Just getting into pistols, and have a question. When breaking my shot should my "hard focus" be on the front sight or target? Hope that makes sense. Thanks for any replies!
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Just getting into pistols, and have a question. When breaking my shot should my "hard focus" be on the front sight or target? Hope that makes sense. Thanks for any replies!
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I'm sure you will get a lot of different answers to this but for me if I'm shooting for groups or bullseye shooting yes I focus entirely on the front site. In a dynamic self defense scenario the extent to which I focus on your front site depends on the distance to the target. Within 7 yards or so I'm focusing pretty much on the threat. The further away the target the more I try to focus on the front site.
Last edited by vaglocker; 01-26-10 at 08:35.
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If you are shooting for maximum accuracy your front sight should be sharply in focus while the target is slightly fuzzy. (Or really fuzzy depending on your eyes, the range, etc)
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I always focus on the front sight.
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Thanks for the responses guys, yeah I've been doing it pretty much ass-backwards. I'm gonna see if I can find some formal pistol training here in Iowa or close abouts.
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Bingo!Originally Posted by MarshallDodge
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The only exception is shooting from "retention" AKA "bad breath distance"...
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Yeah what he added.
Ed Fernley
Pathfinder Operations
Semper Primus!
"I'M THE ONE WHO BARKED AT THUNDER, ROARED AT LIGHTENING, MADE DEATH WONDER."
AND
“Wherever I go, everyone is a little bit safer because I am there.
Wherever I am, anyone in need has a friend.
Whenever I return home, everyone is happy I am there.
It's a better life!”- Robert L. Humphrey “Warriors Creed"
"John has a long mustache."
If you are just getting into pistols, I would say yes. You need to learn how to shoot accurately before you can do anything else, and accuracy means locking your eyeballs on the front sight.
At a certain point, improving your overall pistol skill means learning how "hard" that focus needs to be for a given shot, and learning how to achieve acceptable hits when you're more "aware of" your sight than "focused on" it.
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Front Sight Hard focus
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