Incremental Improvements

305 Views 15 Replies 5 Participants Last post by Workaholic, 6 h ago

Henry9008

Discussion Starter · 6 d ago

2

Improvement comes in increments, some small, some large. To turn a phrase from church, I’m not as good as I want to be, but I’m not as bad as I used to be.

Today’s training, with the Glock, was short, sweet, and profitable. I started off with a cold shot from 25 yards, which hit just below the orange dot, which is what I was aiming for. The shot to the lower left was also from 25 yards, the other day with the Windicator snub.

I then did some draws against the clock, from concealment. I set a par time of 2.5 seconds, and I was 7 yards from the 2/3 IPSC torso target. (Baby steps).

My first draw was flubbed. No shot.

Then I did a 2.22. After another in the 2’s, (2.44) I decided that I was taking more time than I needed to align the sights (I was trying to get a 'perfect' sight picture). After that, I dropped into the mid 1.7’s. And then, it all came together for this one:

Rectangle Font Parallel Screenshot Number

After that, I did another 1.56, then missed with my last round.

Then I went out to 15 yards and hit the steel with the Cobra. I then went in to about 7 yards, and did pocket draw, move and shoot with the Cobra for the remaining 5 rounds.

I’m mad about the miss, but I’m very happy with the 1.5’s from concealment. I’m not @Mike1956 fast, but I am getting better.

(I will add that) This result isn’t just because of live fire at the range. Much of it I attribute to draw/dryfire with a roped pistol in my living room.

See less See more

Reactions: 5

1 - 16 of 16 Posts

Skippys

· #2 · 6 d ago

"Roped pistol?"

___
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous

Mike1956

· #3 · 6 d ago

Skippys said:
"Roped pistol?"

___
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous

Lock the slide back, run a rope through the barrel and mag well, release the slide, and you have a safe gun for dry fire.

Mike1956

· #4 · 6 d ago

Henry9008 said:
Improvement comes in increments, some small, some large. To turn a phrase from church, I’m not as good as I want to be, but I’m not as bad as I used to be.

Today’s training, with the Glock, was short, sweet, and profitable. I started off with a cold shot from 25 yards, which hit just below the orange dot, which is what I was aiming for. The shot to the lower left was also from 25 yards, the other day with the Windicator snub.

View attachment 412072

I then did some draws against the clock, from concealment. I set a par time of 2.5 seconds, and I was 7 yards from the 2/3 IPSC torso target. (Baby steps).

My first draw was flubbed. No shot.

Then I did a 2.22. After another in the 2’s, (2.44) I decided that I was taking more time than I needed to align the sights (I was trying to get a 'perfect' sight picture). After that, I dropped into the mid 1.7’s. And then, it all came together for this one:

View attachment 412071

After that, I did another 1.56, then missed with my last round.

Then I went out to 15 yards and hit the steel with the Cobra. I then went in to about 7 yards, and did pocket draw, move and shoot with the Cobra for the remaining 5 rounds.

I’m mad about the miss, but I’m very happy with the 1.5’s from concealment. I’m not @Mike1956 fast, but I am getting better.

(I will add that) This result isn’t just because of live fire at the range. Much of it I attribute to draw/dryfire with a roped pistol in my living room.

Sixty-some years old, and faster from the holster than you've ever been. Nice!

Reactions: 2

G-man*

· #5 · 6 d ago

That is excellent Henry. Well done sir!

Reactions: 2

Henry9008

Discussion Starter · #6 · 6 d ago

Mike1956 said:
Sixty-some years old, and faster from the holster than you've ever been. Nice!

Yes Sir. 64, BTW.

Reactions: 3

Mike1956

· #7 · 4 d ago

Henry9008 said:
Yes Sir. 64, BTW.

And just getting warmed up...

Reactions: 1

Henry9008

Discussion Starter · #8 · 4 d ago

3

Mike1956 said:
And just getting warmed up...

Today fared slightly better. First was 2.02, but after that, the rest were in the 1.6's, with this exception.

They were pretty good hits, too. The one just below and to the left of the orange dot was my 25 yard shot. All the rest are the timed shots.

I'll probably move out farther next time.

See less See more

Reactions: 3

Mike1956

· #9 · 4 d ago

That is some significant improvement is a short time.

Are you working from appendix or strong side?

Reactions: 1

Henry9008

Discussion Starter · #10 · 4 d ago

Mike1956 said:
That is some significant improvement is a short time.

Are you working from appendix or strong side?

Strong side. The only ones I carry appendix are the snubs, and even then, not always.

Reactions: 1

Mike1956

· #11 · 4 d ago

Henry9008 said:
Strong side. The only ones I carry appendix are the snubs, and even then, not always.

Do you clear your cover garment with your support hand? When I carried and practiced strong side, I did not, going on the theory that I might not be able to in the real deal. That said, I never developed any real speed doing it all with my firing hand.

Reactions: 1

Henry9008

Discussion Starter · #12 · 4 d ago

Mike1956 said:
Do you clear your cover garment with your support hand? When I carried and practiced strong side, I did not, going on the theory that I might not be able to in the real deal. That said, I never developed any real speed doing it all with my firing hand.

I do use my support hand to clear the cover garment. I have tried using my draw hand thumb to scoop my shirt, with varying levels of success. In my mind, if I can't use my support hand to clear my cover garment, things have quite possibly already gone south to the point that speed of draw may be irrelevant. I could be wrong.

When you draw appendix, are you using your support hand to clear the cover garment? Or are your sub one second A zone hits using only your draw hand?

Reactions: 1

Mike1956

· #13 · 4 d ago

Henry9008 said:
I do use my support hand to clear the cover garment. I have tried using my draw hand thumb to scoop my shirt, with varying levels of success. In my mind, if I can't use my support hand to clear my cover garment, things have quite possibly already gone south to the point that speed of draw may be irrelevant. I could be wrong.

When you draw appendix, are you using your support hand to clear the cover garment? Or are your sub one second A zone hits using only your draw hand?

Effective clearing of the cover garment with the support hand is absolutely critical when I feel the need for speed. Additionally, it figures significantly in acquiring my effective firing grip.

FWIW, my sub-one second draw is much more reliable on the B-zone silhouette steel we are shooting than on the much smaller A-zone I've been chasing. MUCH more reliable, and consistent.

Reactions: 1

Workaholic

· #14 · 1 d ago

Good shooting. Have to admit, I'm jealous. Wish I had a place at home where I could just go out and shoot, instead of having to pack up and go to a local range.

If you wouldn't mind, what app is that, that you're using?

Reactions: 2

Henry9008

Discussion Starter · #15 · 9 h ago

Workaholic said:
Good shooting. Have to admit, I'm jealous. Wish I had a place at home where I could just go out and shoot, instead of having to pack up and go to a local range.

If you wouldn't mind, what app is that, that you're using?

Thank you. It IS nice.
It's called splits. It's okay but tends to lose track of the number of shots fired after about 4 shots. For par time shooting, though, (where you need to make a shot or shots within a specified time frame) its pretty decent. It's a available through the Google Play store. I don't know if it runs on apple's iOS.

Reactions: 1

Workaholic

· #16 · 6 h ago

I use a Samsung, so I'm covered. Thanks for the info..

1 - 16 of 16 Posts