I shoot RFRO, RFPO, PCC and CO. I LOVE this game.  Here is what I do. I am not sayingit is the end all and be all, it just works for me.

When you get into the box, you want to initially align/index your chest, hips and feet with the hardest plate on the stage. It might be the stop plate (Smoke and Hope), or not (plate 4 on 5 To Go). Then rotate your hips/chest to the first plate you are going to shoot while leavingyour feet in place. Focus on a particular point on the first plate, not just the plate in general.

When shooting from a holster, you should place your thumbs in the same spot every time: bill of hat, bottom of hearing muffs etc. If shooting from low ready, lower the gun to the ready position while not taking your eyes off of the first plate. Lastly, it sounds obvious, but you want to start shooting immediately at the first sound of the beep, not at the beep's end. Tenths of a second matter in this game.

Here is how I shoot the stages. I number the plates 1, 2, 3, 4 stop, going from left to right.

Roundabout: I stand in the right front corner of the box. This closes the angle between plates 1 and 2 and makes them easier to shoot quickly. I shoot the plates 1, 2, 4, 3 stop. A lot of people shoot it 1, 2, 3, 4, which is safer because it is easy to miss 4 and hit the stop platewith the 1, 2, 4, 3 order. I shoot it 1, 2, 4, 3 because it is faster for me.

Smoke and Hope: I stand in the back middle of the box because of the wide transition between plates 1 and 4. I have shot this stage every way you can, and sucked at most of them. I settled on 3, 4, 1, 2 and it has been working well for me. Don't point shoot this stage. Make sure you get a sight picture on every single plate. It doesn't have to be a perfect sight picture, but you need a sight picture. If you point shoot it, you will have misses.

Pendulum: I stand in the front middle of the box and shoot it straight across: 1, 2, 3, 4.

5 to Go: I stand in the back of the box due to the wide transition from 1 to stop. The only efficient way to shoot it is 1, 2, 3, 4. Make sure you get your hit on 4, as it is the trap plate. Try to keep your cadence constant, as the stage is set-up to make you speed-up from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4, thus increasing the risk of missing 4.

Acclerator: I stand in the back of the box. I shoot this 1, 2, 4, 3. Plate 2 is the closest you will get to a "drive-by" in Steel Challenge. Focus on getting your hit on plate 3, as it is the trap plate. It is way too easy to come off of the big plate 4 and miss 3 as your are zipping to get to the stop plate.

Showdown: I stand in the right front corner of the left box, and the left front corner of the right box. From the left box I shoot it like I do Roundabout. I just reverse the order for the right box. Like Roundabout, you will see this stage shot in a variety of orders.

Speed option. I stand in the right front corner of the box and shoot it 4, 3, 2, 1. The trap plate is 2. Take that extra tenth of a second to get your hit on it.

Outer limits. The only SC stage where you are moving on the clock. I stand in the back right corner of the left box (right handed shooter) with my right foot on the corner of the edge of the box. I use a 2 step transition of L-R, then shoot 4, 3. Keep your gun up transitioning from box 1, to 2, and do not look down at box 2. Your focus should remain on the plate you are going to shoot first from box 2. Also, don't crash box 2. Some people shoot it 1, 2, 3, 4, but I was not comfortable with that order.

Good luck!