Being Self-Taught is Commendable but...

[HalfCZ]

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[Gregg57]

Everyone can benefit from a seasoned Rimefire/Centerfire mentor. You journey to proficient competitor will be longer and fraught with wrong turns and speed bumps if you are not listening and hanging out with the top level competitors in the game your playing. Just sayin.....

Gregg

 

[CharlieNC]

Not only is that a very incomplete list, the technique depends on how you are shooting (prone, benchrest, etc).

 

[Emmett Dibble]

Chat GPT is not a mentor….

 

[HalfCZ]

Interesting feedback, thank you!
I shoot BR and Silo.
Gregg, you spell it the same way my brother does so I think you are legit.
I have bought exactly what the best shooter uses. Now I need to get my form
down.

 

[GetReal]

I coulda used a mentor for my rifle purchasing / building decisions.

 

[rwj]

The advantage of self taught is not being constrained by existing beliefs/practices. New thoughts/approaches often lead to creative/novel solutions. You do need to be “thick skinned” to read the responses if you chose to share your self learning experiences (see the recent @Ron_R thread).

 

[K22]

Speaking from experience, albeit from a competitive pistol standpoint, where I really learned to shoot competitively was on an Army Post Pistol Team. The instructions and drills were outstanding. Also using the Army Marksmanship Manual as a textbook was a great aide in learning the fundamentals of pistol target shooting.

While some have no alternative to self-teaching, with today's technology it should be more effective than in my day. But in my day, nothing quite matched hands-on coaching as the quickest and most effective way to reach your potential. The problem with self-teaching is once poor habits are learned; it becomes more difficult to correct them.

 

[TRSR8]

Of importance is also “ acceptance”.
An example, a well known fact in the RFBR world, women can become very accomplished ,often with a shorter learning curve.
Why? Because usually, they’re not hardheads, listen to what they’re taught, don’t have to waste untold time unlearning BS.

 

[jimmymac]

Being self taught is not simple. It is easy to ingrain poor habits that are difficult to break. It took me the better part of two years to break a bad habit I developed during my self taught phase.