I have a lot of questions for improvement, and I figured I’d make a single thread to keep it all together (I made a previous post specific to doubles). Maybe this will be helpful for other beginners too.
Based on the feedback on my last post, I decided to go back to basics, like just bare minimum accuracy at 15 yards. For context, I’m shooting irons with a stock M&P 2.0. In my last USPSA match, I’m having a lot of trouble hitting steel even if I slow way down. Since I’m shooting production with 10-round mags (actually 9 because S&W 10-round mags suck), I really want to be able to go 1-for-1 on steel at a minimum.
I’ve attached the targets from my last range day. In all cases, I’m not prepping the trigger, but instead I’m shooting from my finger lightly touching the trigger and pulling the trigger as fast as possible (to simulate how I’d shoot steel in matches).
Infinite time means that—no time pressure.
10-10-10 means the drill where I shoot 10 rounds in under 10 seconds at 10 yards. I specify the distance of the target at the top, except if a certain cluster is a different distance, I note that.
Total lifetime rounds is around 1800 or so atm.
A few observations:
My groups are super loose, and I’m assuming that’s inconsistent grip. I’m actively working on that in dry fire.
At 15 yards with infinite time, my shots trend high left. I’m a right handed shooter. Not sure why this is happening.
For 10-10-10, where there’s some time pressure, I’m really pulling shots down. I assume this is because of tension/recoil anticipation? Would this go away with more live fire and comfort with that?
In my 1-shot return attempts, my sights return low and I have to raise them up again. Not sure why this is happening since I’m not shooting again, so it shouldn’t be recoil anticipation?
I think even though my groups are loose, if I shoot steel the way I shoot these targets, I should be hitting them, but in matches I miss A LOT.
Would highly appreciate dry fire tips or other things I can work on, either at home or at the range. I assume just shooting more bullets help but I’m trying to be as efficient as possible with time and ammo.
Based on the feedback on my last post, I decided to go back to basics, like just bare minimum accuracy at 15 yards. For context, I’m shooting irons with a stock M&P 2.0. In my last USPSA match, I’m having a lot of trouble hitting steel even if I slow way down. Since I’m shooting production with 10-round mags (actually 9 because S&W 10-round mags suck), I really want to be able to go 1-for-1 on steel at a minimum.
I’ve attached the targets from my last range day. In all cases, I’m not prepping the trigger, but instead I’m shooting from my finger lightly touching the trigger and pulling the trigger as fast as possible (to simulate how I’d shoot steel in matches).
Infinite time means that—no time pressure.
10-10-10 means the drill where I shoot 10 rounds in under 10 seconds at 10 yards. I specify the distance of the target at the top, except if a certain cluster is a different distance, I note that.
Total lifetime rounds is around 1800 or so atm.
A few observations:
My groups are super loose, and I’m assuming that’s inconsistent grip. I’m actively working on that in dry fire.
At 15 yards with infinite time, my shots trend high left. I’m a right handed shooter. Not sure why this is happening.
For 10-10-10, where there’s some time pressure, I’m really pulling shots down. I assume this is because of tension/recoil anticipation? Would this go away with more live fire and comfort with that?
In my 1-shot return attempts, my sights return low and I have to raise them up again. Not sure why this is happening since I’m not shooting again, so it shouldn’t be recoil anticipation?
I think even though my groups are loose, if I shoot steel the way I shoot these targets, I should be hitting them, but in matches I miss A LOT.
Would highly appreciate dry fire tips or other things I can work on, either at home or at the range. I assume just shooting more bullets help but I’m trying to be as efficient as possible with time and ammo.
