A little background:
Not much experience shooting service caliber pistols. Waited until I'm 50 to buy my first....a Glock 23. Mainly bought it for occasional CC and for target plinking. Now that I've shot this thing, I regret not buying one back when I was younger and had the vision of an eagle. Really liking this new pistol Now I wear bifocals.
The problem:
I used to shoot competitive archery and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thought it might be fun to get into pistol competition, just for fun. Plus, shooting competition will just sharpen your shooting overall.
I remember from archery shooting that getting into a good practiced form the beginning is very important. Can't afford a teacher, so I've been studying online. (hickok45 and a few others) Most that I've seen adopt a Weaver stance or Isosoles (sp). One common characteristic in all the stances involves the head leaning forward. With bifocals, you have to lean back to see the pistol sights clearly. Lean forward and the target is clear, but the sights are too blurry to line up accuratly. I find that shooting leaned back that I have better consistancy.
Self defense is my main goal, but the shooting practice is really enjoyable regardless of the vision thing. I will be wearing my regular glasses in a self defense event, so I'm trying work things out that way. One company sells a neat little return spring lazer system for Glock. Looks like that would be a perfect solution for my self defense needs, but that booger costs almost as much as I paid for the whole pistol. They sell less expensive rail systems, but I'm trying to keep this G23 as small as possible.
Would like some input from others in a simular boat. Thanks.
Not much experience shooting service caliber pistols. Waited until I'm 50 to buy my first....a Glock 23. Mainly bought it for occasional CC and for target plinking. Now that I've shot this thing, I regret not buying one back when I was younger and had the vision of an eagle. Really liking this new pistol Now I wear bifocals.
The problem:
I used to shoot competitive archery and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thought it might be fun to get into pistol competition, just for fun. Plus, shooting competition will just sharpen your shooting overall.
I remember from archery shooting that getting into a good practiced form the beginning is very important. Can't afford a teacher, so I've been studying online. (hickok45 and a few others) Most that I've seen adopt a Weaver stance or Isosoles (sp). One common characteristic in all the stances involves the head leaning forward. With bifocals, you have to lean back to see the pistol sights clearly. Lean forward and the target is clear, but the sights are too blurry to line up accuratly. I find that shooting leaned back that I have better consistancy.
Self defense is my main goal, but the shooting practice is really enjoyable regardless of the vision thing. I will be wearing my regular glasses in a self defense event, so I'm trying work things out that way. One company sells a neat little return spring lazer system for Glock. Looks like that would be a perfect solution for my self defense needs, but that booger costs almost as much as I paid for the whole pistol. They sell less expensive rail systems, but I'm trying to keep this G23 as small as possible.
Would like some input from others in a simular boat. Thanks.