Different blurriness of target

Joe350 · Post by **Joe350** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:58 pm

I know, I should concentrate on front sight (and I do), but I need the target to be in "certain degree of blurriness". When I have that: clear, focused front sight and target blurred just right, the result is always 10.
My problem is, that in the next shot, or one after that, my vision of target seems to changed (it usually gets too blurred). If I let shot out than, it may be good or may not. So I end up putting my hand down and try again.
Do any of you have similar problem? How do you deal with it? Do you do some special eye exercises?

zuckerman · Post by **zuckerman** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:46 pm

howdy, how old are you? as we age our eyes get "stiff" and harder to focus, especially for long periods of time. do you wear glasses normally? do you wear shooting glasses? are they the correct focal length? do you have to work your eye at focusing on the front sight even when the sight is clear? or does the front sight appear clearly as soon as the gun is up? when do you shoot, morning or evening? if evening it may be your eyes are tired... it may also be that you are not always mentally ready to shoot, Bassham suggests a series of steps before shooting to ready yourself mentally...

Joe350 · Post by **Joe350** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:08 am

I’m 45, don’t wear regular glasses, but I use shooting glasses. Getting front sight in focus requires some work, not always. You could be right about shooting in evening (that's when I usually do it). I’ll try a few morning trainings and I’ll see if there will be difference. Thank you.

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:19 am

Joe350 wrote:....but I use shooting glasses. Getting front sight in focus requires some work, not always.

When was the last time you got a new lens?
Was it prescribed by an optician who knows what is required of a shooting lens?
Did he know the eye relief of the frame/lens holder you are using?

PETE S · Post by **PETE S** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:30 am

I focus in on your statement: "My problem is, that in the next shot"

I might suggest you analysis your approach to the shoot. Are you absolutely consistent in your actions, the way you position your body, the way you get ready to raise the pistol, your technique as you position the pistol on the target and so on...
You may be doing something like tipping your head forward and hence looking through your glasses slightly different.
My impression is that to shoot a ten regularly, you have to become so consistent in your best techniques...and training with such great intensity to do so...and that is one reason so many of us don't make it...

RandomShotz · Post by **RandomShotz** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:31 am

Pete's focus on consistency is spot on. I've noticed that the clarity of the front sight can fall off rapidly if I'm not looking through exactly the same spot of the lens of the shooting glasses.

But there is another potential problem, too. Do you blink enough? The eye requires a layer of fluid, i.e., tears, in order to focus properly and that layer can dry out. I shoot at an indoor range and the high rate ventilation system which carries fumes and lead out also causes my eyes to dry rather rapidly. I have only resorted to eye drops once or twice - I usually just hold my eyes closed for a moment if I'm having a problem.

Roger