Yep basic marksmanship skills found in bullseye (Precision Pistol) carry over to other disciplines to a large degree, but one must still learn other skills, i.e. different trigger, drawing and firing or firing from a ready pistol position, getting shots off quick, etc. Over the past several years the emphasis on marksmanship fundamentals has been overlooked by many and shown actual distain by others.
Yep basic marksmanship skills found in bullseye (Precision Pistol) carry over to other disciplines to a large degree, but one must still learn other skills, i.e. different trigger, drawing and firing or firing from a ready pistol position, getting shots off quick, etc. Over the past several years the emphasis on marksmanship fundamentals has been overlooked by many and shown actual distain by others.
That must be a matter of perspective. From when I got back into the training game coming up on 20 years ago now, I have seen FAR more accuracy oriented emphasis in the last 5 years. I think a lot of that has to do with all of the retired military SMU guys out there teaching. Two of the bigger names in the training world right now, Chuck Pressburg (No Fail Shot) and Bill Blowers both have high accuracy and consistency demands in their classes. Steve Fisher as well. Even Jedlinski has a 25 yard component to his Black Belt Standards. Tom Givens routinely publishes drills that use B8 targets. Veteran law officers like Bolke and Dobbs stress accuracy and judgement and not shooting faster than your capabilities. Old timers like Legend Larry Mudgett at Marksmanship Matters are making a big comeback in the training world. Sorry, I just don't see it. I would also submit that the switch to MRDS is driving this accuracy push even farther.