Originally Posted by
rjohnson4405
I had an epiphany that I'm thinking I should have had a long time ago. I've had 40 hours of dedicated pistol training (all at TDI, Ohio, branching out is on the list), but I still hadn't grasped the idea of trigger control.
Basically, to gain speed on my shots I would line up my sights perfectly on target and then just smash the trigger faster. This worked on an IDPA 8 inch circle at seven yards and even on a 3x5 card for the FAST, though I slowed down a lot.
What made me realize that I might be doing something wrong is low probability targets, (Dot Torture, Press Six, 3x5 drill, etc). Plus I coached my brother who just got his first handgun and he was shooting the low probability targets as well as I was in no time. Also, I had trouble calling my shots because my sights were always in the middle of the target before I jammed that trigger to the rear.
So here's my epiphany - You should always make a good trigger press. Where you gain speed is in your sight picture. It doesn't have to be perfect, just close enough. In short, the bullet always impacts the last place you saw your sights.
I've already improved on my times on both large targets and small targets considerably. I'm broken some plateaus and set some new personal records. Very exciting so far.
It sounds stupid typing it out, I mean it's all over this site, but for some reason I had the idea you had to compromise a good trigger press to get speed.
Maybe this will help another new shooter from going down the same path.
What do you think?