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Precisely my thoughts. Why on earth would I waste time at a competition when I could actually be hunting.

Can't hunt 365, except for varmints, and many aren't interested in blowing away tiny animals.

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Maybe cuz you shoot only once when hunting?

That describes me. I am just not a competitive person and have never been interested in competition shooting. Maybe I am just grumpy...I dunno but I just can't force myself to get into it, and I really don't even enjoy informally blasting rocks all day. If I can't hunt all year (which I can in one form or another), I'd sooner just go to the bar or something.

Sorry to the OP. I am no help on the CDS question.

Competition has little to do with beating the other guy


It has all to do with learning how to bring your best when the chips are down. If your best can’t beat the other guys, so be it.

Fair point.

The shooting sports are different than sportsball type things.

Only thing you can control is your shooting performance on that day.

You can't play defense and affect the other shooters.

Shooting your best might or might not win but it's the best thing that can happen that day, win or lose.

What’s also telling is that posters saying “competition is a waste of time” are ignorant to the fact that competing makes your hunting game better


Shooting 1000 clay birds or 100 rounds at long range steel in various conditions on a weekend makes shooting live birds or that once-in-a-hunt shot at big game seem easy

That could just be described as 'practice', as opposed to 'competition', or at least competition against others.
A guy could practice all day long, not win any kind of trophy to get pics of, not deal with crowds or whatever else, and still get the benefits you speak of.

I don't practice as much as I should for sure, for a few reasons, but think this is something important to clarify.

Practice under zero pressure doesn’t come close.


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I am sure that is correct for some, if not many.
For others, their own pressure to do better is all that they need to motivate themselves to improve. I guess that could be considered self competition, if a guy wants to think about it that way.

Different people get motivated differently.

I think the pressure he is talking about goes beyond the psychological motivation to practice, and refers more to the adrenaline-packed “fight or flight” response that comes with time pressure, an audience, and competition. IME, it’s very real, and closely approximates the moment-of-truth feeling of finally finding the game animal that you’ve been looking for, and having to make the shot in limited time.

Kudos on the exceptionally FABULOUS unleashing,of very WELL founded Insecurities! EPIC Hilarity! Hint.

I enjoy all the reasons The Paper Hat Brigade concocts,to not shoot...you "lucky" kchunts. Hint.

Pardon my simply shooting it all and then some,as you gals rattle pom-pom's from the bleachers. Hint.

Fhuqking LAUGHING!...............

Along with many hunting situations are fleeting opportunities. You have developed a level of ability and react. In individual shooting competitions you know going in someone will perform close to perfection. It is not fleeting and often an all day or weekend grind of not missing, which allows the brain to get in the way. Two different mind games. Two different individual applications of what may be equal abilities.

There are victories to be won with both....

It's never been difficult to savvy who shoots and who don't. Hint.

Fhuqking LAUGHING!................

You competed back in the day Ted.. The old KD course which I am sure you have completed a few times. While not a "match" it was scored and under time.

While we weren't trying to win, I'd think most fellas on the line were trying to clean the course of fire, and I'd be lying if we weren't trying to beat our buddies or at least win a beer bet.

Pretty sure this post ain't about hunting, so the "why complete when you could be hunting" crowd can get off his knob any time now.....

Five pages deep and still posting… I love it. You’re my #1 poster here and kept this thread alive! Hell, I think you may have even given me some notoriety outside of the classifieds… thank you.

And to weigh in on the relevant comments, I don’t shoot competition, so those tools of the trade don’t impress me. I hunt, fish, and collect, so when I see plastic rifles with Yeti stickers on them, I just laugh and wonder if there is a matching Lulu Lemon outfit that coordinates with it. Seriously though, all the respect to those that shoot, no matter what your interests are. We’re all brothers and sisters that are united in protecting and keeping our rights as firearms owners. Shoot safe and enjoy your time in the sport.