Posted: 1/11/2025 7:28:45 PM EDT
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I used to shoot IDPA and 3-gun in the past. I've been doing Cowboy Action shooting for 4 years now and love it and I hope to be good enough this year to compete for some buckles in some state matches. It's winter now, and there will be no cowboy matches till April. I am about to join a local USPSA club, get my skills back, possibly shoot a qualifier, and get into some matches in the limited optics category. I am wondering if shooting a modern optics pistol will mess up my muscle memory and set me back in CAS. These are very different skill sets. I am definitely staying with CAS and want to stay competitive. I have plans for a few state matches and Gunsmoke for next year, and I don't want to deteriorate in CAS because my muscle memory is "distracted." Anyone here competes in very different shooting sports at the same time? Do you find it hard to switch back and forth? |
IDF, A.A. 215, "Scorpion" Company. 1993-1996
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Karl Rehn and others have noticed that there is carry over between different shooting sports: Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training John Hearne does a lot of research on skill building, and some of his thoughts are incorporated into this article: Pistol Skill: How Good is Good Enough? Not that familiar with CAS, so its carry over to USPSA may be more limited. |
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