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Using a Data Book

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  Recording Data to Improve Your Shooting Maintaining a detailed data book is an easy way to quickly improve your performance in service rifle matches. The data book can improve your shooting by: Documenting your sight settings for a specific range Documenting your sight settings for different ammunition loads Documenting your sight settings for particular weather conditions Helping you recognize, during a match, when your sights need adjustment Service rifle data books contain pages for: 200 yard slow fire 200 yard rapid fire 300 yard rapid fire 600 yard slow fire Recording a variety of rifle, match and ammunition data The pages are formatted to match the courses of fire used in service rifle matches. Slow fire pages have one target to record shots. They also have an area to record your “call” on each shot. Rapid fire pages contain two targets, one for each string fired in rapid fire stages (not all courses of fire have 2 stages). All the pages contain an area to record your sight...
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Match Day Time Management

  To perform well in NRA/CMP High Power matches, it is important to be able to manage the time you are given to fire your record shots. Poor time management results in rushed record shots as well as stress that reduces the fun of the match. As a general rule, match day time management is all about getting things done before they need to be done. When you have time to prepare for the next part of the match, do it. Learn to anticipate the next requirement of the match and prepare accordingly. Managing your time for a match starts before you even leave for the match. In order to have a stress free day, verify you have all your equipment the night before. Make a checklist if you have to. Lay your clothes out and organize any food and water you’ll need the next day. Go online and double check both the match registration time as well as the match start time. Check Google Maps for the time required to get to your destination. Add a few minutes to be sure you’ll get there early. For a loca...
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