Leading with the Eyes

[EricW]

I've always known it was important (because Brian told me so). It became abundantly clear just how much so this afternoon practicing transitions with the rifle. There is a world of difference in how the gun seeks the center of the target and it's 100% dependent upon whether or not you are truly leading with your eyes.

Hopefully practice will make the the knowledge permanent.

[Matthew_Mink]

And isn't it funny that one can learn to shoot different platforms by shooting something else?

[Pierruiggi]

Agreed, my shotgun shooting skills improved tremendously after practicing handgun shooting.

Maybe its because most fundamentals and not-so-fundamental skills are shared among several shooting platforms.

It seems to me that target aquisition techniques (like this thread presents), mental states, etc. etc. are shared.

[sargenv]

I had always thought that my point shoot ability with a handgun came from my years and years of experience shooting a shotgun. Point gun there, bullet or shot cloud likely follows.. It's that aiming and calling my shots I still need to work on for targets beyond 10 yards.

Vince

[short_round]

Where the eyes go, the gun will follow. If I would only wait until the gun actually got there before pulling the trigger ...

[JPro45]

I have the same porblem Short Round has. Every now and then my eyes go to the next target and my the gun is not there yet, but I pull the trigger.

Working on visual patience now.

[Flexmoney]

Anybody with a timer should be able to tell if they are leading with the eyes (good) or following the front sight over (bad).