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I wish the adjustment screws were longer or they would come up with a different retention system. On the plus side they fit the wide Safariland belt I wear like a cowgirl because of my wide hips.
They work great with my CR Speed belt.
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If your sights are not perfectly aligned, slowly adjust your hold (WITHOUT breaking your grip) and remember how it feels.
Why not adjust the equipment to point better with your grip?
This is why they make Adjustable Sights.
How does one know for sure whether the sights are the problem or the shooter is the problem?
Make sure your gun's sight is adjusted correctly for the load your shooting. A good way to find out is using sand bags and shooting from a bench, resting the gun on the bags for support, removing human error as much as possible. Adjust the rear sight in the direction you want the bullet to go. Now with gun sights set to hit point of aim, any errors are the shooter. When shooting for accuracy, pick an area on the target, shift sharp focus to the front sight with a slightly blurry rear sight and blurry target area. Keep sharp focus on the front sight with constant pressure on the trigger until the gun goes off, mentally record the position of the front sight in relation to the rear. That's shot calling.
If your guns sight is adjusted correctly, you watch the front sight through the shot, the sight picture remains on target as the gun goes off, you will hit the target exactly where you have aimed it.
I made some sandbags from a tire tube that I cut into about 2 foot sections, filled with play sand, folded the ends over and secured with duct tape.
Duct tape. Got it.
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It's not an issue if you wear them bullets out...
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I think we all go into zen mode when we dry-fire. The dry-fire drill is our mantra and we clear our heads off all external influences instinctively. You must be relaxed in order to shoot smoothly. If only we could all do that in live fire!
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visualization seems to be.the.key to what i have been missing that and just shooting.Not trying to think my way trough the stage. get a plan visualize it, relax and let it happen and think about calling my shots. DONE !!!
On those days when you "just know" you're going to do well at a match, or you're having an "on day", maybe you are actually visualizing it going well and so it does. Some people can maintain consistency regardless of their mood, but others are severely influenced by it. If I wake up in a good disposition, and I'm visualizing a good day, the same bad things could happen as on a bad day. The difference is how I handle it. I laugh it off, shrug and move on. Whereas on a bad day, I dwell on it, drag my feet and visualize continuous bad things happening...which is a self-fulfilling prophecy!
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That is pretty cool. I can see the incredulous look on my wife's face already...
do they ever get over this kind of stuff??!
Just about every surface in my house is decorated with dry-fire targets. If you have an electronic curtain, you can use it to make a mover! Get your wife into shooting, maybe then she'll be excited about it!
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What is the X-drill? Nice avatard, Ben.
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Manny, do you have comorbidities? Like diabetes, congestive heart failure, COPD, etc.
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That was really only his second match ever?
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If your sights are not perfectly aligned, slowly adjust your hold (WITHOUT breaking your grip) and remember how it feels.
Why not adjust the equipment to point better with your grip?
This is why they make Adjustable Sights.
How does one know for sure whether the sights are the problem or the shooter is the problem?
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I was just looking at these on Shootersconnection.com as the price is great. came here to run a search and voila! 1st thread in the section. no room for thumbs between the pouch and the holster is a concern.
The review was on magazine pouches. If you want a holster that allows room for your thumb, I would recommend a dropped offset holster (DOH).
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Ben Stoeger's Championship Shooting Dry-Fire book has actually made it fun to dry-fire this winter. My reloads and transitions improved in the first week! It offers drills that help with the skills everyone needs to work on, and the fun part is the recommended par times for beginner, intermediate and expert. It lets you know where you stand, and gives you something to work toward. There are tips for shaving time off my runs that I did not even know I was wasting! Check out my reload:
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I have so many questions.
How easy are they to pull out again?
Where is your accent from?
You should run them bullets forward... bullets out looks dumb and I think it hampered my aggressiveness on mag changes.
First of all, as you can see, they are easy to pull out. Second, my accent is from my mouth. Third, if I wear them bullets out, it gives the illusion of having wider hips and a smaller waist. Totally aesthetic.
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The last match I shot was with a borrowed rig, bullets forward. I didn't notice any difference whatsoever. Minor detail.
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If you haven't seen this, it's fun! -
I still have thumb scars from my XD for the same reason. You get a callous after a while. It'll get better, just get a tougher thumb!
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I was studying grip strengthening exercises, and learned that rock climbing walls are a fun way to strengthen your grip. A lot of gyms have them. There's an arcade by my house with one...I am so on that! How's that for off topic?
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Ha! Ben, I just noticed both that you are a dealer, and that you're a billboard for your books. Cool, yet funny. *Giggle*
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Of course, you don't always have a perfect grip every time you draw, especially under match pressure. When that happens, and there is no time to adjust your grip, as a female I have found that it is best to pull the trigger straight back and focus more on trigger control than trying to squeeze the heck out of a bad grip on the gun.
Wait a second... what does the "as a female" thing matter? I roll the same way....
Really? I figured most guys just gripped the hell out of their poorly placed grip. I don't have the grip strength for that to make the slightest bit of difference as a female. Females tend to have smaller hands/wrists with less strength. My wrists are shock absorbers, and cause malfunctions if I try a lighter spring than factory.
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It comes from not flinching or jerking the trigger!
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It also works to get a beat in your head that you want to follow just before you start the drill. If you see your shots dragging from one target to the next, you have broken your double tap! Learned that in Ben Stoeger's class.
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I am having trouble keeping a consistent grip and returning the sights quickly in between shots. My grip tends to slip during the recoil (specifically, my support hand slides forward), and I know that is a problem. I need to be able to fire many shots without my grip changing at all.
I think that my technique is solid - high up on the gun, wrists meeting, support hand angled downward a bit. I've tried experimenting with different techniques (e.g., support hand angled more or rotated forward), and nothing seems to work better than what I am currently doing.
Is this just an issue of grip strength, or could there be something else going on?
Thanks!
Esther,
I found that I had to slowly walk through the steps of drawing the gun with the proper grip, step-by-step at the beginning in order to do it consistently. You have to train your muscles to do it the same way every time. Repeat it until you are able to do it faster, but do it correctly. Keep increasing speed without losing a proper grip until it becomes natural. Of course, you don't always have a perfect grip every time you draw, especially under match pressure. When that happens, and there is no time to adjust your grip, as a female I have found that it is best to pull the trigger straight back and focus more on trigger control than trying to squeeze the heck out of a bad grip on the gun.
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