my coach or to give me some feedback? A second pair of eyes does wonders when training in any field, especially one as dangerous as shooting should I unknowingly be using improper technique.
My goal for now is tight groups and during 2014 I will take a self defense/ home defense course and probably a couple of one-on-one lessons. But, my training I spend good money on will focus on defense and the such, for competition, I'm hoping the skills trickle down from the defensive mentality.
Any thoughts or comments on these matters? Any advice would be helpful. I posted it here bc I do want the discussion focused on training for competition shooting.