Ronnie j Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I'm not sure when I started doing it , but as of late I've found myself concentrating on the gun and where it's at more than anything else at the beep. I think it's working, my grip is better without having to adjust it, which used to be what happen with a table start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I voted for "The first target to be shot," but I will say that if the gun is on a table away from me, and not in my holster, then my focus is on picking up the gun. When I have the gun holstered, I can focus just on the first target and just let the gun come up into my area of focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 If the gun is on a table in front of me, then squarely on the spot that I want my hand/fingers to be in order to pick the gun up. Upon initiating my grip, I snap my eyes to the first target, but my conscious mind is finishing the grip. After that, game on! Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_round Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I voted for "The first target to be shot," but I will say that if the gun is on a table away from me, and not in my holster, then my focus is on picking up the gun. When I have the gun holstered, I can focus just on the first target and just let the gun come up into my area of focus. Same for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnshapiro Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 More than the first target, a small spot in the center of the target - exactly where I want the bullet to go. When the gun comes into line of vision, transfer to sight. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 If the gun is on a table in front of me, then squarely on the spot that I want my hand/fingers to be in order to pick the gun up. Upon initiating my grip, I snap my eyes to the first target, but my conscious mind is finishing the grip.After that, game on! Rich I'm a target focuser, but I do the same thing as Rich to an extent. If it's a table start, I watch my lifting hand (I lift up on the slide with the opposite hand from the one I'll be assuming the grip with) get underneath the gun and then start looking for the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I've run drills with eyes-on and eyes-off the gun. Eyes-on is faster for me. Looking at the target is pretty useless when you don't have a gun in your hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Do one thing at a time. Get the gun, then get the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Shred, I agree. If you aren't looking at the gun, you can't pick it up. dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reneet Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Focus on gun until it's in my hand then redirect focus to initial target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Kwiat Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 One other slight modification that I was taught along the way. When I'm getting ready to shoot with my gun on a table close by 1) focus on the gun at the exact position where I will pick it up (for me it's the grip as I prefer the strong hand grab rather than the weak hand flip), 2) without moving my head, switch my focus to the first target or array of targets, 3) visualize the hits on those targets, then 4) move just my eyes back to the gun focus. In other words, I am rehearsing the transition from the first focus to the second focus. Even if I am moving a distance to get to the gun, I like this visualization from the start position as it rehearses the all important, visually-controlled transition. Granted, sometimes you need to picture in your mind where the first target is as it may not be visible from the start position, e.g., a few stages that we had at Natls this year. Credit to Steve Moore on this tip, he probably picked it up from others along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 One of the 03 classifiers starts with the pistol in a "cigar box". Getting to the gun with total focus and clear intent versus getting to the gun on auto-pilot will make a difference in the score equal to several classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.carden Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 I agree with Renee, Whether in-a-box or holstered, I concentrate on (1) buzzer (2) gun (3) target. The brain can move info faster than we can physically react. Keeping things in order mentally, creates a more controlled and what seems to be faster motion to the "shot". IMHO. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 I agree, look at the gun until it is in your hand, I've seen many a dropped mag and several DQ's by shooters grabbing the gun while looking who knows where! Ivan SCS Vegas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANeat Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Im very new at this but if the gun is not in my holster my focus would be on the gun. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338lapua Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 The way I unserstood the question was (and I took this for granted) that the gun would be holstered. At this point I am focused on the target. If the gun is on table I would of course focus on the gun then. I really dont think there is any other way to do it. Unless your zen like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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