Zak Smith Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 I've been shooting virtually all the local IPSC matches for the last 2-3 months. My accuracy has always been good but my speed suffers. That's fine. I can work on speed. Previously, I was able to consistently keep ten rounds of .45 in a 1.5" circle at 7 yards in slow-fire, and usually put it through the previous hole at-will. Somehow in the last two weeks, I've started to throw shots to the right - about 1-2" and maybe another 1 or 2" high or low. Out of a mag of ten, I'll have about 4-5 where they should be, and another group about 1-2" to the right (and maybe up or down a little), and then maybe one or two more strung out to the right. Interestingly, when I shoot faster - that is, perform the action of pulling the trigger faster - the rounds end up in the right place more often. The only things that have changed in the last two weeks: I widened my rear sight notch about .04" wider, and I've been more tired than usual. Any suggestions? -z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Interestingly, when I shoot faster - that is, perform the action of pulling the trigger faster - the rounds end up in the right place more often. Dude, you already have the answer. Don't be afraid to shoot faster. Seriously, though I'm reaching here, you may have programmed yourself to shoot even at a slightly mis-aligned FS & RS (not really bad though if you know the limits). By widening your RS, you've also opened your wiggle room for the FS. Hence, the stray shots. Well in all case, you can always go back to my first two sentences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Right handed? Is your weak hand thumb touching your frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Smith Posted September 4, 2003 Author Share Posted September 4, 2003 Erik, Yes, right-handed. I've been laying my weak-handed thumb along the frame - the pad of the thumb usually comes to rest on the forward end of the slide stop lever. -z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 i use to miss to the right, due to shooting with my eyes and not a proper sight picture. sweeping into a target, my eyes are there first, but the gun wasn't. this all boils down to not properly indexing the gun on the target. lynn jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 ding, ding, ding, ding ... we have a winner! Brian told me to stop that. You're never consistent with the pressure you apply. (Or you may think you are applying no pressure, but you are under recoil.) I had to put skateboard tape on my slide stop and frame. Whenever I felt it, I moved off it. Finally got to where I stopped touching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Smith Posted September 4, 2003 Author Share Posted September 4, 2003 Erik, Thanks. I'll try that. Thumbs parallel and not touching frame, right? -z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Left thumb exerting too much pressure on the frame can certainly do that. But don't forget that if your shots are "going right," you should be seeing them go right. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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