Firearms handling, manipulation and shooting skills ...
... applied to known sporting/competition scenarios or fighting situations.
If someone gains mastery of their shooting skillset doing something, and they enjoy doing it, what's the problem?
This reminds me of when 60's/70's martial artists were hesitant to go out and try their skills against practitioners from other styles & methods. It's naturally easier to only practice against known and familiar opponents and methods in familiar conditions and circumstances. Practicing yours skills in new and different situations can help you identify any "lack" in your training & practice, as well as help you learn where your training may need to be broadened and improved.
I've known firearms instructors who were hesitant to demonstrate their skills in front of either the people they were teaching or other instructors. Frustrating. Yes, being watched and "evaluated" is uncomfortable for most people. Once that reluctance (fear?) was overcome, though, many of them quickly realized that they could really benefit from having the experience of demonstrating their skillset "on the clock", in front of a number of knowledgeable and skilled observers.
Human nature has to be understood and addressed in order for continued skills improvement to occur.
Now, learning and applying a working knowledge of tactics, so it can be applied in conjunction with firearms skillsets in different situations?
Guess it depends whether your "tactics" are going to be useful for gaming and making points according to known rules ... or preventing someone from putting holes or blades in you when rules aren't observed by your "opponent".
... applied to known sporting/competition scenarios or fighting situations.
If someone gains mastery of their shooting skillset doing something, and they enjoy doing it, what's the problem?
This reminds me of when 60's/70's martial artists were hesitant to go out and try their skills against practitioners from other styles & methods. It's naturally easier to only practice against known and familiar opponents and methods in familiar conditions and circumstances. Practicing yours skills in new and different situations can help you identify any "lack" in your training & practice, as well as help you learn where your training may need to be broadened and improved.
I've known firearms instructors who were hesitant to demonstrate their skills in front of either the people they were teaching or other instructors. Frustrating. Yes, being watched and "evaluated" is uncomfortable for most people. Once that reluctance (fear?) was overcome, though, many of them quickly realized that they could really benefit from having the experience of demonstrating their skillset "on the clock", in front of a number of knowledgeable and skilled observers.
Human nature has to be understood and addressed in order for continued skills improvement to occur.
Now, learning and applying a working knowledge of tactics, so it can be applied in conjunction with firearms skillsets in different situations?
Guess it depends whether your "tactics" are going to be useful for gaming and making points according to known rules ... or preventing someone from putting holes or blades in you when rules aren't observed by your "opponent".