TargetTalk

Was at the range and met up with our national record holder (584pts) who gave me some tips.

He was telling me to draw circles around the bullseye in order to remove the zig zagging of the groupings. found it very interesting, tried it and noticed some improvements. by forcing the movement on the aim, when i finally stop and settle down, the pistol stays really neat and ready for the pull.

A little tangential, but here goes:

Several different techniques for "dynamic aiming" have been posited over the years- fromn the classic rifle "Figure Eight" to the "Sweep" method.

In the dynamic aiming philosophy, the aligned sights are kept moving deliberately while pressure is applied, and the shooter attempts to synchronize the trigger pressure with the pointing of the muzzle.

The purported benefits were that the "random wobble" component would be eliminated, providing increased stability and predictability in shot release.

The downside was that many shooters were never able to perform a subconscious release of the shot; and fell into the trap of trying to "time" the release of the shot and control the process consciously. Dynamic aiming requires too much conscious engagement for most folks and fell somewhat out of favor.

The method you are describing seems to be a "compromise" between accepting your random wobble and trying to reduce it by adding some rythmic motion during the shot process.

Sounds intersting- my only caution would be to make sure you clearly separate the "waving around part" from the "settle and release" part! I know a lot of successful shooters who will settle through the target and "bob" once or twice before settling (to achieve the same effect) but this is the first I've heard of a "circular" movement in pistol shooting.

So there is a dynamic aiming technique that has been tried! Hadn't I tried it and noticed that the settling down improved, I would have dismissed it completely. Thanks Steve!

So if you didn't want your topic discussed, the reason for posting in a public forum was . . . ?

Steve Swartz