Good to see you here BHActually slow is slow and fast is fast. That saying should have been smooth is fast,
Been helping/teaching shooters for decades and sometimes I have told shooters to slow down but it was because they were trying to shoot above their ability, They needed to slow down and verify their sight picture and work on their trigger pull.
Speed will come thru practice and shooting more matches.
Main thing is to be safe and HAVE FUN and trust me your skills will improve the more you shoot matches.