shooting accuracy
Hitting intended targets
Shooting accuracy measures how often shots hit their intended target, expressed as a percentage or ratio of successful attempts to total attempts.
The term applies across contexts—firearms training, basketball, hockey, video games—wherever projectiles or balls are aimed at a goal.
High shooting accuracy indicates precision and skill, while low accuracy suggests the need for practice or adjustment.
Her shooting accuracy improved after weeks at the range.
The team's shooting accuracy dropped in the second half.
- breath controlManaging exhalation deliberately
- zeroingCalibrating to baseline
- aimPurpose or direction
- wind resistanceAir opposing forward motion
- hand-eye coordinationAbility to sync vision and movement
recoil management · grouping · muscle memory · MOA · muzzle velocity · trigger control · barrel length · stance · shooting · archery competitions · visual acuity · reaction time · marksmanship · military drills · hunting expeditions · humidity levels · follow-through · hold steady
- marksmanshipmarksmanship, dry firing, aim, target practice, shooting technique
- naval gunnerynaval gun, cannons, gunnery drills, guns, naval guns
shooting accuracyinaccuracy
Lack of precision
poor aim · missing · imprecision · scattershot · wide of the mark
shooting accuracyspray and pray
Uncontrolled automatic fire
suppressive fire · blind fire · covering fire · random shooting · shooting from the hip