Practical Accuracy Inhibitors...

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When folks are working on their practical accuracy for pistol (in this example), a lot of times they are pretty good shots, have mastered the basics of proper stance, grip, sight picture & alignment, breathing and trigger depression.  They may even have moved on to shooting multiple measured rounds using trigger reset, and are doing well.

Except for what's going on in their minds.

They may be chasing perfection, which is a good thing to chase, so long as one keeps in mind that in chasing, one may certainly improve, but may never reach actual perfection.

Don't let the chase get in your way.  You're most likely going to drop rounds in your practice (presuming you have ammo to practice with!).  It happens.  The idea is to make it happen less by practicing the fundamentals consistently and on a regular basis.

If you can reliably shoot one round a second at 15 to 20 meters into a 8.5X11 Ocular Cavity Target like the pic above, you're doing great!

You might be able to extend your range and get the same, or better, performance with practice and time....and the realization that you're not being shot at in return.  After all, it's only paper, right?

That aside, don't let the biggest accuracy inhibitor you will have to deal with cause you to shoot less accurately than you are able.  What inhibitor is that?

You.  Your mind.  Your refusal to accept your performance, or to walk away and practice another day if things just aren't right.  Don't let your mind beat you to death.  Make your mind work for you, say, with visualization of the shooting sequence when you don't have a pistol in your hand.  "See" the target, the sight picture; feel the trigger break, and the recoil.  Doing this will also assist in getting you superb practical accuracy. 

Simply do the best you can, and throw the rest away.  Remember, each shot is a singular activity.  If you shoot exactly center between the eyes this shot, great.  But it doesn't matter, because you have to do it again.  If you miss the head completely, don't get too upset, because you have another chance to do everything right the next shot.

Keep it simple.  Remember, if you get into a really bad situation, noise won't stop the threat.  Doing a mag dump won't stop the threat necessarily, and if you don't have a couple spare mags on you, it could be your undoing.   Do it by the numbers.

Deliberate, accurate, deadly fire will win the day, and more importantly, you'll walk away.

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