I realised I'm trying to be too perfect at the range. I'm trying to stack bullets, or at least get them touching all the time. I don't need to do that! I used to say that if I can hit a pie plate at a given distance 9 out of 10 shots, I was good to hunt at that distance. Don't know why I got away from that way of thinking.

The light came on. My practice needs to be precise, but not perfect. With confidence and time, perhaps I will start stacking bullets, or shooting clover leaf groups all the time. Shooting freehand at 50 yards needs to be precise, but not necessarily perfect.

To be effective, I don't have to be perfect. I need to lighten up a little bit, and practice better.