When all was said and done the P holster is at the same 3 o'clock that worked for my 1911 for 10 years; engineers think way too much and my tendency to "try this, try that" did more harm than good.
After this change the only residual issue was a tendency toward a consistent index left of target. This disappeared completely when I stopped being so deliberate in getting to the gun (from surrender), reverting to the more natural motion/speed that I'd been using for several years. Appreciate all the input.
It won’t take 30k draws or anywhere close to that. I’m going through a very similar thing switching from a Staccato to CZ. My index was to the right with the CZ and it definitely is related to the difference in grip size. A few weeks of dry fire and it’s mostly gone.
One thing I have done is found the correct hand position needed for a perfect index and before I draw I’ll get my hand on the gun and hold it there for a second “feeling” what the perfect hand position feels like and then on the draw I’ll access that memory.
I have found any slight change in holster position or can’t will also throw my draw off temporarily.
"Shooting is 90% mental. The rest is in your head." -Nils
This makes me happy.
And good post. The only thing I have to add is that it is a good idea to separate your index from your draw. From hands just touching, a good index will produce automatic sight / dot alignment on presentation. I do that as a warmup before every session.
So I’d start with basic index first, and once that’s solid, then add the draw.
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I'm going the other way, Shadow2 to 2011, and I'm disgusted with how long it's taking me. Freestyle is more or less ok, strong hand about same, weak hand crap, weak hand off NPE total crap. I'm coming to a conclusion that 2011 is an overhyped non-ergonomic brick. I find Glocks to be more ergonomic.
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