gsteve, what the heck am I doing wrong? (with target pictures)

[ysrracer]

Second target after the reload

 

 

Edited March 12, 2020 by ysrracer

[ysrracer]

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Edited March 12, 2020 by ysrracer

[ysrracer]

Tap, tap, tap, hello? Is this thing on?

[MikeBurgess]

About the only thing left to ask is where are you aiming? are you aiming at the center of the X ring or are you aiming generally at the A zone, as in sights anywhere in the A is fine? looking at the above targets you have a roughly B zone sized group slightly low on a target with nothing but the outline to aim at the center of. Basically if you don't know where you are aiming how can  you judge yourself for not hitting it? 

[revoman]

If I was you I would go back to sporting clays as your revolver pattern looks like a shotgun pattern. In fact I think a shotgun pattern is actually tighter. 

[MikeyScuba]

Start group shooting at a close distance then work your way back.  I’m currently having weak hand issues at 20 yards indoors.

[ysrracer]

1 hour ago, revoman said:

If I was you I would go back to sporting clays as your revolver pattern looks like a shotgun pattern. In fact I think a shotgun pattern is actually tighter. 

 

Ha ha, you funny guy Joe.

[MattInTheHat]

Offhand, one very easy mistake to make is to look over your sights to either find the target or try and confirm a hole, and it happens in such a way that your brain doesn't notice that your attention moved off the sights at the last hundredth. Do a shot calling drill where you absolutely confirm that your visual focus never left the front sight, you called your shot, and your call was within a couple of inches at 15 yards. If you're getting surprised by results then the first problem is you didn't actually see your sights as the trigger broke.

[pskys2]

Every time I miss steel I say the same thing, "just can't understand it, I was LOOKING right at the spot I wanted to hit?" 

I just obviously didn't pay attention to the bump on the front of the barrel!

[MattInTheHat]

9 minutes ago, pskys2 said:

Every time I miss steel I say the same thing, "just can't understand it, I was LOOKING right at the spot I wanted to hit?" 

I just obviously didn't pay attention to the bump on the front of the barrel!

Exactly, it's human to constantly go too fast and screw up, but you have to see that you did it.

[pskys2]

2 hours ago, MattInTheHat said:

Exactly, it's human to constantly go too fast and screw up, but you have to see that you did it.

Yep, if I know why I missed i.e. lack of focus, sights in the wrong spot, jerked the trigger, hot brass landing on me, fly up the nose I file it away & work on it later.  Or laugh about it & have a good story to tell!

It's the misses I didn't expect that always upset me.  Those are the few times when I will look really hard for that "double"!  

[IHAVEGAS]

On 5/10/2020 at 3:27 PM, pskys2 said:

Every time I miss steel I say the same thing, "just can't understand it, I was LOOKING right at the spot I wanted to hit?" 

I just obviously didn't pay attention to the bump on the front of the barrel!

 

With me I think I am learning that it is a lot easier to watch the front sight than to retain correct alignment of the sights while watching the front sight

[RePete]

The grip should be a firm handshake with the strong hand - get the grip in the holster - then after you marry the weak hand to the grip, slightly relax the strong hand grip, not to the point if you removed the weak hand the gun will drop.  A bit of practice and it will become second nature to you.