[TimboKhan]

I just started a DA shooting post, and I am looking forward to seeing some great tips from our expereince members come down pike there, and here is another one. I am generally pretty accurate if I take my time and concentrate on the front sight, but I want to take my shooting to another level and be able to get rounds off faster, while still maintaining accuracy. In other words, lets say I fire a round. after that round It takes me a relatively long time to pick the front sight up again to get off my subsequent shots. Lets see what other members have to say about this! I think my two instructional posts will be interesting and a change from the normal HR posts!

[Double Maduro]

TimboKhan,

Sounds like you are looking around the gun after every shot to see where the hole in the target is. Don't do this.

Keep both eyes open. Try not to blink when the shot is fired, keep focus on the front sight until it lifts out of the notch of the rear sight. With the proper grip, stance and focus, the gun should rise and fall along the same line after every shot.

The real trick is to keep both eyes open and not try to look at the target to see where the bullet went. If you keep your eyes open until the front sight lifts, you should know where the bullet went.

Main thing is to practice. None of us was great when we first started, although I was pretty good, lol.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

DM

[lycanthrope]

These guys have that down to a science.

Enos (http://www.brianenos.com/forums/)

[ChristopherG]

Lycanthrope is right; Brian Enos is the author of the book you need, "Practical Shooting"--available at Brian's website, where those forums are hosted. And those forums are where people who shoot fast in competition spell out their tips and trials.

Finally, I'd encourage you to get into some kind of competition--either IDPA or USPSA--where you can have a chance to really push yourself to shoot fast and accurately. You'll get to see what good shooters can actually do, and have a way to really measure your own progress.

[TimboKhan]

hmm. Good tips, although this thread didn't get near the response that I had hoped it would, although I notice plenty of people had read it. keep in mind guys, I am not necessarily just talking about me, I am talking about tips that EVERYONE can look at and use to take it up a notch. Still, for the two guys that responded, thanks, good advice and I ordered that book today!

[ACP230]

I bought a .22 revolver, a Smith M18, to practice double-action shooting.
It mimics the .38 caliber K-frames almost exactly, and can also help with shooting N-frames in DA.
It's also even cheaper to shoot than my .38 reloads.

[Morgan]

The Colorado Front Range area has at least one USPSA/IPSC match every weekend, and a couple of IDPA matches a month.

I've become a much more accomplished and confident shooter in the year since I began competing.

Come join us - e-mail me if you have questions.

[lycanthrope]

More information?

Get a solid isosceles, neutral stance. Make sure your grip is correct (none of that finger in front of the trigger guard, etc.). Never look for holes in targets and learn to be able to accurately call you shots by seeing the snapshot of the front sight as the gun fires. Be able to track the dront sight through it's recoil arc and watch it settle back into the notch (you can shoot as fast as you can see). Transition time between targets are a a good place where people can make up a lot of time. Shoot drills with a purpose and work on your weak areas.

Dry fire every day.

That will get you started.

[f4t9r]

On my 1911 it helped to get a 22 conversion kit
was able to get shots off faster even when changing back to 45