Positional Shooting
Shooting from unsupported or improvised positions, such as kneeling, seated, or off a barricade, rather than from flat, stable prone.
Positional shooting covers every firing position that is not the textbook flat prone layout. It includes offhand standing, kneeling, sitting, and the endless improvised braces a field or match shooter builds against props and terrain. Because none of these positions is as inherently steady as prone, the shooter has to manage far more wobble and rely heavily on bone support rather than muscle.
The foundation of good positional work is finding a relaxed natural point of aim so the rifle settles on target without the shooter muscling it there. On a barricade or any unsupported hold, that relaxed alignment is what keeps the reticle from drifting off between heartbeats. Practical precision matches lean heavily on these skills because real field shots rarely offer a flat, prone bench.