-XX- Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Forget to turn my dot on this weekend and nailed the first plate on a Texas Star with first shot. Obviously need to work on routine. 1st thought, the work on index is paying off. 2nd thought, should I have broken the shot when obviously I did not see everything I should (the dot)? I knew instantly what had happened and next move was to turn it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 May be that this was a confirmation of the old axiom "Even the blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while." ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra8541 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Practice and form are clearly paying off... Also when the RO says that part about "load and make ready" that's part of the MAKE READY, haha... Nice shooting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster113 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Had that experience too with my Open gun; forgot to turn on the damn dot and was still able to get good hits on an array (which was close LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsbllrooster Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Nice work, hitting the target that is. Looks like your index is quite consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 your index is apparently quite good, but as you brought up: Why are you shooting before you see the sight picture you need to (in your case, a little red dot on the target)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-XX- Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 May be that this was a confirmation of the old axiom "Even the blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while." ??? And that is what I'm thinking. So a couple ideas, Dry fire draws and just preload trigger without breaking shot and live fire draw practice from longer distances, say 20-25 yards, where seeing dot is mandatory for good shot. Draw is not exactly lightning at about 1.3 inside of 10 yards and started this stuff about a year ago. Just want to correct it now if its a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Seeing the dot Should be mandatory for Every shot. To paraphrase our host... See what you need to see. Not to minimize what others have already said but... Hopefully one of the "real" students of shooting will chime in with something to help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBets Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 sometimes our mind gets ahead of our eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooter57 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Shooting blind is not good any time. When the RO says to load and make ready you should have looked for the dot, make it a pre shooting habit that your ready and all is working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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