LouisianaMan
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Hi Darkgael,
The technique you're using is the essence of point shooting as Fairbairn & Sykes and Applegate described it, although they did it one-handed. They also went into more detail about stance, etc., but the gist of it is aligning the gun with the body in a way that points it naturally at the target. And the more you repeat that "unsighted aiming technique" (to paraphrase Applegate), the more your mind burns that type of sight picture (for lack of a better term!) into your brain & muscle memory. Instead of indexing on target with sights, you're indexing with the way the back of the gun appears as you focus on the target.
BTW, I continuously refer to F&S + A because their techniques are the ones that I've read & re-read, that make good sense to me, and that show great promise of working well for me & mine. In no way am I dismissing McGivern, Jordan, or Cirillo, some of whose famous books I've read. Ditto for any others I haven't read, or for modern style/Weaver, etc. I grew up on Weaver and like it, as I related much earlier, but have wondered about it for close range, in low light, and I've noticed the difficulty of wife/daughters (i.e. occasional shooters) to retain it. Over time, I'll see how P-S compares for me & them.
The technique you're using is the essence of point shooting as Fairbairn & Sykes and Applegate described it, although they did it one-handed. They also went into more detail about stance, etc., but the gist of it is aligning the gun with the body in a way that points it naturally at the target. And the more you repeat that "unsighted aiming technique" (to paraphrase Applegate), the more your mind burns that type of sight picture (for lack of a better term!) into your brain & muscle memory. Instead of indexing on target with sights, you're indexing with the way the back of the gun appears as you focus on the target.
BTW, I continuously refer to F&S + A because their techniques are the ones that I've read & re-read, that make good sense to me, and that show great promise of working well for me & mine. In no way am I dismissing McGivern, Jordan, or Cirillo, some of whose famous books I've read. Ditto for any others I haven't read, or for modern style/Weaver, etc. I grew up on Weaver and like it, as I related much earlier, but have wondered about it for close range, in low light, and I've noticed the difficulty of wife/daughters (i.e. occasional shooters) to retain it. Over time, I'll see how P-S compares for me & them.
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