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Does anyone here shoot bows? I was just curious why when shooting bows people are taught to focus on the target as opposed to the sight pin where when shooting a gun we are taught to focus on the sight. What is the difference?

Mine are definately 6oclock.

Thanks fellows. I know what i'll ask Santa for.

Anyone tried this? Im broke and cant afford a real timer at the moment. Of course it takes two people to do this. I was curious if someone has and what the difference is in time. Obviously we couldnt get split times. We would just determine how many shots were going to be fired and the person timing would hit the stop button when they heard the last round fired.

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Whats scary is the people that take these shows seriously. Ive been on calls where people think we do DNA testing on mailbox bashing or have a super computer where we just pop in any fingerprint and wa-la...suspect identified.

Front sight on the competition sights is .115. The carry is .125 as is the tritium. I used a Sight tool to install mine. They were tight too.

Thanks guys. Im learning,slowly but surely.

I understand dryfire as far drawing and dryfiring once but when talking about dryfiring while practicing engaging multiple targets i dont understand. How do you reset the trigger without cycling the slide.Do you draw and dryfire on the first target,find the next target and imagine your pulling the trigger?

+ 1 John,im glad everything is going better for you.

Yep You can read about it here Well crap. I am anxious to see Silva Take on Cro-cop Sept 10 in the openweight PRIDE.

Silva and Chuck's fight was cancelled? BTW PRIDE championship is on tonight.

HEAT with Al pacino,Deniro. Tied with Outlaw Josey Wales.

John i kinda heisitated about posting this cause its kind of embarassing but i get the same way a lot. Ive been powerlifting drug free for several years and got to the point where i found myself not enjoying it. If i broke a record i was on top of the world but failure in the gym would put me in a horrible mood towards everybody. I actually find myself trying to lean that way towards my shooting. I ended up tearing a bicep which put me out for a while. Maybe its some sorta compulsive disorder. Sometimes i would actually avoid doing a certain lift out of fear i wouldnt do as good before and i knew how it would bring me down. I took a layoff and when i came back i felt great. Sometimes i start to get the same way towards shooting. If i go out and im not doing as good as before it would get me down. Im finally realizing what the real important things are in life (wife,kids,health) and the other is for fun.

Houngan, Ive read where it is impossible for the human eye to completely focus on two objects at once. Your description sounds like what i have been doing. I see both but at close range have been focusing more on the target. I have never been able to clearly see both at the same time. So far it has worked but im wondering how much better i can be if i can practice the other way. The dry firing practice has helped. It seems its just a matter of training the eyes. Im working it both ways, i figure it never hurts to have more tools on the belt.

Thanks for the help. Im gonna work on it til i get it right. BTW, ive been lurking here for a while but have never registered til yesterday. Lot of great info here and peope willing to help.

I've done a search but still need a little clarification. First off i dont compete would like to eventually though. Im a deputy Sheriff and have been an LEO for 6years. My quest is regarding sight focus. I have always shot for groups on my own. I've heard sight focus and thought thats what i was doing until i was looking on the bullseye website where they explained what you should be looking at. It's impossible to focus on both sights and targets at the same time. I BELIEVE i have been focusing on the target more and using the sights with my Periphial vision since they are right there with each other. For years i have done this. Im am no marksman by any means but i havent scored less than a 100 on qualifications in 6 years (which would be childs play for all of you). I have taken my last 9 targets and i average 3-4in groups at 25yds offhand for 8shot groups. This is with g20 and XTP factory. At 50 it jumps to about 11-12in groups (THAT FRONT SIGHT IS HUGE AT 50). Now close range defensive shooting is where im confused with both eyes open. Im right handed left eye dominant. Let say im shooting at a 3in target square with the letter A in it at 10 yds. I shouldnt be able to make out the letter A right? Because my focus should be on the front sight..right? I should just see a blurred target. The way ive been doing it was focus on the target pull the gun up and see the front post which is blurred but right in the middle of my target. I can tell its there.If i focus completely on the front sight in a defensive situation i cant tell what the aggressor is doing Even though i can see him if im focused on the front target i wouldnt be able to tell if he is pulling a weapon or just moving his hands out of his pockets. Im also anxious to try completely focusing on the front sight at 25yds and seeing if that improves my groups. Thanks, Jeff