Tracking the sights... Eye movement?

[Cavediver]

I'm having a bit of trouble tracking my front sight. I can see it jump out of the notch and it seems to return pretty well, but I cannot follow it through the entire cycle.

Am I supposed to be moving my eye and keeping the front sight in sharp focus the entire time, or should I just relax and see the sight in my peripheral vision, maintaining focus on where the sight was / will be?

A bit of background if it helps:

I've been shooting for about a year and a half. Several months ago I joined a range and shoot at lunch at least once a week, sometimes more. I've shot a couple of competitions over the last year, and recently decided to get a little more serious about it. I'm keeping it at the hobby / pure entertainment level for now, but I'd like to elevate it a bit over the next year.

I can shoot "reasonable" groups at 15 yards, and probably 85% A shots at 25 yards, slowish fire (snails pace for ya'll ). Now that I've settled down and started focusing, my groups are seeing slow but regular improvement.

[wide45]

There are a bazillion threads on this subject. A search will give you hours of reading.

Here is one thread to get you started.

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=50852

It is a great question. Learning to better use your eyes, will help tremendously.

[Cavediver]

There are a bazillion threads on this subject. A search will give you hours of reading.

Here is one thread to get you started.

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=50852

It is a great question. Learning to better use your eyes, will help tremendously.

Dang if that one's not word for word

Thanks for the link wide45. I've been reading on this topic for days and never saw this one. I need to hone my search skills a little bit.

Thanks!

[BlackBuzzard]

Get a .22LR semi auto pistol, and practice with it a lot on steel plates at range........this assumes of course you have such facilities reasonably near by.

.22LR is CHEAP.....I pound out like 400-600 rounds each session - cost? $12.

Steel gives you that immediate sound feedback regarding hit or miss ( but dont wait to hear it before next shot or moving to next plate!) , and doesnt "beat you up" (as in developing a flinch) the same way 400 rounds of major or minor ipsc ammo would.

Start slow and place 100% attention and focus on that front sight. The .22 front sight is easier to track than the higher calibers since recoil is much less - hence a great place to start.

BB