I just shot my first IDPA match. I realize that speed and accuracy are both important. However, after reviewing the scores of all of the shooters - it seems that shooting fast with more down points is better than shooting slow with fewer down points. ( in general ).
Is this a correct statement ? I'm not suggesting accuracy should be sacrified for speed. Just being fast and not hitting what you're supposed to be shooting at surely isn't a good thing. But, again, just looking at the scores it appears that speed takes priority. Especially since the down points are divided by two when calculating the score.
Should I work on speed first to improve my score - which won't make me more accurate. Or should I work on becoming more accurate even if I'm a slower shooter ?
Is this a correct statement ? I'm not suggesting accuracy should be sacrified for speed. Just being fast and not hitting what you're supposed to be shooting at surely isn't a good thing. But, again, just looking at the scores it appears that speed takes priority. Especially since the down points are divided by two when calculating the score.
Should I work on speed first to improve my score - which won't make me more accurate. Or should I work on becoming more accurate even if I'm a slower shooter ?