Independent George
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On my last range trip, I decided that instead of aiming at the center of the bullseye, I put red stickers up at different spots on the square target. It wound up being a lot harder to hit than when I was aiming at the center - and I notice I was paying a lot more attention to the fundamentals of sight alignment and trigger control than when aiming at the center.
I don't have any hard data, but my general sense was that I was actually improving a lot more as a result. Is there any science supporting this? I have to admit - I only started doing this to save money on paper targets, but I feel like I got more out of the range session. It's like when I practice DA shooting - it's difficult enough that I feel like the only way to hit my target is by forcing myself to use the proper mechanics.
What else can I do? Draw different shapes on the paper? Aim for the corners of an irregular shape instead of the center? Different colors?
Where can I get some blank target papers that I can draw shapes on? (I suppose I could just use the back, but that seems like a waste of a perfectly good bullseye or silhouette).
I don't have any hard data, but my general sense was that I was actually improving a lot more as a result. Is there any science supporting this? I have to admit - I only started doing this to save money on paper targets, but I feel like I got more out of the range session. It's like when I practice DA shooting - it's difficult enough that I feel like the only way to hit my target is by forcing myself to use the proper mechanics.
What else can I do? Draw different shapes on the paper? Aim for the corners of an irregular shape instead of the center? Different colors?
Where can I get some blank target papers that I can draw shapes on? (I suppose I could just use the back, but that seems like a waste of a perfectly good bullseye or silhouette).