True story - A fellow wheelgunner I shoot IDPA matches with was practicing with me at the range. At some point, the accuracy issue came up, and he confessed he read my 3@25 metric on a forum and thought I was blowing smoke. So with my gun and his, and my IDPA loads, I shot a pair of 2.5@25s for him.
But here's the cool part: I worked with him for about 5 minutes, then walked away while he shot a sub-3@25. Since he's never once shot under 6@25 or 5@25, he was blown away, saying "never in a million years" kind of stuff.
Granted, he's already worked hard to become a decent shooter, so only 5 minutes of instruction got him to 3@25. For him, it was mostly overcoming the mental block that 3@25 was unreasonable (because he'd never seen it done), so it was important for me to show him I wasn't blowing smoke, and it can be done.
The 3@25 metric may be good or it may be great. Who knows? Highesthand agrees 3@25 isn't pro, and I agree that 6@25 is still better than most. But 3@25 is achievable by most with some instruction, practice and a belief that it's do-able.
But here's the cool part: I worked with him for about 5 minutes, then walked away while he shot a sub-3@25. Since he's never once shot under 6@25 or 5@25, he was blown away, saying "never in a million years" kind of stuff.
Granted, he's already worked hard to become a decent shooter, so only 5 minutes of instruction got him to 3@25. For him, it was mostly overcoming the mental block that 3@25 was unreasonable (because he'd never seen it done), so it was important for me to show him I wasn't blowing smoke, and it can be done.
The 3@25 metric may be good or it may be great. Who knows? Highesthand agrees 3@25 isn't pro, and I agree that 6@25 is still better than most. But 3@25 is achievable by most with some instruction, practice and a belief that it's do-able.
