Smitty79 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I can do a dry fire draw to an acceptable 7yd open target sight picture in near .7 sec. My best live draws at that range are a touch over 1.1. I feel that in live and dry fire that my DA shot is real slow. Is there a specific drill I can do to practice trigger speed? Or do I just need to focus on trigger speed in all dry fire drills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottlep Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) I have the same problem. I am not sure if it is a mental block kind of thing where I subconsciously slow down when I have a loaded gun with live ammo? Edited January 21, 2015 by scottlep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 What is the outside temp where you are at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Is it how fast your hands are going or is it how hard you're staring down the sights in live vs. dry fire on your first shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty79 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) I think I am spending too much time staring at the target or sights and pressing the trigger too slow. When shooting Bill drills, i get 1.4 sec draws and .2 sec splits, so I can move fast under some circumstances. Usual practice temp these days is low 50's. Edited January 23, 2015 by Smitty79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikaze1a Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 In your initial post you said draw to an "acceptable" sight picture. Could it be that you are drawing to a more precise sight picture during live fire than during dry fire. How about your grip? Ideally you would want to grip with same pressure during dry fire or live but some unconsciously grip with less pressure when dry firing since there is no recoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 are you just drawing to an acceptable sight picture only in dry fire or are you also doing reps where you pull the trigger? when you pull the trigger in dry fire you need to be honest about whether the sights are moving as you break the shot aswell ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty79 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 I feel like I am slow in dry fire too. I just don't pull the trigger as fast as I think I should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build4u Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I thought the same thing the other night after shooting indoors. I thought two things and have not had time to test yet. While shooting I wear double hearing protection with the muffs being electronic. I do not wear anything when dry firing making it easier to listen for the beginning of the beep for reaction time. The practice is a Tuesday night indoor where some simple stages or drills are set up and turns are taken. I tend to shoot them more like a stage and as someone mentioned I think I am allowing not quite as refined of a sight picture as when I am actually shooting. I was probably off .3. I am going to practice the dry fire draw on a hardcover or no shoot set up and push the focus up a notch and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 T try putting the target in a doorway so there is distance behind the target. Pay off my problem is my eyeschange their focus distance in live fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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