Learning And Re-learning

[Japle]

I started shooting “combat” matches in the early ‘70s, then got into metallic silhouette for 8 years, then out of active shooting for over 15 years. Now I’m back and IDPA is the game.

Besides teaching me a lot that I’d never though of, Brian’s book has reminded me of a lot of things I’d forgotten, the 3rd person-observer phenomenon being one of the coolest.

Something else that occurred to me recently was a technique I used very successfully in my draw. As soon as I have both hands on the gun, I’m partly focusing on having the gun pointed at the target. The gun moves straight from just above waist level to the final, extended position, all the time pointed at the target. When the sights come between my right eye and the target, they’re already lined up. They have to be. The gun’s been on target for the last 28” of its movement.

Since I’ve pre-loaded the trigger, (especially with a Glock) the shot breaks very quickly. The gun seems to run into position on invisible rails.

No doubt, this is at least partly fantasy. I’m not much of a fan of point-shooting except at very close range.

It’s a useful image, though. At least for me.

John

Cape Canaveral