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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 798118" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Welcome Blutch!</p><p></p><p>Concerning the "rapid fire" you've seen and whether to continue practicing deliberately, it depends on your goals. Yes, it's possible to get good hits at speed. You can do this and be using the sights, but not in the way you're used to. Traditional slow fire, done with a perfect sight picture and deliberation is great for shooting things that don't shoot back. But for defense work, you want to take the the minimum time necessary to get a good hit. </p><p></p><p>A good shooter can get multiple center of mass hits at 7 yards or less in under 2/10ths of a second per shot. The longer the distance, the more time between shots it takes to verify the sight alignment before breaking the shot. Under these conditions, the sights are never static, but constantly moving. You're timing the trigger movement to coincide with the sights re-aligning at center mass. How quickly you can do it depends on your eye speed. You can only get good hits as fast as your eyes can see the sights.</p><p></p><p>Only you can detrmine how important it is to improve your defensive pistol skills, and what level of proficiency you consider acceptable. But to improve quickly with the least amount of time and energy expended, good training is critical. You may not be interested in competition, but it's an inexpensive way to get exposed to some really great shooting techniques. Most of the guys shooting these events are pretty free about sharing tips and information as well.</p><p></p><p>Good luck acquiring those pistol shooting skills and feel free to ask questions here!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 798118, member: 1132"] Welcome Blutch! Concerning the "rapid fire" you've seen and whether to continue practicing deliberately, it depends on your goals. Yes, it's possible to get good hits at speed. You can do this and be using the sights, but not in the way you're used to. Traditional slow fire, done with a perfect sight picture and deliberation is great for shooting things that don't shoot back. But for defense work, you want to take the the minimum time necessary to get a good hit. A good shooter can get multiple center of mass hits at 7 yards or less in under 2/10ths of a second per shot. The longer the distance, the more time between shots it takes to verify the sight alignment before breaking the shot. Under these conditions, the sights are never static, but constantly moving. You're timing the trigger movement to coincide with the sights re-aligning at center mass. How quickly you can do it depends on your eye speed. You can only get good hits as fast as your eyes can see the sights. Only you can detrmine how important it is to improve your defensive pistol skills, and what level of proficiency you consider acceptable. But to improve quickly with the least amount of time and energy expended, good training is critical. You may not be interested in competition, but it's an inexpensive way to get exposed to some really great shooting techniques. Most of the guys shooting these events are pretty free about sharing tips and information as well. Good luck acquiring those pistol shooting skills and feel free to ask questions here! [/QUOTE]
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