[Gun does not return to original POA after recoil]

Thanks for the videos alma, happy that you showed your SP-01 Shadow, because that's the exact same gun I have.

[Gun does not return to original POA after recoil]

My support hand is angled in a way that the thumb is pointing straight forwards. The heel of my support hand is basically covering the left side of the pistol grip. I've found that after one or two shots (of 9mm), my support hand has started to "come loose". Is this just a weak grip? This seems to happen even if I deathgrip my gun.

[Gun does not return to original POA after recoil]

I've been having trouble with my recoil management, in that my gun will recoil upwards, and then stay there. This is with me not trying to "help" it back down. Am I taking the idea that the "front sight should return to the original position without any user input" a little too literally?

I am not physically a very strong person, but I've been training my grip strength. I would say I grip the gun with about 50% of my total power.

[Seeing the sights faster]

Are you specifically talking about seeing the sights for your first shot from the draw?

[Is it weird to do this?]

The slide release on a Glock is close enough to the rear that I can use my shooting hand thumb, but on my CZ 75, I use my support hand thumb. I'll be re-establishing my firing grip anyway and it's a minor movement for my support hand.

[Shooting with both eyes open]

Thank you very much Jshuberg, excellent post answered everything

[Shooting with both eyes open]

Jshuberg, could you elaborate a bit more on the difference between focus and convergence? I always thought your eyes had to converge on a target in order to focus on it?

[Shooting with both eyes open]

If I stare at the front sight, I see two rear sights and two targets. This makes transitions rather nauseating.

My best guess is that you are both converging and focusing your eyes on the front sight. That will lead to doubled targets. Instead try to converge on the target but focus on the front sight. There should only be one target.

+1 Let your eye focus go to the target but your brain focus (awareness) is on the sight picture. Sounds hard to do, actually is easy after a while.

If you want to try the tape thing, use some medical tape which is translucent so light gets through. I used to put a narrow strip across my glasses so I could "block" the left eye in the sighting position but go back to normal vision by tilting my head slightly up or down. You want light conductive tape so both eyes get the same amount of light or you can get headaches.

This is exactly the issue I struggled with for a long time, with instructors and coaches hammering in the point that I had to focus on the front sight. In the end, I realised I had to "true focus" on the target so that I only see one target, but concentrate on seeing a perfect sight picture. This has become second nature to me now, and I actually see a pretty clear front sight anyway, despite focusing on the target. I guess I have good depth of field vision?

[How do you get a grip on your draw?]

I don't have much time to practice this, so my method is pretty inefficient. I place my hand on the grip and slide upwards until I reach the beavertail, where I establish my full grip. But that's only because I haven't practiced the draw enough to have a consistent hand placement.

[Both Eyes OPEN?]

When I shoot both eyes open, I think I focus on the target, because seeing double of the target is too confusing. However I focus my attention on the front sight and alignment. Can anyone comment on this?

[Sights returning]

So strong grip strength doesn't necessarily equate to trying to "hold" the gun down during recoil, as long as it remains neutral?

[Sights returning]

Hi all, I've read through several threads regarding regaining sight alignment after recoil. The general consensus seems to be, there's no use fighting the recoil, and that if you have neutral tension, the front sight should fall back down into the rear sight notch. I have got the recoil going straight up, but it won't drop back down. There's no diagonal movement at all, I just end up with the gun pointed upwards. I then have to make a conscious effort to bring the front sight back down into alignment. Am I not canting the support hand enough? I'm trying to use the thumbs forward grip.