How to Practice Precision

[PegLeg45]

  PEGLEG, were you born a YANKEE 

Nah, southern boy to the bone. 

But, I appreciate good common sense and ingenuity regardless of geographic location. 

Actually, I was born in Nevada (dad was in the Air Force). Moved back to south Georgia when I was just a few months old.

I put the link in to show that I was not BS-ing about the dimes. Figured some folks would think I was making it up. 

[MikeBjerum]

Ok, I'm going to admit to something and hope it does not jinx me or turn out it is all just a fluke anyway.

I started shooting bullseye a couple years ago.  My goal has been to do better from match to match, but mostly annual improvements.  So far I have gone from high two hundreds the first year to mid to upper three hundreds the second year to this year I have a 445, 441 and 489 with a total 18-X.

The first thing I did was google bullseye and read up on trainging tips.  I came across the U.S. Army training manual and printed it out.  Year two I cut back on caffene for two days before match and none the day of.  I also carry the "wheel of misfortune" in my shooting bag to make instant adjustments to my errors.

This year has been the biggest change, and I hate to admit to what I have done ...  I actually adjusted my diet slightly, but mostly I have been getting some exercise.  I can't believe how much difference it has made in steadiness of my hold and shot grouping.

I am already a week behind on smallbore, and I am looking forward to see what improvements I have there.  Trust me, I have a lot of area for change there.

The key to practice is research what the successful are doing and imitate them.  I still have a long way to go, as you can see, but so far bullseye is headed the right direction.  Hopefully it will carry over to the other games as well.

[m25operator]

M58, are you shooting the 90 round course or 180 round course?

[MikeBjerum]

M58, are you shooting the 90 round course or 180 round course?

60

10 shots per target - 2 slow fire (10 shots in 10 minutes), 2 timed fire (two strings of five shots in 20 seconds per string) and 2 rapid fire (two strings of five in 10 seconds per string).

Fifty foot with .22 - I'm using my Ruger Mark III



Also doing the same course in center fire.  This is the first year, and I'm going to use my S&W M&P 9.  I was practicing last week, and the Para I'm getting for USPSA Limited is better (meaning I did better with it), but it is going in for a rebuild and I need trigger time on the M&P.

[PegLeg45]

Ok, I'm going to admit to something and hope it does not jinx me or turn out it is all just a fluke anyway.

I started shooting bullseye a couple years ago.  My goal has been to do better from match to match, but mostly annual improvements.  So far I have gone from high two hundreds the first year to mid to upper three hundreds the second year to this year I have a 445, 441 and 489 with a total 18-X.

The first thing I did was google bullseye and read up on trainging tips.  I came across the U.S. Army training manual and printed it out.  Year two I cut back on caffene for two days before match and none the day of.  I also carry the "wheel of misfortune" in my shooting bag to make instant adjustments to my errors.

This year has been the biggest change, and I hate to admit to what I have done ...  I actually adjusted my diet slightly, but mostly I have been getting some exercise.  I can't believe how much difference it has made in steadiness of my hold and shot grouping.

I am already a week behind on smallbore, and I am looking forward to see what improvements I have there.  Trust me, I have a lot of area for change there.

The key to practice is research what the successful are doing and imitate them.  I still have a long way to go, as you can see, but so far bullseye is headed the right direction.  Hopefully it will carry over to the other games as well.

Lowering the heart rate is one of the biggest ways to improve Bullseye (probably any type) shooting. I used to belong to a local club that shot a Bullseye match once a month. We shot the 60 round course with 30 rimfire and 30 center fire at 25 yards (slow) and 15 yards (timed and rapid).
In my best days, I was regularly good for 500 to 525 out of 600. There were a couple of members who shot 580 regularly. Of course they traveled around the southeast area shooting matches every weekend.
I still like the bullseye game.

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[Timothy]

I put the link in to show that I was not BS-ing about the dimes. Figured some folks would think I was making it up. 

Come on Peg!  Everyone knows that Pirates are the "Salt of the Earth"...never go back on the "Code"....ARGHHHHH!!!!