allen-1
NES Member
Partially disagree. Under stress people tend to default to their training, given they were actually trained properly. This is why I hate the phrase 'practice makes perfect'. This is wrong. Practice makes permanent. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
This is exactly why when I work with new shooters, I emphasize "do it right, don't worry about doing it fast". Get the actions correct, speed it up as you go along. It's really, really hard to "unlearn" habits.
Worked with one shooter last week who has the unfortunate ingrained habit of racing up to the porthole in a wall, skidding to a stop and then putting his firearm and arms through the porthole when engaging targets. Talked about the concept of slowing down, shooting the targets as you see them, and then leaving. It appears slower, it's much faster; (that's a lesson that I got from Steve Anderson a couple years ago). Also talked about how bracing your arms on the wall screws up your normal/practiced recoil absorption.
He shot the stage slowly, but he did it right. He'll get faster, (maybe).