09-09-2009, 11:50 AM
I've been shooting now for around 3 months, once every couple weekends, which isn't anywhere near as often as I'd like to, but what can ya do. I started with something similar to Weaver because that's what felt comfortable to me. It worked well enough I suppose, after my first few times at the range I was able to get about half my shots on an 8.5x11" sheet from 50 feet or so.
Before my last trip to the range, I checked out a whole bunch of videos on youtube by Todd Jarrett, and decided to try standard isosceles / natural / neutral or whatever you prefer to call it. I also varied my grip and used both hands almost equally to support the handgun and focused a bit more on surprise break and changed how I handle sight picture (I used to be concerned simply with putting the front sight on target, whereas now I took a tip from Todd and focus crystal clear on the front sight with the target slightly fuzzy behind the sight). I managed close to 40/50 on target, again an 8.5x11" sheet from about 50 feet.
I was pretty happy with the results, as I was getting used to a few big changes, so I think with some more practice with these techniques I could put near all shots on target. However, standard isosceles seems incredibly unnatural and uncomfortable to me. I feel better balanced and more natural standing offset from the target with my body facing maybe 2:00 in relation to the target at 12:00. But, I guess I can't argue with the results, I was more accurate standing square to the target, no matter how strange it feels.
Admittedly, I've only shot something like 350-500 rounds, so I'm not expecting 2" groups at 50 feet, but I feel like I need more focus to get better. Anyone have any specific training drills, hints or tips they could suggest for a newbie? Or perhaps some insight on my dilemma with stances?
Before my last trip to the range, I checked out a whole bunch of videos on youtube by Todd Jarrett, and decided to try standard isosceles / natural / neutral or whatever you prefer to call it. I also varied my grip and used both hands almost equally to support the handgun and focused a bit more on surprise break and changed how I handle sight picture (I used to be concerned simply with putting the front sight on target, whereas now I took a tip from Todd and focus crystal clear on the front sight with the target slightly fuzzy behind the sight). I managed close to 40/50 on target, again an 8.5x11" sheet from about 50 feet.
I was pretty happy with the results, as I was getting used to a few big changes, so I think with some more practice with these techniques I could put near all shots on target. However, standard isosceles seems incredibly unnatural and uncomfortable to me. I feel better balanced and more natural standing offset from the target with my body facing maybe 2:00 in relation to the target at 12:00. But, I guess I can't argue with the results, I was more accurate standing square to the target, no matter how strange it feels.
Admittedly, I've only shot something like 350-500 rounds, so I'm not expecting 2" groups at 50 feet, but I feel like I need more focus to get better. Anyone have any specific training drills, hints or tips they could suggest for a newbie? Or perhaps some insight on my dilemma with stances?