Dry fire practice?

I like to place a small square, IPSC patch on an IPSC target and spend time shooting that patch. It gives my brain the proper sight picture on the type of target I will be shooting.

The patch is small enough that I can see if my sights are moving when I press/squeeze/slap/jerk the trigger. Lather rinse repeat. Perfect practice makes perfect.
 
I really like the book by Ben Stoeger Dry Fire Training for the practical shooter. It is a few dollars if you buy the digital kindle version on Amazon.
 
Steve Anderson -

Refinement & Repetition

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Principles of Performance

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and

Get to Work.

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All three available on Amazon.
 
YouTube has loads of dryfire practice ideas.

I just finished watching John McClain on YouTube. He gives some good ideas and demonstrations.
 
I know its a bit "tactical " but if you go to his drills section on YouTube he has some good stuff. His venti 100 is kinda cool. He has pdf for the drills also. But I'm a newbie so. ...Haley Strategic.
 
Ben Stoeger is the king of dryfire, at least in my opinion. I personally had great results following his ideas. Gentlemen that came in second during USPSA Carry Optics nationals been shooting for 2 years, he is following Ben's teachings.

But at the end of the day if you do not practice and do not put the time in, it does not matter who's books you read.
 
Give the coin on the front sight method a try. Start with a quarter on the slide. If it doesn't move during your trigger pull you're doing good. Then try a dime or nickle on the front sight. You might need someone to set it up for you. A good test for steady hands is to place the coin yourself, bring the pistol up to the firing position, then pull the trigger, all that without the coin falling off. If you're struggling with the coin try a lego on the slide to start. I'm assuming your front sight is nice and flat. If it's not, you can try other things.
 
Dry fire. I reference Ben's book. But, what has worked for me is recording myself at matches and remembering stage layouts that gave me trouble. I practice the areas that I suck at.
 
Print out some small targets (I think you can download them from Ben stoegers site). Stick them everywhere and have at it! Lol

They're miniature and represent different distances.
 
Dmitri_W said:
Ben Stoeger is the king of dryfire, at least in my opinion. I personally had great results following his ideas. Gentlemen that came in second during USPSA Carry Optics nationals been shooting for 2 years, he is following Ben's teachings.

But at the end of the day if you do not practice and do not put the time in, it does not matter who's books you read.
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3 years, he shoots at same club as me in Washington. We are members at the same club. I see him around all the time.
He got married, going to University and still shredding. That's dedication right there.
 
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