I see guys show up with high speed gears, get smoked by some old fart like me who has been shooting for decades, and never return.
It’s fine to go to a match and not have a “competitors” attitude and ego. Go as a way to practice the fundamentals and have a good time.
The moment you do that you’re miles ahead of the mall ninja (or cop or service member) who refuses to go to the range because he might get his ego bruised.
Gary Hybridge 