Dry fire with a timer is the best way.
Get Ben's dryfire book ASAP.
Dry fire with a timer is the best way.
Get Ben's dryfire book ASAP.
Once you find a range that will allow it doing things like the Bill Drill, FAST, Presidente and other "speed" drills with a timer setting a progressively faster par time will help immensely.
Do a mix of shooting a par time you can just barely beat while seeing the sights for each shot and separately set a par time that is far beyond your ability (4 seconds instead of 6 for instance) and try to beat it even if that means not seeing the sights every time. Once in a while burn it down firing as fast as you can pull the trigger without losing control of the gun (.2 or .15 splits for instance) for a 5 or 6 shot "burst". Brace yourself for maximum recoil control and really crank down the grip when doing that.
Do everything else suggested by others too. I just hadn't seen anyone suggest the burn it down or fast par time strategy yet.
Last edited by Lomshek; 03-03-2016 at 12:59 AM.
"Crank down the grip"
Well how hard should one be gripping a pistol?
I always assumed you wanted a firm grip, but nothing too thight or nothing where your knuckles turn white.
I think firmness should be determined by how well your gun comes BACK DOWN from recoil. I can roll .13-.17 splits into the A at 7 yards but when reviewing my video my gun doesn't stay flat, on a good day it just comes back down to where I need it. A strong grip is good, and gun that comes back on target every time is gooder.
i used to wannabe
Ben Stoeger says skin comes off his dominant hand from his support hand gripping so hard.
Maybe I could be wrong (since I am self-taught more or less) but I tend to keep the entire body (arms, core, etc) firm but relaxed since when one shoots rifles they want to stay relaxed.
I think what I really need is a timer at this point, so I can start measuring things objectively.
I can shoot really fast in USPSA and IDPA - the problem is hitting the target. Shooting fast and getting solid hits is a lot harder that it looks in TV!