This is a general comment, not directed at anyone:
I don't get all the 'penny on the front sight' recommendations.
In the old days we used pennies on the rib of the revolver barrels near the front sight to do both DA and SA trigger training.
With the Glocks I find it pretty hard to believe someone is balancing a penny or dime on a factory polymer front sight or on a .125 wide Tritium front. A penny laying on the flat surface of the slide as a useful diagnostic? LOL Additionally, you have to rack the slide to practice reset - which means you'd have to balance the coin again.
The 'tricks' that folks use to make the Glock dryfire w/o racking the slide - place a piece of card stock in the ejection port between the barrel and breechface - do not in any way, shape or form replicate the Glock trigger pull - except for the force necessary to overcome the firing pin safety and trigger spring. There is no reset, or most importantly feel of the cruciform - striker interaction. This is why I believe SRT trainers are also a waster of time.
Dryfiring to ingrain proper trigger control can be done seated, with your pistol aimed at a circle on the floor - I use an Ace of Spades blown up 200%. Ensure no ammo in room and make sure everything is empty and clear.
For first shot dryfire - focus on the front sight, press through the slack, then press through the shot. This is important because unless the shooter has this ingrained, they will invariably be low on the first shot, and in a gunfight, the first shot should stop the fight.
For second and subsequent shots, pin the trigger to the rear as you cycle the slide, let the trigger out as you refocus on the front sight, press until the shot breaks, pin the trigger and repeat.
You should be able to see the sight move if it is moving.
Those that disagree with these technique are generally not those who shoot stock Glock triggers, or triggers that are safe for CCW carry; OR they are shooters who send upwards of 10,000 practice rounds a year downrange.
The reason I use the sitting example is because of the experience of a female shooter I spent 30 minutes with. This shooter had come through range with a group that I hadn't worked with as I was doing shotgun. I was assigned to do her first cold bore remedial qual, which she failed 57% if I recall. This was on a Friday, before she went home that weekend I spent about 15 minutes showing her proper grip and coaching her through the dryfire drills I described above. On Monday she returned to the range for what I thought would be her second hour of remedial instruction. She told me she wanted to use her second remedial qual attempt. I asked if she was sure, because if she failed she was through and would have to come completely through firearms again, IF her agency retained her. She said she was good to go and she was, she shot an 89%.
When I asked her what she had done she told me that every time her husband and kids were out of the house she stuck the Ace of Spades on a bulletin board and practiced drawing, finding her front sight and holding focus on it. Then she said she sat down and dry fired making sure her sight didn't move. She estimated 1/2 on draw and about 2 hour dryfiring in 10 to 15 minute segments. Shit works if you actually take the time to do it. In her case I was glad it worked, she worked for a small to medium-sized agency and went on to have a stellar career with the largest agency in our state.
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