Quote Originally Posted by CHA-LEE View Post
Its as simple as this.....

No Practice = No Competency

Practice = Competency

More Practice = More Competency
You are exactly right! Perfect practice makes for a perfect performance while poor practice makes for a poor performance.

Practicing USPSA will make you better at USPSA. It will not necessarily make you better at shooting through a windshield at a criminal who is shooting at you (essentially ambushing you) with the intent to kill you (while you are trying not to shoot an innocent bystander or cause collateral damage in the neighborhood where you stopped) while he is advancing upon your vehicle that you have no good escape from immediately following an erratic and dangerous high-speed chase.

I don't think I read a single comment in this thread advising people to not practice as much as they can afford to. IDPA, USPSA, 3 Gun, prairie dog matches, etc are all wonderful training tools, but your training can only take you so far.