S12E16: Is Competitive Shooting Bad for Defense?
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In this episode, we explore the multifaceted world of competitive shooting and its impact on defensive training. Jacob Paulsen and I share our personal experiences with competition, weighing its advantages against potential drawbacks. We discuss how competitive shooting can enhance pistol performance through subconscious skill development, efficient stress management, and skill progression via measured feedback.
The camaraderie and support within the shooting community are highlighted, stressing the importance of consistent practice for accelerated improvement. However, we also address the risks of developing habits that may not apply to real-world scenarios, urging listeners to maintain a balanced training approach that combines insights from both competitive and tactical shooting. Tune in for a comprehensive examination of how to integrate competition into effective self-defense training.
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Jacob Paulsen is a poser. His whole job revolves around self defense and guns. Everything he knows has never been tested in real life (ie. he is not a combat veteran or LE). The ONE place where he can validate accuracy and speed is in a competitive environment. If he doesn’t want to do it, maybe he doesn’t want to know how good (or bad) his skillset is.
As an analogy, if you are looking to train how to do brain surgery, do you learn from an average surgeon who has done hundreds of surgeries (and maybe is even just an average surgeon)Or do you learn from someone who has never done it once?
Also, he doesn’t want to invest money into the sport. Uhmm, do you a gun, holster, ammo?
Nap Mag, confirming I’m not a veteran of any type and I’ve never been in Law Enforcement in any capacity. I do disagree with your assertion that the only place you can validate accuracy and speed is in competition. There are hundreds of contrived drills, exercises, and qualifications that stand as effective measurements of ones skills. I leverage those to measure my own skill and improvement. I invest my resources and money in my growth as a shooter and defender attending training courses and events throughout the year, interfacing with, interviewing, and learning from experts in the field. So it would be inaccurate to suggest I don’t invest in those things. It would be accurate however to say that I have no interest in the competitive shooting sports. Like anyone, I invite people to judge me by the content I put out, the information I share, etc.
Think of IDPA or Production Class of USPSA as opportunity to practice the individual handgun SKILL SETS needed in a ‘gunfight’. Think of learning to hit in baseball using a pitching machine. No it’s not the same as facinga Nolan Ryan… But it gives you repetitive skill set practice with your grip, stance, swing. Starting at a slower, more deliberate pace, then progressively advancing to muscle-memory actions that help you to face a Nolan Ryan, so to speak.
Years, spent shooting slow, untimed ‘bullseye’ practice is great, but it won’t develop other skill sets beyond flow, diverse accuracy.
Take a look at ‘International Defensive Pistol Association’ (IDPA.com) and the ‘Production Gun class’ of ‘US Practical Shooting Association’ (USPSA.org).
Here are a few links that gives a good idea how certain practical handgun competition will absolutely help develop safe and proficient handgun skill sets such as Grip, Draw, Presentation, Aim, Trigger Control, Recoil Control…
IDPA vs USPSA – AmmoMan School of Guns Blog https://share.google/gPzIfSEq471hbKEDu
https://share.google/KBfzGAhdN45v9doMF
https://youtu.be/XEYZyQPV0RA?si=x7u_xL2aXm2g6cW-
https://youtu.be/rNEzU4g97hc?si=9m1a-M93UUcTgfXI
Keep on subject, to confusing with miscellaneous comments. Sounds like you’re just filling time