Ever since the Southern Territorials in May, I haven’t been able to hit crap. Â Trying to get faster, something weird snuck into my draw and suddenly I was shooting all over the backstop and not hitting the plate. Â Hitting the plate is what it’s all about. Â Nothing else really matters. Â That post earlier this week, Natural Point of Aim, was more for me than for y’all, reminding me to get back to basics and shoot the revolver.
Earlier this week, I was surfing forums and stumbled across a Facebook Group where a member was asking if there was a training scenario to help him go faster. Â One of the fastest guns in the game offered simple advice. “Rip it and Grip it.” Â The ore I thought about that, the more I realized he was right, especially if I keep in mind the lessons of Natural Point of Aim. Â My body and natural arm motion will point the gun, it’s up to me to align myself properly with the spot where my body wants to point the gun.
This afternoon, I went out to the backyard range and started working again on my stance and my draw. Â I didn’t even hook up the timers. Â Time didn’t matter today, only speed and stance. I wanted to go as fast as I could and see where the bullets were hitting the target, then adjust until they fell on the plate. Simple is better and I knew that if I could figure out what I was doing wrong, I could correct it. Â The first ten shots went poorly. Â my hots were all over the backstop. Â The next ten went a little better, but not much.
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