You're not good enough to shoot your first match

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  • TennJeep1618

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    But you should do it anyway:
    http://www.triangletactical.net/2016/08/14/youre-not-good-enough-shoot-first-match/
    (To listen to the podcast, click the play button at the bottom of the article.)



    For a basic guide to getting into action pistol shooting, look here: http://gulfcoastgunforum.com/showthread.php?33341-Beginner-s-Guide-to-Shooting-Sports



    If you have any additional questions, ask on this thread or post in the relevant "Shooting Sports" sections on the forum.
     

    JWlineman

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    Dry fire practice with a shot timer at the house...time well spent towards muscle memory and quicker draw and transitioning

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    Big Shrek

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    Don't even worry about the timer at first, just work on being Slow & SMOOTH.

    There's a reason they say Practice Makes Perfect.

    Doing something hundreds of thousands of times does this...
    Slow is smooth, smooth becomes fast, and fast becomes Lethal :)

    Focus on trigger/sight alignment.
    Do it SLOW, even painfully slow at first.
    Make your front sight stay on the mark thru the entire trigger pull.
    Not only will this help you lock into muscle memory what you are supposed to do,
    but it also in effect, by wear of hundreds of repititions, gives you a "Trigger Smoothing Job" ;)
    (Why old gun triggers feel silky-smooth is due to years of use)
     
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