Getting worse to get better?

[JTMaddox]

Yesterday I shot a local match and I really elephant dung the bed on every stage. I'm pretty sure I did better the very first time I ever shot 3 gun. This got me wondering about something. Is it normal to see improvements in each of the aspects of your training, but turn in a worse performance overall as you try to figure out how to put it all together?

I feel like where I'm at right now could be summarized as "moments of awesomeness separated by periods of complete incompetence". There are times when it seems like everything is in slow motion and I'm just burning it down, and then inevitably somewhere along the way the wheels fall off...

Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this type of thing? Or do most people just see a gradual improvement as their skills increase? Am I pushing too hard? How do I get to where I have longer "moments of awesomeness" and fewer "periods of complete incompetence"?

 

[jtischauser]

Everytime I break one of my bad habits by changing to a new and improved shooting method I take step backwards. You just have to put a lot of time in as soon as you can with the new method to make it stick.

 

[Corey]

First match was easy just aim and shoot
second match i tried to shoot faster taking less time to aim did not go as well
when people push themselves it is either awesome or sh$t just hit the fan
good luck

 

[benjamin-benjamin]

i hope you are right.. i just seem to be getting worse....

 

[technetium-99m]

When you consciously work on an aspect of match shooting your performance in other areas can drop off. Eventually all that footwork, reloading, etc. will just happen and your name will move up the scoresheet.