Posted by Milos Brndiar on August 29, 2000 at 02:04:46:
1: How should I breath during „duel" in centerfire pistol?
2: At what time shoul I move my sight on the sights?
Can anybody help me?
Posted by Phillip Reedy on August 29, 2000 at 20:09:35:
Hello Milos,
I doubt that there is a "right" way to do the things you ask. It more a trial and error learning experience for any particular shooter. I can tell you how I do it in .22 duel, if you want to hear...
I don't concentrate on a breathing pattern, other than just the normal in/out in order to stay conscious. I just breath normally, and then stop when the targets turn.
For sighting during duel, when the target turns, I bring up the pistol with the muzzle end slightly higher than the rear. I put the front sight on the target first, and then as the back is coming up level, put the rear sight centered on the front. All this is done in one smooth upward swing, with a final upward push of the wrist that aligns the rear sight with the front.
Posted by TomW on August 30, 2000 at 05:44:51:
Hi Milos
I use a technique that I learnt during the years when I used to concentrate on the Rapid Fire pistol match. Basically it is this:
1. Have your grips adjusted to fit your hand so that if you bring your pistol up to aim with your eyes closed and then open them, your foresight should be correctly centred in your rear sight without any need to adjust it. This is fiddly and hard work but it CAN be done and learnt.
2. Having learnt the above, practise raising your arm rapidly (with the pistol in hand) and letting it settle quickly into the aiming area. Don't let it overrun the aiming point but rather let it decelerate rapidly into the aiming point - if you get my point (pardon the pun).If you have done 1. correctly you will find 2. much easier to do.
3. Don't take up any trigger pressure in the ready position. Keep the trigger finger resting lightly on or even just off the trigger. As you rapidly raise your arm to the aiming position, commence pressing the trigger in a controlled positive manner - not too quickly - just positively. As your sights settle into the aiming area your trigger should release soon after, ideally without conscious effort but if not, with minimal effort on the part of your conscious mind.
Do a lot of dry fire practice on this technique at home then try dry practicing it at the range on the real turning targets. Do enough of this dry firing so that your mind is comfortable with what is involved. The time to practice this is NOT just before the real match starts.
A good test of how well you have done all this is to set yourself up in front of the actual rapid fire target, dry fire a bit on the turning target, then load live rounds and start the rapid fire stage. As the targets turn to face you, close your eyes and go through the procedure of raising your arm and actually firing the shot. Do this for each shot. It will tell you a lot about your stance, the positioning of your pistol in your hand, the stability of your sight alignment and the internal "feel" of each shot. This little exercise is good to do from time to time just as a check that everything is going well. You'd be surprised at how well you can shoot, all other things being equal, with your eyes closed.
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