[Tuukka]

Usually you can not miss fast enough to win in IPSC shooting.

From participating in numerous competitions over the past 10 years and reviewing the results of the lead shooters, you will notice that quite many have near the maximum points on each stage.

Top shooters routinely count how many points they lost on each stage, to keep a situational awareness going on the progress of the competition.

This especially applies if you are shooting in the Minor calibre class, shooting C or D hits will severely affect your placement.

For people in the military or law enforcement, I would really recommend the Production class, it keeps things simple and depending on your own skills and goals, there is plenty of competetiveness there.

Many people shun on IPSC shooting, saying it is just a sport and / or some do not even think of it as a shooting discpline, compared to the more traditional shooting sports.

When I entered the Army, I had already shot IPSC type competitions for a few years.

Even though my experience was with a another rifle type, I was consistently at the top in weapon handling skills and accuracy on the range or in our own applied shooting drills.

Why do many of the worlds special operations units use IPSC world champions for training purposes?

They learn tactics from somewhere else, but wouldnt you listen to what a world champion in shooting fast and accurately has to say about pure shooting?