I'd consider moving away from using the BDC for holds at closer distances, and instead memorize approximate come-ups for the red part of the reticle: I'm assuming that at closer ranges speed might be a priority, and I have MUCH better luck with this: it ranges from about .5" to 1.5" offset from my POA to POI (using either the crotch or the top of the red post, depending) from 10-25yd, with a little variation, and within 10yd I'm aiming nearly a full 2" above where I want to hit.
At the closer ranges, assuming you're not having any sort of difficulty with using both eyes through a fixed 4X optic (most do), the changes between using a fixed reference for the POI shift, vice trying to keep track of what angular change should be made just started to get complicated, so I just pick an amount on the target, guesstimate it and aim up that far.
Our Table 3 shoot, which is just drill and kill on reticle holdover once the other marksmanship basics are locked on, still throws a ton of people off. Why some can't figure out that the POI is going to be different from 36m and 6m is a mystery to me, but once I explain to them to just aim at a new location a memorized distance up, they can actually put the head shots into the T box.
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