why dry fire close to the wall?

doral · Post by **doral** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:42 pm

I read through the interviews on the pilkguns.com coaching section.

Many of those top ISSF shooters dry fire "close to the wall". Many of them actually emphasized that they dry fire very close to a wall.

Why dry fire "close to a wall"?

If you are dry firing against a white background, what difference does it make whether you are "close to a wall"?

Ed Hall · Post by **Ed Hall** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:18 pm

The difference is that if your focus drifts to the wall, you are still training to focus at least close to the front sight. You can easily move back to the front sight.

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Oz · Post by Oz » Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:51 pm

Hey Ed, I like that thought.

I've heard that it also visually reinforces that your "wobble" is very small when compared to the point on the wall.

Similarly I like to show new shooters an exercise when they are disturbed by how much their front sights appear to move in relation to a target 33 feet away. Put a target on a wall, have them hold the end of a pen (slightly larger than a pellet) an inch away from the center. This proves that their hold is well within the size of the 10 ring. This goes to further illustrate the point that the "wobble" seen in the sights isn't anywhere near as important as keeping the sights perfectly aligned to the target.

Oz

RobStubbs · Post by **RobStubbs** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 4:32 am

Oz wrote:Hey Ed, I like that thought.

I've heard that it also visually reinforces that your "wobble" is very small when compared to the point on the wall.

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Oz

There should be no 'point on the wall' for most dry firing exercises. You can add in the aiming point for some specific drills, but generally totally blank is better as it reinforces focus on the foresight.

Rob.