What do you see When?

[dpeters8445]

I was just curious what you all see when you fire more then one shot on a target. Do you wait until your dot stops moving before you break the 2nd shot?, or is the dot still moving when you break the 2nd shot?

For me, it seems like it depends on the target difficulty. On a 7 yard open target I'll break the 2nd shot while the dot is still setleing back in, but say on a 15 yard target with a no shoot covering half of it I'll wait until the dot totally stops.

Part of the reason that I ask this question is because I feel that the Masters and Grand Masters are gaining quite a bit of time on me on farther or difficult shots because it takes me too long to see what I need to see to shoot an Alpha.

Maybe I need better glasses.

[Flexmoney]

Doug,

I haven't seen you shoot enough to make much of a call. But, I feel as if your short gun might be a factor...and you seem to grip it pretty aggressively.

I wonder if you might play with Burkett's timing drills and report back your findings? Try the different grip pressures...and adjust the distance as well (to simulate what you are reporting now).

Just a thought.

[wide45]

Color me odd, my open gun does not have a comp. The dot is seldom motionless. I use the trigger to change the direction of the dot where I want to put the shot. Drive the dot so you see what you need to see.

[ErikW]

I use the trigger to change the direction of the dot where I want to put the shot.

IIRC from Brian's book, that's a Bad Thing, but I can't remember exactly why. I used to do it... I think the dot invites it.

dpeters, the dot is always moving. When I first started, I waited for the dot to settle. I shot almost all As, almost all snake-eye pairs, and I was slow.

[Skywalker]

When I first started, I waited for the dot to settle. I shot almost all As, almost all snake-eye pairs, and I was slow.

Well, this leads (me) to an answer that could become a question for others.

I've experienced the following: when shooting steel, or when shooting singles on paper targets, I have found that I'm pretty good at shooting with the front sight (but this might apply as well to dots) moving, not stopping on the target.

I mean, let's suppose I have to shoot 3 or more shots from a single position on steel or paper targets (1 shot per each target): I never stop on the target, then break the shot; I instead move steadily L to R, or R to L, and break the shot as I see the front sight on target.

Thus my answer is: for single shots targets I don't wait for the front sight to settle, I shoot on the (sight) move; for doubles on close paper targets I am trying to do the same (i.e. shooting whenever the front sight is crossing the center of the A zone) with the second shot, but at the moment I'm not so good at it, thus I usually wait for the sight to settle.

Is this common/good habit I should work on?