Post by contender on Apr 28, 2024 9:33:55 GMT -5
I saw this post & thought; "Ok,, here it comes,, LOTS of discussion!" NOT that the discussion would be bad,, just an in-depth & often hard to explain topic.
I teach handgunning mostly to beginners & novices. (Lots of ladies.) And using things I've learned over my decades of trying to be a better shooter,, are shown & attempted to explain.
Basics.
That's the key.
The basics of a proper grip, stance, sight alignment, trigger control, and follow-through are what can improve a shooters skills. And of course,, the firearm must feel comfortable in the hands & the fit matching the shooters hands is necessary.
The brain learns stuff to a point called "motor memory skill" level. It allows the brain to have the body do stuff w/o actually thinking about each step in the process. Repetitive practice of the PROPER basics will improve the more you apply them.
We were all born w/o ANY skills. We've learned to do stuff by how often we do them. And example I often use is how to drive a car. When we first started driving,, we had to consciously think about a lot of little steps necessary to operate it. But with a lot of daily practice,, we learned a motor memory skill called "driving." And after a few years of daily driving the same type of vehicle we become very capable of doing it. But put a driver into a totally different vehicle,, and we have to revert to thinking about the steps necessary to operate that vehicle. (Think car vs a tractor trailer as an example.)
Shooting is similar.
We were not born with any skill in shooting.
We needed to learn HOW to shoot.
The basics are where it's at.
Here's the hardest part. Re-training the brain to a different motor memory skill. Or, as I say; "Breaking a bad habit." That requires a LOT more serious PROPER practice to re-train the brain.
The second hardest part,, and sometimes equal to it,, is trying to explain the amount of pressure necessary, or how a grip must FEEL in the hands. As David has said, he & Ronnie are different & therefore,, they use different pressures in how they grip a handgun.
So, to offer my meager advice is this;
As mentioned above,, get a .22, and work HARD on each & every shot, using the PROPER basics, as if it was the most important thing to ever happen. Even if you only shoot 1-6 rounds in a session. make those few shots as good as possible. And to speed up the training,, do it repetitively as often as possible. Trying to do it too much in one session can become physically harder than you'd think.
And you are on the right track by doing a lot of dry-fire practice. Just treat it the same way. Fewer attempts,, but make all of them as good as you can.
To prove that point,, I have seen world class top level shooters come from countries where live fire practice is hard to do, or almost non-existent. I saw a Japanese gentleman who ONLY used dry-fire,, and came to the USA to compete, and BORROWED a gun. He was in the top at the end of a match. All by proper dry-fire practice.
Maybe you can find a few tidbits in my stuff here.
I teach handgunning mostly to beginners & novices. (Lots of ladies.) And using things I've learned over my decades of trying to be a better shooter,, are shown & attempted to explain.
Basics.
That's the key.
The basics of a proper grip, stance, sight alignment, trigger control, and follow-through are what can improve a shooters skills. And of course,, the firearm must feel comfortable in the hands & the fit matching the shooters hands is necessary.
The brain learns stuff to a point called "motor memory skill" level. It allows the brain to have the body do stuff w/o actually thinking about each step in the process. Repetitive practice of the PROPER basics will improve the more you apply them.
We were all born w/o ANY skills. We've learned to do stuff by how often we do them. And example I often use is how to drive a car. When we first started driving,, we had to consciously think about a lot of little steps necessary to operate it. But with a lot of daily practice,, we learned a motor memory skill called "driving." And after a few years of daily driving the same type of vehicle we become very capable of doing it. But put a driver into a totally different vehicle,, and we have to revert to thinking about the steps necessary to operate that vehicle. (Think car vs a tractor trailer as an example.)
Shooting is similar.
We were not born with any skill in shooting.
We needed to learn HOW to shoot.
The basics are where it's at.
Here's the hardest part. Re-training the brain to a different motor memory skill. Or, as I say; "Breaking a bad habit." That requires a LOT more serious PROPER practice to re-train the brain.
The second hardest part,, and sometimes equal to it,, is trying to explain the amount of pressure necessary, or how a grip must FEEL in the hands. As David has said, he & Ronnie are different & therefore,, they use different pressures in how they grip a handgun.
So, to offer my meager advice is this;
As mentioned above,, get a .22, and work HARD on each & every shot, using the PROPER basics, as if it was the most important thing to ever happen. Even if you only shoot 1-6 rounds in a session. make those few shots as good as possible. And to speed up the training,, do it repetitively as often as possible. Trying to do it too much in one session can become physically harder than you'd think.
And you are on the right track by doing a lot of dry-fire practice. Just treat it the same way. Fewer attempts,, but make all of them as good as you can.
To prove that point,, I have seen world class top level shooters come from countries where live fire practice is hard to do, or almost non-existent. I saw a Japanese gentleman who ONLY used dry-fire,, and came to the USA to compete, and BORROWED a gun. He was in the top at the end of a match. All by proper dry-fire practice.
Maybe you can find a few tidbits in my stuff here.