al503 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I practice a little drill where I have anywhere from 2-4 targets about 2-3 yards away from me. I then place another target to the right or left (have to pivot about 30 degrees) of the hoser targets but this one is about 7-10 yards away. I draw, index and fire away without really calling any of the shots on the hoser targets, which I believe is the proper technique. However, I shoot the longer range target in the same manner (looking at the target and not the sights.) It's the same whether I'm shooting open or limited and my hits are within a couple of inches of where I'm looking. My question is, should I keep practicing like this or am I ingraining a bad habit? I guess I could purposely slow down the transition and make myself call the shot. Hope I've made sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 (edited) Not calling ALL the shots is just asking for trouble IMO. It looks like you have a myth in your belief structure. You do not have to "slow down" to call your shots, you just have to change your focus. I wish all my competitors had the mind set you described, it's the ones that call EVERY shot you need to worry about, they have skillz. Edited February 8, 2006 by Loves2Shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 L2S is right....You need to call every single shot you make. Now if your index is developed enough to call the shot at 7 yards with only that....your golden. But I still like to see the sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusher Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Not calling ALL the shots is just asking for trouble IMO. +3 the ability to "call shots" encompasses ALL shots fired regadless of distance and split times. Granted using some part of the gun other than the sights to index is OK for some shots, with but KNOWING is better than not knowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al503 Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 (edited) I remember from a vid or book (has to be one of burkett's or the burner's) that you don't have to get a perfect sight picture for hoser targets. I think I remember seeing a series of photos or frames where they show the different sight pictures according to how far the targets were. Perhaps I misunderstood. So I take it, make myself call every shot, including the hoser targets even though it'll mean slowing down (at first, while I re-train myself to do it properly)? I wish all my competitors had the mind set you described, it's the ones that call EVERY shot you need to worry about, they have skillz. Gee. Thanks. Edited February 8, 2006 by al503 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 to me, the ket is transitioning from the hoser to the long range target as fast as possible, using that extra few tenths to acquire the proper sight picture, especially being cognizant of the location of the A zone being i bit higher...and of course-seeing the sights lift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 If somebody's hitting A's on the close targets, then they shouldn't need to slow down to call the shots-- it's not necessary to know exactly where in the A-zone they are, just that they are there. That's what that book's pictures of the sight pictures is for-- if you see X, at Y distance, then the shots are acceptable. X and Y are what individuals need to determine for themselves.. and which vary as skills improve. A good drill I've been playing with lately for acquiring targets at various distances is Triple-Six, but after doing the single-target strings, switch to shooting two on each target for 3 strings. Score the same way. Try both front-to-back and back-to-front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eerw Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 You should be able to call shots without seeing your sights exactly perfect on close targets.. By having an acceptable sight picture you should be able to call those shots without any loss of speed.. through drills you should know what you need to see..be it the front sight floating on top of the slide for "A" zone shots at 2-3 yards then switching to seeing the top of the front sight aligned with the rear exactly centered for a partial at 20 yards.. You see what you need to see to make the shot. but you should still be able to call all you shots be it close, mid or long range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 calling the shots means knowing where the shot is going before it gets there.. it doesnt necessarily need a classic or perfect sight picture to happen.. read/reread Brian's focus types Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 ...and...fast or slow has nothing to do with calling the shot. See what you need to see to make the shot. See what you need to see to call the shot. Knowing is better than hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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