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kazzaerexys · January 7th, 2009, 11:00 AM

This is a topic that Ayoob spent some time on in my LFI-1 class, though this is the first time I saw this article. The conclusion that he presented in class was that most people with whom he has spoken who are proficient in point shooting, when they stop to analyze what they are doing, are really using some type of sight picture. It's not a full-up bull's-eye sight picture by any stretch, but something like using the top of the slide described here.

That alternative sight picture is generally accompanied by body indexing (alignment of hand, arm, shoulder, body, feet, &c) that can be done quickly and easily repeated---as opposed, say, to the old FBI 'crouch' point shooting technique---which means the alignment of the body helps to aim the gun where the shooter is looking.

The way I interpeted all of this was to conclude for myself that point shooting is basically a matter of tolerances---if the target is big enough (either because it is big or because it is close)---you can hit well enough with a very quick sight picture and good stance/grip, but if your target is small or otherwise difficult, you need the extra accuracy afforded by a full, careful sight picture to shoot to tighter tolerances.

I honestly don't know if I would call what I do point-shooting. I do know that there is a distinct difference in the detail of my sight picture on a 7-yd IDPA target vs. a 15--20-yd target. I also know that this results in a 7-yd Mozambique from the holster in under 3-sec on a good day, and a typical first-shot split time out of the holster (again, at a relatively close target) in about 1.5-sec.

Good post, Janq!

January 7th, 2009, 11:00 AM	#7
kazzaerexys Distinguished Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,426	This is a topic that Ayoob spent some time on in my LFI-1 class, though this is the first time I saw this article. The conclusion that he presented in class was that most people with whom he has spoken who are proficient in point shooting, when they stop to analyze what they are doing, are really using some type of sight picture. It's not a full-up bull's-eye sight picture by any stretch, but something like using the top of the slide described here. That alternative sight picture is generally accompanied by body indexing (alignment of hand, arm, shoulder, body, feet, &c) that can be done quickly and easily repeated---as opposed, say, to the old FBI 'crouch' point shooting technique---which means the alignment of the body helps to aim the gun where the shooter is looking. The way I interpeted all of this was to conclude for myself that point shooting is basically a matter of tolerances---if the target is big enough (either because it is big or because it is close)---you can hit well enough with a very quick sight picture and good stance/grip, but if your target is small or otherwise difficult, you need the extra accuracy afforded by a full, careful sight picture to shoot to tighter tolerances. I honestly don't know if I would call what I do point-shooting. I do know that there is a distinct difference in the detail of my sight picture on a 7-yd IDPA target vs. a 15--20-yd target. I also know that this results in a 7-yd Mozambique from the holster in under 3-sec on a good day, and a typical first-shot split time out of the holster (again, at a relatively close target) in about 1.5-sec. Good post, Janq! __________________ “What is a moderate interpretation of [the Constitution]? Halfway between what it says and [...] what you want it to say?” —Justice Antonin Scalia SIG: P220R SS Elite SAO, P220R SAO, P220R Carry SRT, P226, P239 (.40S&W), P2022 (.40S&W); GSR 5", P6.