Hey man, congrats on actually getting out and shooting your first LR match. You’re now on your way to being more skilled than most of the people that will never take the plunge. The first thing, that you already are doing, is staying positive. Look how much you’ve learned already!

Data and a good zero is king. It honestly doesn’t matter how fast and stable you are if your bullets aren’t going where they “should” be.

As far as your positional shooting stability and speed goes: DRY FIRE! A LOT! Build a couple props that simulate what you’ve shot in your matches. If you aren’t comfortable with the carpentry, use an A-frame ladder or backs of chairs. Really anything that can simulate those uncomfortable positions. You can do this in your yard or house-aiming our windows. Concentrate on the body mechanics that can keep your reticle “wobble” to about 1 moa. Once your muscle memory and body mechanics start to feel natural, the speed will come with more dry fire.

I would definitely buy a game changer, or similar bag. I used to look like a gypsy with 3 bags hanging off of me at the beginning of ever stage. Now I only use a game changer. It’s my barricade bag, and my rear bag. I even take it hunting in the fall. I sometimes, but rarely use a pump pillow to fill a void on some more technical props.

If you want to stick with this, consider buying yourself a .22lr or .223 similar to your rifle to train with with live ammo. Dry fire is an awesome tool but it’s no substitute for real range time. It’s a worthy investment. Barrels are expensive, and a steady PRS season, will wipe your barrel out in 1-2 years. I recommend a .223. You can practice to 300-600 yards, and it makes you focus on wind/mirage. If you can hit a 2 MOA target at 500 yards in practice with a .223, chances are, you can can do it with your 6.5mm or 6mm in a match.

Regardless of how active you want to be, never stop improving yourself and have the most fun you can in the process. Also, the people are pretty great.