Rangerrich99
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Not that I really expected to have any other result.
So here's the deal: in a recent thread I read that Rob Leatham was a trigger slapper. Well, I wasn't sure I knew who Rob Leatham was, so I did a search, and promptly found several YT videos with Leatham giving lessons on how to shoot fast.
As soon as I saw the video titled something like, "Aiming is useless," I automatically felt some trepidation as I clicked on the video. I mean, what kind of shooting instructor tells you that aiming is useless? I thought, "this guy is going to turn out to be some kind of hack." Well, once I watched the video, I realized that I agreed with Mr. Leatham. And once I tried his lesson at the range, I was almost amazed at how easy it was to get consistent clean breaks on the trigger once I didn't care about hitting a particular spot on the target.
Here's a target shot at the beginning of my session. Ten yards with my Beretta PX4 Storm in .40 S&W:
What's important to note here is that I wasn't aiming. I simply pressed the trigger once the front sight was anywhere inside the green area of the head. The only thing I was focused on at this point was not allowing the gun to move while I was pressing the trigger.
Moving on, the bit that initially really caught my attention was about how as one fires quickly your body has a susceptibility to drift backwards. I recognized that tendency in my own shooting more than a few times, so today I decided to try a couple of his tips on how to combat that issue.
Well, not surprisingly, his lessons worked. First, I tried shooting my usual stance, six rounds as fast as normally train. Again, unsurprisingly, it was clear that my rounds climbed about 4 inches from the first round to the last. Next, I tried leaning forward until I was literally on the balls of my feet for the next six. Interestingly, my POI shifted about two inches lower than my usual POI, but now my pattern was more circular instead of ovoid.
Next I tried opening my support hand, so I could see how tight my grip needed to be. Again, I found that I needed to grip the gun more tightly than what I had been using in the past. And was pleasantly surprised at how quickly and accurately I could shoot essentially one-handed once I had made the change to gripping more tightly.
Now, I don't want anyone to believe that a single range session cured all of my shooting ills, because it didn't. My groups didn't shrink appreciably, in fact they grew larger for the most part. And I still had a few fliers (5 total out of 150 rounds). I'm not concerned about this right now, as I'm trying to teach my body, in particular my hands and eyes, some new tricks. However, for a first attempt, I'm fairly well satisfied at the results, and I am looking forward to next week's range session.
So here's the deal: in a recent thread I read that Rob Leatham was a trigger slapper. Well, I wasn't sure I knew who Rob Leatham was, so I did a search, and promptly found several YT videos with Leatham giving lessons on how to shoot fast.
As soon as I saw the video titled something like, "Aiming is useless," I automatically felt some trepidation as I clicked on the video. I mean, what kind of shooting instructor tells you that aiming is useless? I thought, "this guy is going to turn out to be some kind of hack." Well, once I watched the video, I realized that I agreed with Mr. Leatham. And once I tried his lesson at the range, I was almost amazed at how easy it was to get consistent clean breaks on the trigger once I didn't care about hitting a particular spot on the target.
Here's a target shot at the beginning of my session. Ten yards with my Beretta PX4 Storm in .40 S&W:
What's important to note here is that I wasn't aiming. I simply pressed the trigger once the front sight was anywhere inside the green area of the head. The only thing I was focused on at this point was not allowing the gun to move while I was pressing the trigger.
Moving on, the bit that initially really caught my attention was about how as one fires quickly your body has a susceptibility to drift backwards. I recognized that tendency in my own shooting more than a few times, so today I decided to try a couple of his tips on how to combat that issue.
Well, not surprisingly, his lessons worked. First, I tried shooting my usual stance, six rounds as fast as normally train. Again, unsurprisingly, it was clear that my rounds climbed about 4 inches from the first round to the last. Next, I tried leaning forward until I was literally on the balls of my feet for the next six. Interestingly, my POI shifted about two inches lower than my usual POI, but now my pattern was more circular instead of ovoid.
Next I tried opening my support hand, so I could see how tight my grip needed to be. Again, I found that I needed to grip the gun more tightly than what I had been using in the past. And was pleasantly surprised at how quickly and accurately I could shoot essentially one-handed once I had made the change to gripping more tightly.
Now, I don't want anyone to believe that a single range session cured all of my shooting ills, because it didn't. My groups didn't shrink appreciably, in fact they grew larger for the most part. And I still had a few fliers (5 total out of 150 rounds). I'm not concerned about this right now, as I'm trying to teach my body, in particular my hands and eyes, some new tricks. However, for a first attempt, I'm fairly well satisfied at the results, and I am looking forward to next week's range session.
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