My students run mock USPSA classifier stages as a way to pressure test skills and to measure performance against national benchmarks.

Target transition speed comes from how efficiently you pull your eyes off one target and lock in precisely on a small spot on the next target, not by moving the gun faster or harder.

From lack of a foundation in principles, lack of experience, poor habits, outdated, inefficient training techniques, and plain bad advice, this is a failure point for many shooters.

How do I determine my speed of fire at intermediate to far distances when urgency and accountability are needed? I’m basing it on what I see. I’m not basing it on what I hear.

I finished strong, competing against 23 other shooters in the Practical division, coming in 1st place on stages 1 and 2, 2nd place on stage 3, and 3rd place overall. 

In self-defense, you absolutely need precision and control, at speed.