First off, I would say don't compare yourself to others, but just try to challenge yourself to get better everytime you shoot. And if your getting better you doing great!!! I've been shooting and carrying a flip everyday since I was 4, so at 10 meters I'd hope to hit 10 for 10. If I missed one I'd now that my release was probably sloppy.
But 1" is a small target, so 5 or 6 of ten is really good, and I'm guessing your misses are very close.
Competitions are really just comparing yourself to others, wouldn't you say? A few years ago I might have competed, but I did that for years in tennis and now I don't like to compete in anything. I am still interested in how I do compare, however, especially to folks like you have been shooting for a long time. I took this up just three years ago, and I don't know anyone near me who shoots, so I've definitely been curious about how I compare.
10 out of 10 is amazing shooting.
You're right, my misses are very close. I consider a 2" miss to be a bad one.
On the other hand, I miss a 2" target more than I should, which I'm sure is the mental error of aiming for the whole target instead of a small spot on it.
Anyway, thanks for your feedback.