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Standing Slow: 184-2x
Sitting Rapid: 192-6x
Prone Rapid: 194-5x
Prone Slow: 162-0x
Aggregate: 732-13x
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Mr. Borland, in reality those are impressive scores for your first match.
92% off hand starting out is exceptional (you win and loose matches standing on your hind legs. Rapid fire is good also.
What you need to do, is forget about the 20 shot prone slow fire match.
Think of it as 20 one shot matches. Each shot is its own match.
In reduced matches where you have 1 minute per shot, use all the time to make sure your position & sight alignment is perfect as well as you're follow through. If you released the shot while in a total relaxed position or condition, and have the correct position, your follow through will take care of itself.
Having said that, 91.5% on your first match (even being a reduced match), tells me your rifle shooting isn't near as bad as you indicated in your post.
Relaxation is the most underrated and less understood aspect of marksmanship fundamentals. I don't know of anyone who showed up at their first match as was able to relax.
So keep shooting, the more matches, the more comfortable you'll be, then you'll be able to concentrate on your fundamentals without jitters.
If possible shoot full range courses. Reduced ranges are nice for practice but there is a lot of difference in wind and other environmental conditions between 200 and 600 yards.