Aim Small

[Niceash]

At my most recent match I had a set of targets that were 3/4 covered by "No Shoots" I noticed that people that aimed for the main A zone were hitting the C zone, so I decided to shoot for the head A zone. As I moved through the course and came to this set, I raised my sights, lined them up on the spot I had previously pictured, and put two rounds square in the top A zone, touching. This was at about 5 yards. While we did the walkthrough, I realized that I need to think about an actual spot on the target, not just the general A zone.

It feels good when you get it right. :-)

Target, Sights, Trigger.

Happy Shooting.

[McGlock]

Thats a great point you bring up! Its good to have a good focus point on a target! Aim small and miss small.

[Toolguy]

I prefer "Aim small, Hit small".

[blaster113]

yes, this is so true. seems that when you just "aim at brown" and blast away then the hits suffer accordingly

[ryanbanks]

I have been trying to get myself to just focus on one spot on each target

I have seen some improvement.

[kennjen]

As a new USPSA shooter. (been to two shoots) I think this is a good point. I have been shooting an area not a point.

Thanks.

On a similar topic, am I the only one who'd like a visible dot on the center of the A zone ?

Edited May 8, 2013 by kennjen

[kennjen]

Oops. w-post. sorry.

Edited May 8, 2013 by kennjen

[spanky]

As a new USPSA shooter. (been to two shoots) I think this is a good point. I have been shooting an area not a point.

Thanks.

On a similar topic, am I the only one who'd like a visible dot on the center of the A zone ?

how are you going to keep that visual dot after it's shot out?

[Niceash]

As a new USPSA shooter. (been to two shoots) I think this is a good point. I have been shooting an area not a point.

Thanks.

On a similar topic, am I the only one who'd like a visible dot on the center of the A zone ?

how are you going to keep that visual dot after it's shot out?

I am actually using a mental black dot about the size of a .50 cent piece. As I do a walk through, I imagine that dot on the A zone then I aim for that spot. Still working on it, but I got 80% A's last weekend. Moved up in the ranking a bit. I am going to keep working on it.

[Flexmoney]

My old "Target Spot" thread... http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32703&hl=

[jdknotts1]

I find these ideas difficult on a totally brown target with nothing specific to "aim" for. For instance, you're the first shooter, the target is new with no pasters. So, if I'm doing everything I need to do right, I will not be able to pick out a specific non-descriptive spot on the target while my front sight is crisp and clear. The target will be blurry no?

I think so far my experience (however little) has told me to "know" the A zone or down 0 and shoot for the center of that. Not really a specific spot that is not easily identifiable on a blurry target.

Thoughts?

[benos]

Even if the big/brown targets do not have any aiming reference at all, you will get the sights to the aiming point more quickly and accurately if you practice visually "burning in" a specific small spot of brown - before the sights get there.

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[kennjen]

+how are you going to

+keep that visual dot after it's shot out?

A marker ?

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Edited May 9, 2013 by kennjen

[Niceash]

When I am doing the walkthrough, or taping, I make a mental note of the spot I want to shoot. I then level my sights on that spot I have visualized. I have found that this has done two things, 1)reduced the number of Mikes, and 2)Increased my % of Alphas. Depending on the target configuration, this spot will be different for each target group. I also take into account "no shoots" and make adjustments to make sure I stay clear.