Pistol shooting today with a focus on switching between "confirmation 2" (shooting as soon as you see the color of the sight) and "confirmation 3" (seeing the sight as a dot shaped dot and not just a flash of color).
Set up was a 6" circle at 12yds, drawing and firing strings of 6 shots. I found that shooting confirmation 2 I could generally get 4/6 shots consistently in the circle in ~4 seconds even, with a good run having all 6 in the zone. Confirmation 3 generally brought me up to 4.5-4.8 seconds but with the norm being a score of 6/6.
Here's the result of the first 180 rounds running this drill.
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Key places to improve:
1. Ensuring I maintain proper wrist lock through the entire string of fire so the gun returns consistently to the same spot.
2. Avoid increasing firing hand tension through the string to maintain good trigger control.
Things to pat myself on the back about:
1. Did a good job maintaining vision focus and shooting at the intended confirmation level.
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Second drill of the day I pushed the paper target to the far left of the bay still at 12 yds, added a 9x12" steel silhouette at 20 yards on the far right of the bay. Draw and firing 4 shots total, alternating between the two targets eg; paper, steel, paper, steel. I found on a really good run I could push down to 3.6-3.8ish seconds, but generally was more in the 4 second range.
Key places to improve:
1. Lead more with my eyes. I wasn't exactly tracking the sight during transitions, but I was starting to swing the gun earlier than I should, which caused me to frequently overswing. Which frequently caused me to have to drop to confirmation 3 to get good hits, when by all rights I should have been able to get my hits with confirmation 2.
2. Stay relaxed. I found myself building a lot of tension in my arms and shoulders, causing my transitions to be stiff and stilted instead of smooth and fluid.
Pats on the back:
1. Did a decent job with trigger control.
