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How many have hired or used a "competition pistol coach" to improve your scores and shooting?

If so, how much did it help/improve your shooting and scores?

Thanks

RDE
 
I got great coaching a couple of times. Sunday I gave a bit of stance and sight advice to a guy at the range and watch his groups go from 14" to 4" nearly instantly. A young fellow I know got some good coaching in SASS, and then practiced alot. He won the EOT championship a few years back.

Having someone look at what your doing can find errors in your process faster than you ever can. Being willing to accept the coaching is all on you. Most of the "race games" are won and lost in the transitions between guns and reloads. A coach really can help here.

For competition find a coach that can teach HOW to practice. A little good practice is a good thing. A lot of good practice is a great thing. A lot of bad practice is worthless.
 
Didn't hire anyone, but shooting on the MO National Guard, State Highpower team improved my scores considerably. Good coaching on the basics and on how to practice and how to not practice made a big difference.
 
J.D.

Thanks, but I have served my time (4 years, 2 months and 21 days) and I am not about to join the National Guard to improve my shooting.

Good coaching is what I need, not another tour at 60 years of age.

RDE
 
Professional coaching and/or advice is a benefit in any endeavor. If you have the dinero and good references for a coach go for it. :thumbsup:
 
Guys & Gals please forgive me, as this is a centerfire website.....
http://www.bullseyepistol.com

But it has excellent reference materials for shooting handguns accurately! It helped me go from middle-of-the-pack in .22 Postal Matches, to the Top 5 in Maine.

The info helps, but there's "not as much smoke" in Postals...

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Many years ago I joined an AF pistol team. The team coach looked at my shootin', shook his head, & said he would rather teach someone who's never touched a gun before rather than spend time tryin' to break bad habits. However, teach me he did, & although I didn't win any national matches, I have won many BP pistol matches. Now if I could jest learn to shoot a rifle gun...
 
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