Posted by Eric Drake on 2025 Feb 4th
Practically Squared: PRS Shooter Number
Justin from the YouTube channel "Practically Squared" posted a video providing a breakdown and explanation of a recent PRS Competition experience and his "PRS Shooter Number" system. While talking to a new PRS shooter about areas of improvement for competition, the host lists his thoughts on challenges and variables shooters face during competition.
Standing behind his MDT ACC Elite chassis-equipped competition rifle, the host provides what he believes are the most important aspects of competition shooting. In Justin's opinion, the most important aspects of winning competitions are the fundamentals of marksmanship, reading the location of missed shots, and building a shooting position quickly and efficiently.
Practically Squared's methodology for solid marksmanship fundamentals is outlined by Andy Slade's "BRASS TF" acronym. This acronym stands for "Breathing, relaxation, aim, sight alignment, sight picture, trigger control, and follow through. The host defines "breathing" as shooting during your natural respiratory pause. "Relaxation" is important because muscle tension creates wobble, leading to inconsistent shots. "Aim" is defined as a "natural point of aim" with your body square to the target. "Sight alignment" requires no optic parallax, a level rifle setup, and a clear sight picture with no scope shadow. "Sight picture" means breaking your shots where you actually intend to. "Trigger control" requires a slow trigger squeeze while under pressure during competition, and "follow through" demands a proper trigger squeeze with no unnecessary post-shot movements.
Practically Squared gives himself a "shooter score" by breaking his competition performances into the abovementioned categories and scoring himself one through ten in each. He then adds a score of one through ten on the previously mentioned aspects of wind reading, building good shooting positions, and reading missed shots. This score allows him to identify areas of weakness and work on them via drills and changes in technique.
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