Yep, it is much harder "on demand" and great shooters don't generally brag much.I don't recall anyone shooting on my range that lived up to their bragging.
On the other hand some people that said they shoot OK, were very good.
I read about some amazing shooting on line. Quite amazing. Those folks should be shooting competitively.
I shot Benchrest for some years. I have been unable to do so lately and I really miss the competition. It is so very satisfying to shoot well when it counts. I was told I would eat a lot of humble pie when I started shooting it, and they were right, but that just made the successes so much sweeter. If it was not hard, it would be no fun. Easy success is not satisfying because, well, it's just to easy.