I suspect that the people who practice reflex shooting, combat shooting etc enjoy it. So it's as much as a hobby as a self-defense thing. I've tried it for kicks and it bored me out of my mind. My preference is to practice minimal street smarts in where I go and when...
Well, if you find it boring, that's your opinion. I enjoy practicing reflex shooting/combat shooting/whatever you want to call it. Maybe it's unusual (especially for a woman), but that's just the way I am. I would still practice it even if I thought it was boring because it might save my life one day.
I try to avoid dangerous places, but there are some dangers that just can't be avoided. It's better to be prepared.
I have a lot of fun shooting bowling pins, balloons, steel plates, water jugs, stationary clay birds and pretty much everything that can be used as a target.
The International Defensive Pistol Matches I go to are starting to look like something a carnival would set up. There are targets that start other targets to move if hit correctly.
Most people I try to get interested in the matches won't go because they're afraid of either making a fool out of themselves or finding out exactly how good or bad they really are. I really don't care. I have my fun and we have a great group of people. We always applaud the new shooters. We have had girls as young as eleven years old competing. Their fathers are the range safety officers.