I've watched a few of the college/NCAA 10 meter comps on the int@rw3bs, and I found them young gals know what they're doing. Those guns aren't light, either.
I read somewhere that aiming at a tiny target (i.e. 1cm squared or less), is better than at a 10m pistol target, because it forces you to be far more disciplined and not let off so many wild shots.
Actually, shooting archery with a release helped me. It's really the same concept, you kind of separate the tasks of aiming and shooting, so you aren't trying to shoot suddenly when you're spot-on (because you're always spot-off by the time your finger reacts to your brain.)Focus on the good technique of aiming with good posture and controlling movement. And that thing about "squeeze the trigger", once you acquire the target you start the squeeze and continue pressure until the gun fires, trust your aim training that the pellet will go to the right place. And work on shooting exactly the same way with every shot, "Perfect practice makes perfect". When you get tired or lose focus, quit for the day so you won't learn bad habits. At least, that's how I do it. Now let's hear from the guys who can actually hit something.
You need to separate aiming/sight picture from the trigger finger.As mm said, CONCENTRATE on the sight picture, start the trigger pull, then back 100% to the sight picture, and HOLD that sight picture.Your thousands of dry fire shots will have put the trigger pull into sub-conscious memory, where the sub-conscious mind and body will pull the trigger. This is the "surprise release." This is just like driving a manual transmission car. You don't think about the working the clutch and shift lever, you just do it. My best (fastest/smoothest) manual trans acceleration onto the freeway, was by keeping my mind on steering the car and merging into traffic, and just letting my hand and feet do the shifting for me.The term is "trust your hold."It works for both AR and AP.
Yes. That's the "aim small, miss small" idea, and it does indeed work. That's why my favorite target is a beer bottle cap suspended on a wire, at 75 feet.
Quote from: ac12 on October 14, 2017, 01:15:59 AMYou need to separate aiming/sight picture from the trigger finger.As mm said, CONCENTRATE on the sight picture, start the trigger pull, then back 100% to the sight picture, and HOLD that sight picture.Your thousands of dry fire shots will have put the trigger pull into sub-conscious memory, where the sub-conscious mind and body will pull the trigger. This is the "surprise release." This is just like driving a manual transmission car. You don't think about the working the clutch and shift lever, you just do it. My best (fastest/smoothest) manual trans acceleration onto the freeway, was by keeping my mind on steering the car and merging into traffic, and just letting my hand and feet do the shifting for me.The term is "trust your hold."It works for both AR and AP.Very interesting! Thank you for sharing.What exactly do you mean by HOLD the sight picture?
That ideal competitive shooting form does not work for me. My elbows, at its lowest point, rests about 2" above my iliac crest. I guess, I'm built kinda like a T-rex. My standing form consists of resting the underside of my left upper arm flat against my torso, and resting the trigger guard onto my palm.