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"When you can't see the dot"
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Originally Posted by
RAM Engineer
I thought it was a good article. I'm not a big fan of the 'squeeze the pinkie finger' approach, but apparently it works for some people.
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Originally Posted by
Clusterfrack
I thought it was a good article. I'm not a big fan of the 'squeeze the pinkie finger' approach, but apparently it works for some people.
I'd never heard of the guillotine method before.
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Originally Posted by
RAM Engineer
I'd never heard of the guillotine method before.
Or: practice shooting with the dot off and just look at the spot you want to hit. At 5-7 yds, this is a good way to check how good your index is.
What's your approach?
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Originally Posted by
Clusterfrack
Or: practice shooting with the dot off and just look at the spot you want to hit. At 5-7 yds, this is a good way to check how good your index is.
What's your approach?
I trained with Yong Lee late last summer for an MRDS instructor class and this was something he had us practice out to 10-15 yards or so. He said the exact same thing. It’s an excellent way to check index. I was surprised to see how accurate I could be out to 10 yards. By 15, things were falling apart a bit.
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Originally Posted by
Clusterfrack
I thought it was a good article.
Contrary to his opinion, I came to find that aiming maybe one of the hardest parts in shooting. He and I may have a different context.
I also find irons to be nearly useless for a quick transition in a situation of dot loss or dot failure.
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Originally Posted by
YVK
I also find irons to be nearly useless for a quick transition in a situation of dot loss or dot failure.
I agree
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Originally Posted by
RAM Engineer
I'd never heard of the guillotine method before.
I remember it from back in the day circa 2010. Steve Fisher and Suarez were teaching that. I haven't even thought about it lately though.
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Worrying about the pressure of your pinky is a running joke in the practical shooting world.
I think trying to squeeze with your pinky, or using the optic housing as a shotgun bead, are both subpar bandaid solutions to the real problem - an insufficiently trained index.
More dry practice until the dot appears where it should on every presentation is the answer. Not pinky pressure, or guillotining the target with the optic housing.