Help corect my shooting

[relliott]

If he would record himself shooting, then post it up, there are a lot of good knowledgable people that could offer up valuable advice.
**relliot beat me to it **

Self diagnosis rarely works, people usually have an unrealistic perception of their abilities. This then can lead to equipment modification or changes while they chase a hardware problem that doesn't exist.
Not saying that's the case here at all, because the OP is searching for answers by asking.

FWIW: a video camera was the most important tool for me in learning to shoot and diagnose errors. I have an advantage I guess, being trained in animation (study of motion broken down into 24 increments of a second), but nothing beats a 1st person impression of what one is doing like a 3rd person point of view. The camera doesn't perceive; it only sees. It can be quite brutal, but it will never lie to you.

Hope this helps.

 

[wicked_police]

No need to convince me. I fully agree.

Self diagnosis only works when you have the required skills to recognize the problems though. That's where the value of someone(other than the shooter) with those skills comes into play.


To help explain what I mean... someone that shoots the FAST drill in 12 seconds will have a harder time self diagnosing problems than the shooter that consistently shoots the same drill in the 5 second or less range.

 

[maurice]

Yeah, I know....

Maybe unrealistic self perception is why a certain person on cgn refuses to attend IDPA or IPSC matches..... It's much easier to spout off about your supposed superior skills and knowledge behind the safety of a keyboard than to go out and prove it in front of your peers.

LOL,..where is he when he is needed!! His skills are 2nd to none,...

 

[wicked_police]

LOL,..where is he when he is needed!! His skills are 2nd to none,...

I have no idea who you're talking about.....

My comment was very general and was not meant to single any one out.

lol

 

[relliott]

To help explain what I mean... someone that shoots the FAST drill in 12 seconds will have a harder time self diagnosing problems than the shooter that consistently shoots the same drill in the 5 second or less range.

True enough. Though I do find that the camera does really help stomp the ego into submission, and that alone can provide the impetus necessary for honest evaluation and unobstructed learning. Takes a brave man though.....

 

[wicked_police]

Takes a brave man though.....

Oh yes!

A buddy recorded me shooting the stages for the Police Action Pistol event at the WPFG last summer.

My first thought was, 'do I really look that fat???'

Then I started looking at my stance, draw, arm position, reloads, etc, and got to see some little things I'd like to work on and smooth out.

I've got a video cam here, and one day soon when I'm running some drills on the range, I'll take it out and get some video to look over and see how I'm doing.

 

[relliott]

My first thought was, 'do I really look that fat???'

Well they do say the camera adds 10 pounds, but it looks more like 50 in my case.

 

[drache]

A friend told me to buy one of those universal boresighters and then dry the dry firing at home with a video camera watching the red dot on the target on your wall from roughly the same distance you shoot at. Havent tried it yet though.

 

[relliott]

A friend told me to buy one of those universal boresighters and then dry the dry firing at home with a video camera watching the red dot on the target on your wall from roughly the same distance you shoot at. Havent tried it yet though.

Laser can provide some useful input, but I wouldn't rely on it exclusively. Honestly, your sights and some careful observation will tell you everything you need to know so you can probably save yourself the money and not miss anything.

 

[BP7]

the dollar store sells a ton of interesting cheap yet useful ####, so you could likely pick up a $2 laser pointer (yeah yeah, dollar stores are now going up the ladder), tape it to the side or underside of your firearm, and see what happens.

 

[wicked_police]

Honestly, your sights and some careful observation will tell you everything you need to know so you can probably save yourself the money and not miss anything.

Yup. Exactly.

The other problem is that if you're concentrating on the red dot on the wall to see if it moves as the trigger breaks, you aren't focusing on your front sight.

This will cause problems when you get to live fire, because you'll end up shifting focus from the front sight to the target to see if you're shot went where you were hoping.

 

[drache]

Yup. Exactly.

The other problem is that if you're concentrating on the red dot on the wall to see if it moves as the trigger breaks, you aren't focusing on your front sight.

This will cause problems when you get to live fire, because you'll end up shifting focus from the front sight to the target to see if you're shot went where you were hoping.

Thus the video camera concentrates on the dot while you concentrate on the front site.

 

[wicked_police]

Missed that part.

I was thinking video of live fire only. Recording yourself dry firing seems like a bit of a waste. If you can't notice your front sight moving while dry firing, maybe take up another hobby.