[Joe 6-pack]

Exactly. This requires less skill on the part of the shooter. Similarly, "real" marksmanship has something of an element of luck and equipment in as much as the precise manufacture of the projectile, the locktime of the trigger (although most competition air pistols these days have, I believe elecric triggers), the precision manufacture and flaws of rifling in the barrel, etc.

There are many more variables to be considered, controlled and adjudicated in the mind of the shooter when you're actually sending a pellet from Point A to Point B as precisely as possible.

Laser tag merely tests one's abilities to align the sights. In real marksmanship, that's merely the starting point.

[Erasmus]

Actually with a simulated laser equipped weapon, there are statistical optical effects which also lend a certain amount of randomness.

This was analyzed 20+ years ago for the military as they were designing the MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) for simulated-fire live training.

The computers attached to the optical sensors on soldiers and other targets intentionally add in more randomness in their determination of a kill, from so-called probability-of-kill tables. Of course, they have the option of not doing this for Olympic competition.