Index

[Tangram]

Quick check.

Index: head-arms-upper torso moves together - driven by eye snapping vision.

If there is a target lower than others I bend at the waist to engage it. Yes, no, maybe. (Thinking of an El Prez type with the middle target much lower or IDPA qualifier stages.)

Rick

[Kingman]

I don't bend at the waist on lower targets. I have found if I do its a little bit slower. I just move my arms down the small amount.

The other thing is for instance if you had a target almost lying flat behind hardcover basically about 3 feet from you if you bent over to engage that you would be way off balance.

[Tangram]

The other thing is for instance if you had a target almost lying flat behind hardcover basically about 3 feet from you if you bent over to engage that you would be way off balance.

Ahh the classic nosedive move ....

[38supPat]

Go prone

[benos]

As a general rule, avoid "breaking your index" during a string of fire. Almost always, once the gun has reached its final position and your index is "set," never move anything above the waist.

The beauty of a properly trained index is that, over time, it will do much of the work for you.

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[Ron Ankeny]

Would an exception to the general rule be an array with targets at various heights, in which case the arms would move? I am thinking poppers in combination with paper, such as Bang and Clang.

[Duane Thomas]

Or how about the IDPA classifier, from left to right three targets at 6', 4' and 5'. How best to compensate for the elevation changes while keeping your index?