front sight lift?

[Grinch]

my last time shooting I was trying to catch the front sight lift off the target. I remeber in the past being able to see it with a sig p226 I was shooting. I just couldnt seem to catch it with my hi cap 1911. I would pull the trigger and I would only catch the muzzle as it appoched the top of its flip.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

Thanks

[EricW]

Try just shooting calmly into the berm and *observing* without really aiming at anything. *Trying* to see/do something almost guarantees that it won't happen. Good shooters do things well and quickly because they allow themselves to be open to sensory input. It will happen for you too. You just need to let it happen.

[Ron Ankeny]

If you have a shooting partner, have him/her watch your eyes. Could be a bit of a blink has developed.

[Mistral404]

You might also try firing many shots rapidily into the berm as Matt B. suggests in his video.

It really does work. I used to start every practice session with that drill. It helped me locate the front sight movement for every shot thereafter.

[Trey]

Try just shooting calmly into the berm and *observing* without really aiming at anything. *Trying* to see/do something almost guarantees that it won't happen. Good shooters do things well and quickly because they allow themselves to be open to sensory input. It will happen for you too. You just need to let it happen

In addition to this, you might want to double plug (ear plugs and ear muffs). The drastic reduction of sound might help you observe your sights. It's one less thing to draw your attention away.

EricW's suggestion may seem "odd" but it works.

[MoNsTeR]

I don't have it down yet either, but the above suggestions help. Spending time shooting into the berm and always double-plugging have both helped my ability to "observe".