First competition shoot

[SoCal]

To be successful, you have to be fast AND accurate.

X2   look at top shooters, they are fast AND accurate.  I am accurate and not slow so I am a "C" shooter, I will need to stay accurate and get a LOT faster to reach Master or Grand Master level and thats never going to happen.

Lastly none replicate real world, never will you have a target shoot back.

[Bossgobbler]

Shooting USPSA will hone your shooting skills, Drawing a gun from a holster, Shooting moving right & left, moving forward and backward, reloading on the move, reloading before you run out of ammo, shooting around walls and barrels. Shooting at things that are moving up, down, turning, and spinning. It will also induce stress as you have to think of what you want to do and when to do it.  Many of the top instructors are now competing in matches to sharpen their skills. You need to look at USPSA, not as a replacement for your training but as an additional way to train.

I started shooting Action pistol weekly at a local club in 2009. It is geared toward self-defense. The scenarios they run are based on news reports of SD encounters, low light, no light, carjackings, robberies, knife attacks, holding your kid. As far as shooting goes I was in the middle of the pack. In May 2010 I started shooting USPAS every weekend by October 2010 I was in the top 5 shooting the local club SD scenarios. The SD scenarios were not the same as the USPSA matches but the skills you build in the USPAS matches will improve your SD skills.

[Earl Keese]

Shooting USPSA will hone your shooting skills, Drawing a gun from a holster, Shooting moving right & left, moving forward and backward, reloading on the move, reloading before you run out of ammo, shooting around walls and barrels. Shooting at things that are moving up, down, turning, and spinning. It will also induce stress as you have to think of what you want to do and when to do it.  Many of the top instructors are now competing in matches to sharpen their skills. You need to look at USPSA, not as a replacement for your training but as an additional way to train.

I started shooting Action pistol weekly at a local club in 2009. It is geared toward self-defense. The scenarios they run are based on news reports of SD encounters, low light, no light, carjackings, robberies, knife attacks, holding your kid. As far as shooting goes I was in the middle of the pack. In May 2010 I started shooting USPAS every weekend by October 2010 I was in the top 5 shooting the local club SD scenarios. The SD scenarios were not the same as the USPSA matches but the skills you build in the USPAS matches will improve your SD skills.

Agreed. Our elite military units see plenty of value in practical shooting competition and training. Why else would they bring in guys like JJ Racazza, Max Michel, etc?

[George16]

Shooting USPSA will hone your shooting skills, Drawing a gun from a holster, Shooting moving right & left, moving forward and backward, reloading on the move, reloading before you run out of ammo, shooting around walls and barrels. Shooting at things that are moving up, down, turning, and spinning. It will also induce stress as you have to think of what you want to do and when to do it.  Many of the top instructors are now competing in matches to sharpen their skills. You need to look at USPSA, not as a replacement for your training but as an additional way to train.

I started shooting Action pistol weekly at a local club in 2009. It is geared toward self-defense. The scenarios they run are based on news reports of SD encounters, low light, no light, carjackings, robberies, knife attacks, holding your kid. As far as shooting goes I was in the middle of the pack. In May 2010 I started shooting USPAS every weekend by October 2010 I was in the top 5 shooting the local club SD scenarios. The SD scenarios were not the same as the USPSA matches but the skills you build in the USPAS matches will improve your SD skills.

Agreed. Our elite military units see plenty of value in practical shooting competition and training. Why else would they bring in guys like JJ Racazza, Max Michel, etc?

They use them for recruiting purposes and not for training.

[Earl Keese]

Shooting USPSA will hone your shooting skills, Drawing a gun from a holster, Shooting moving right & left, moving forward and backward, reloading on the move, reloading before you run out of ammo, shooting around walls and barrels. Shooting at things that are moving up, down, turning, and spinning. It will also induce stress as you have to think of what you want to do and when to do it.  Many of the top instructors are now competing in matches to sharpen their skills. You need to look at USPSA, not as a replacement for your training but as an additional way to train.

I started shooting Action pistol weekly at a local club in 2009. It is geared toward self-defense. The scenarios they run are based on news reports of SD encounters, low light, no light, carjackings, robberies, knife attacks, holding your kid. As far as shooting goes I was in the middle of the pack. In May 2010 I started shooting USPAS every weekend by October 2010 I was in the top 5 shooting the local club SD scenarios. The SD scenarios were not the same as the USPSA matches but the skills you build in the USPAS matches will improve your SD skills.

Agreed. Our elite military units see plenty of value in practical shooting competition and training. Why else would they bring in guys like JJ Racazza, Max Michel, etc?

They use them for recruiting purposes and not for training.

Not entirely true, they also use them for training. I've listened to interviews with members of the AMU that detailed their role as trainers. Also listened to accounts of the beginnings of Delta, where they brought in civilian pro shooters for pistol instruction.
JJ Racazza was actually deployed unless he wasn't being truthful, which I would doubt.
I also took a class with Frank Proctor where he mentioned him and other guys he served with using competition(USPSA) for training purposes. I have no reason to doubt him either, he came off as a very genuine person.