Hi Ive just got back from the club tonight [ 25yard smallbore prone ] , and I can tell you it happens to me every time! In practice, if I score my cards and average them then its about 95.5 to 96. , but my competition average is 94.44. I think it`s all in the mind [ stickers etc.] , and this has an effect on physical stuff , pulse rate, blood pressure , breathing , muscle tension and all that. However when I steel myself to shoot a county card first , without a practice card , I always seem to cock it up. So I retreat to having a practice card first to `warm up' then the important stuff. The result 97 in practice , and 94 on the competition card!! It`s all in the mind!!!!