Explainers and guides on ISSF scoring, disciplines, gear, training drills, and getting the most out of TargetLog. Reviewed by the team, published in English.
Regular cleaning of your air gun barrel and action, combined with proper pellet handling and storage, prevents accuracy drift and extends the life of your competition equipment.
Zeroing your ISSF air rifle diopter sights means aligning where your pellet lands with where your front sight element sits on the target. For 10m air rifle, this comes down to making precise windage and elevation corrections using your rear sight's click adjustments, then confirming your group holds steady over a full card.
The words you say to yourself between shots directly affect your trigger control and hold stability. Structured self-talk routines and brief visualization scripts help shooters stay process-focused rather than result-focused.
A proper warm-up before an ISSF shooting session combines light physical movement, grip and position checks, and a short focused dry-fire block. Done consistently, it sharpens your first shots and reduces fatigue across the full session.
ISSF 25m Standard Pistol is a 60-shot match fired at 25 metres with three timed stages that demand both precision and speed. It is an excellent stepping-stone discipline for shooters moving from 10m air pistol to center-fire events.
A score plateau in ISSF 10m usually means one specific element, not your overall ability, has stopped improving. Diagnose which element is holding you back, isolate it in training, and track the change with hard numbers.
Match simulation practice means shooting a full competition course of fire under timed, scored conditions at your home range. It builds the specific endurance and mental routines you need on match day, revealing weaknesses that casual shooting never exposes.
Rapid fire pistol sits at the intersection of precision and urgency. These five training drills isolate the individual skills you need: arm raise consistency, shot-to-shot recovery, time-pressure trigger control, live-fire scoring analysis, and a full simulation routine.
ISSF finals switch to decimal scoring in tenth-of-a-ring increments and use a timed elimination format. Shooters who only practice qualification scoring can get caught off guard by the different rhythm and mental demands.
A pre-shot routine is a repeatable sequence of physical and mental steps you perform before every shot. It locks in focus, reduces nerves, and gives your body a reliable trigger to execute the shot the same way each time.
The ISSF 2026 rulebook introduced stricter rifle clothing stiffness tests, a high-ankle boot ban, standing-only 50m three-position finals, and eight-shooter fields across all individual events. Athletes must get new equipment seals at their first 2026 competition.
Eye fatigue creeps in during long sessions and degrades your sight picture, trigger timing, and consistency. Structured rest, focal drills, and proper range lighting can keep your vision reliable for a full 60-shot match.
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