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Let’s say, for the first example anyway, that the stage
starts with your revolvers. Where should you be
looking? If you said “at the first revolver,” then
you’d have a slower draw than you ought to.
If you do any dry fire practice at
all (and most likely even if you don’t), then you’re
subconscious knows where your grip is. Why look at it?
If you are, then once you draw you still need to find
the center of the first target. That takes time.
Instead, you should be looking at a very small spot in
the center of the first target. Did you see the movie “The
Patriot”? Do you recall the line “aim small, miss
small”? That’s what you’re doing. You’re picking out a
small spot in the center of the target that you are
going to draw to.
If you’re looking at the gun, then
it’s going to take you much longer to make that first
shot as you won’t know exactly where your target is.
Look at the target!
If the stage starts with a rifle in
hand, then look at that small spot in the center of the
first target.
If the stage starts with a staged
gun, they you’re going to have to look at it in order to
make a smooth pickup. But before you start, make sure
you know where that small spot in the center of your
target is. When you’re looking at the gun, pick a small
spot as a target for your hand and focus on that. I
like a spot just behind the trigger guard with either
the rifle or the shotgun.
Keep your target small and you’re
more likely to hit it. And make sure you’re focused on
the right thing!
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