Never get yourself down due to poor performance in competition. Competition give you a lot of range time at varied targets and is a great humbler. Learn from it, don't be discouraged.
As a personal example - I've personally been shooting in general for over 20 years. I've been shooting handguns for about 10 years. I've been shooting competition (3 matches per month) for about 8 months. My handgun shooting has improved more in those 8 months than it did in the other 10 years.
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