Explainers and guides on ISSF scoring, disciplines, gear, training drills, and getting the most out of TargetLog. Reviewed by the team, published in English.
Under ISSF rules you can protest a score or a range decision, usually within 15 minutes of the score being posted and after paying a protest fee that comes back if you win. The procedure is short, the etiquette matters, and most shooters wait far too long before using it.
TAR 831 is the French federation's vitesse réglementaire event: 25 shots in five timed series on the ISSF rapid-fire target at 25m. One or two hands allowed, which makes it the friendliest speed match in the FFTIR program.
More shots do not produce more progress once fatigue outpaces recovery. This guide covers the warning signs of overtraining in shooting, how many rest days your week actually needs, and how to structure a deload week without losing feel.
Rifle shooters benefit most from a shooting glove because it cushions the hand under the sling and keeps the trigger finger consistent. Pistol shooters compete bare-handed. The ISSF caps glove thickness at 16 mm, measured front to back.
ISSF 10m air pistol is shot standing, one-handed, at 10 metres with a .177 calibre air pistol. Athletes fire 60 shots in qualification (max 600 points), then the top eight advance to a decimal-scored elimination final to decide the medals.
ISSF 10m air pistol is scored on a 17 cm target with ten concentric rings. Qualification uses whole-number scoring (1 to 10) across 60 shots, while the top-eight final divides each ring into decimal tenths for scores up to 10.9.
ISSF targets score by ring value — the center ring is a 10. Finals use decimal scoring (10.0–10.9) to separate shooters, and the X-count tallies the deepest inner-tens to break ties.
A stable standing position starts from the ground up: feet shoulder-width apart, hips angled 80–90 degrees to the target, weight centred over the balls of the feet, and the support elbow locked into the ribcage. Every element above builds on the one below.
A structured weekly plan separates shooters who plateau from those who improve steadily. This guide gives you a concrete seven-day template for ISSF 10m air rifle and air pistol, balancing technique work, match simulation, and recovery.
Shortlist two or three clubs, visit each one, and judge them on safety culture, discipline fit, and schedule, not on trophies in the display case. Take a coach when you plateau or when fundamentals feel shaky, and judge coaches by how their shooters progress, not by the coach's own scores.
ISSF rules require a minimum total trigger pull weight of 500 grams on 10m air pistols. The trick is distributing that weight between the first and second stages so the gun feels predictable, passes equipment control, and lets you release the shot cleanly.
Flinching is a learned startle response to the shot going off, and you beat it with surprise-based dry-fire drills plus confirmation live-fire. Ball-and-dummy with a partner is the fastest diagnostic.
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