Unless you are having trouble with form or trigger pull, I think you are just rushing the sight picture and not allowing for it to rest on the target.teds787 wrote:I have a Kahr CW9 that I've put about 450 rounds through so far. At seven yards I can put 20 out of 21 rounds inside a three inch circle (I always seem to loose focus on one). I know that's not masters level shooting, but I'm happy with it. Last night at the range I tried a new exercise. I drew three 8-10 circles with a dot in the center of each on the back of a target. The objective was to put 2 rounds in each circle as quickly as possible.I loaded six rounds in each of my three magazines and fired away. I did this three times (total of 54 shots fired). If those circles had been BGs, I'd be in serious trouble. The first two rounds were usually inside that first circle. After that it was as if I had my eyes closed.
So... Does anyone have any pointers on how I can make improvements in this exercise? I know... practice, practice, practice. But if I'm doing something wrong I could just be solidifying bad habits and subsequently, bad shooting.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Ted S.
IMHO if you can't hit the target while running this drill, you are simply going too fast. Speed drills are only good if you slow down enough to hit the target reliably. I would try using two targets at once. Shoot one as fast as you can and see how far off you are from your mark. Then slow down slightly on the second and see what your groups look like then. You would be surprised how good your grouping gets if you just slow down slightly. In my experience groups can improve by slowing down as little as a tenth of a second. You are going to have to experiment with your speed to find a happy medium of speed and precision, but it's worth it in the end. Defensive shooting is only defensive if you actually hit your target. I've seen too many people that think you have to pull the gun, get a site picture once, and then start pulling the trigger as fast as you can. There is no logic behind this. Once you can reliably hit your target at a quick but accurate pace, you will be able to speed the process from there. It's like trying to beat Bob Munden at quick draw on your first day shooting... It just ain't going to happen. It's only a speed drill if you hit your target, otherwise you are just wasting ammo.
Hope that helps.
