Shooting every day: good or bad?

wvsig said:
Bold add by me. This is something that is essential IMHO to good practice. You need to "Want" to be there. In pro sports people use the term "love of the game". When you don't have that it becomes "work" not something you enjoy. For most of us shooting is a hobby and we should get enjoyment out of it not push ourselves into frustration. I tell people if you are not shooting well roll the target back to 3 yards. Shoot a mag into a single hole which almost anyone can do at that range pack your stuff up and leave on a good note. Come back another day when you are in a better mindset. I have done it myself. Always end on good high note even on a bad range session.
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You are a very wise person.
 
wvsig said:
Shoot a mag into a single hole which almost anyone can do at that range pack your stuff up and leave on a good note.
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"Almost" being the operative word....lol.
 
wvsig said:
This only makes sense if the goal is to be a precision shooter for a discipline like bullseye shooting. What you are describing does not translate to defensive shooting or most modern gun games like IDPA, IPSC, USPSA, Steel Shooting etc.... What you are describing will never allow you to develop the ability to shoot at speed. There are many tasks with a handgun that do not call for absolute precision but require you to shoot as fast as you can with a reasonable degree of accuracy. What you are describing will get you killed in a defensive pistol situation. You need to give context for your statement. Trying to present it as a universal truth makes any point you are attempting to make moot. IMHO
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Well another expert exerts his 2 cents. Millie is a new shooter she needs to develope her own shooting skills That needs to be done slowly .Once she learns the fundamental skills then so he can work on speed..idpa, uspsa And ipsc shooters were not born they learned fundamentals first then gained speed with more practice. She has not mastered the fundamentals yet. So my suggestion is spot on. If she doesn't want help then dont ask for it. .Spraying and praying ain't getting you nothing.Shot placement on the bag guys takes him out!
 
Have gun-will travel said:
Well another expert exerts his 2 cents. Millie is a new shooter she needs to develope her own shooting skills That needs to be done slowly .Once she learns the fundamental skills then so he can work on speed..idpa, uspsa And ipsc shooters were not born they learned fundamentals first then gained speed with more practice. She has not mastered the fundamentals yet. So my suggestion is spot on. If she doesn't want help then dont ask for it. .Spraying and praying ain't getting you nothing.Shot placement on the bag guys takes him out!
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:rolleyes:

I know what you are saying I have given her advice about how to practice but slowing down to a snails pace is just not practical IMHO.

Your advice is extreme to the point of taking all the joy out of shooting. I can’t imagine growing the sport of shooting with that approach.

I do not believe I have ever claimed to be an expert. I am not sure why you think I am presenting my opinion as an expert? Maybe you are just venting because people do not agree within you.
 
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Have gun-will travel said:
If she doesn't want help then dont ask for it.
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I asked if y'all think shooting every day is good or bad, from your experience. That's all this thread was about.

You brought up ammo counts and all the other stuff that you keep repeating, but that wasn't what this thread was about. I wasn't asking for any help in this thread, or a bunch of extraneous stuff, only shooter's experiences with shooting every day, and their opinion on whether it's good or bad.
Have a nice evening.
 
I used to shoot almost every day when I lived in Idaho. There was a slice of BLM land 5 minutes away from work so I would practice with handguns or shotguns during lunch. On the weekends, I would drive half an hour to the sticks and hunt coyotes, badgers and whistle pigs or shoot long range at steel. It was a paradise. It got to be very expensive though. Not just ammo but gun maintenance/repair and barrels.

My shooting improved by leaps and bounds very quickly. My hand and arm strength became much stronger as well. There is everything to be gained by shooting everyday as long as time and money are available in abundance and the shooter doesn't get burned out.
 
Shoot every day, the military marksmanship units train that way and it works for them.
 
Millie said:
I asked if y'all think shooting every day is good or bad, from your experience. That's all this thread was about.

You brought up ammo counts and all the other stuff that you keep repeating, but that wasn't what this thread was about. I wasn't asking for any help in this thread, or a bunch of extraneous stuff, only shooter's experiences with shooting every day, and their opinion on whether it's good or bad.
Have a nice evening.
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OK .shoot everyday but pay attention to what you are doing. Apply the fundamentals. You have asked me for my opinion on several occasions.Sorry to rant on. I won't reply to any more of your posts. I'm done trying to help,.......
 
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Have gun-will travel said:
OK .shoot everyday but pay attention to what you are doing. Apply the fundamentals. You have asked me for my opinion on several occasions.Sorry to rant on. I won't reply to any more of your posts. I'm done trying to help,.......
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Oh, Lord.....
 
Have gun-will travel said:
You have asked me for my opinion on several occasions
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Yes, I've taken the advice, and am shooting slower and using less rounds. I also asked for you to meet me at a range so you could show me how to shoot. So far.....crickets.
It's all very well to type, or cut and paste stuff, but why not show me? Some of us learn better by being shown.
 
BatteryOaksBilly said:
I'll give 5 to 1 odds you can pull him back in!!!!!! They don't get "the power of @Millie ".
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I just want him to lay it on the table and let me measure it! LOL. Show me the goods! He's a shooter, right? So why not show me how he does it.
 
Millie said:
Yes, I've taken the advice, and am shooting slower and using less rounds. I also asked for you to meet me at a range so you could show me how to shoot. So far.....crickets.
It's all very well to type, or cut and paste stuff, but why not show me? Some of us learn better by being shown.
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Because of the geographic distance between our locations. Over 250 miles round trip.
 
Millie said:
Other than one person who I know shoots every day, who else does handgun shooting each day? (I put this in handguns, because I only shoot those regularly at the moment, but you can chime in about any guns you shoot every day if you like.)
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Yes.

If it were feasible, I would be at the range every day and would spend at least 4-5 hours (probably more) shooting.

Although it is no substitute for range time, I do get in at least 1-2 hours of dry-fire practice every day.
 
I have my own range, as well as belong to a club. I like shooting from longer pistol distances, as it opens me up for whatever error I may possess for marksmanship (at least what our Glock Sport Shooting Foundation competitions do).

I have an indoor range that is for my NLT (Next Level Training) SIRT (Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger).

I also use a MantisX and practice dry firing.

It depends upon what you do for practice. If it’s just punching holes, then not as good as practicing with a certain purpose.

I like to work on being ambidextrous. Magazine changes, shooting either handed, draw from concealment, shoot while moving, shooting from cover.

Shooting from cover from either hand, I feel exposes less of you to being hit.

These are things I learned from doing defensive pistol competitions, at least.

Standing at 7-10 yards won’t do it. It is being able to shoot to 50-75-100 yards which uncover what you can and can’t do.

If you’re shooting live fire, it’s best to just load 2-3 rounds at a time. You become more deliberate, and you learn from mistakes.

Maybe I waste paper but I don’t put more than 10 SHOTS into a target. I need to see what is happening.

Now I also shoot steel, particularly important for shooting from a distance. I vary targets from 2/3 IDPA, 12”, 10”, 8”, 4”, 6” and even 2” plates. It’s great to get feedback in real time.

Not only shoot while you’re moving but shooting at a moving target is pretty fun.



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wsfiredude said:
Although it is no substitute for range time, I do get in at least 1-2 hours of dry-fire practice every day.
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I've been doing my dry fire, plus drawing from a holster, and dime drills at various targets/distances in the house, and magazine changes, for when I do a match.
Also I have some hand and arm exercises going.
 
I didn't read the entire thread so I apologize if I missed this...
@Millie have you had a chance to answer your own question yet? You shot every day for a short while. What happened?
 
Catfish said:
I didn't read the entire thread so I apologize if I missed this...
@Millie have you had a chance to answer your own question yet? You shot every day for a short while. What happened?
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I got exhausted!
It might have been (in part) all the travel I did last week, using 4 tanks of gas, but by Sunday night, Day 7 of shooting, I was tired!
So I can't really say good or bad....lol. But I can't see that it hurt my shooting, though I'll have to report back when I hit the range again. Might be setting my record now for non-shooting days. lol.
 
I go through phases just based on life. I'll go a month shooting almost every day for a couple of hours. Then a month or two of shooting once every couple of weeks or even less. After a long stint of not getting trigger time my groups are a little wider, but the muscle memory is there and after about 50 rounds I'm back to normal.

If you're practicing the right things, there is no such thing as too much practice. If you're practicing the wrong things, you're just teaching your body what NOT to do.
 
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Millie said:
... [1] who else does handgun shooting each day? ...

[2/3] Do you think it's good, or do you think you need a break every once in a while? ...

[4] I'm on day 5, a lot in a row for me, and it looks like 2 more are in the making. Is this good for my shooting, or bad?
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  1. I personally do not. Given unlimited resources, I certainly would, though.
  2. I'd go with my gut.
  3. Ditto.
  4. You found this answer for yourself, ne? (As only you could have anyway.)
 
Millie said:
I hope I didn't show any bad habits yesterday! I expect you'd mention them if I had. lol.

I'd like to come back and set up some cardboard targets and see what y'all can read from the holes, would that be ok? Maybe Sunday?
I know lots of people want to shoot with you on Sundays, but I think we/I may be able to sort a couple of things out if we see the holes in paper. I can set them up to one side, so as not to be in the way. Let me know if that will work for you. It was great seeing you yesterday!
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Of course. And as always, all are welcome. CFFrs are welcome Anytime.
 
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Millie

Also have a shot timer.

It is important to have a way to objectively check your progress.


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