"Snap" shooting technique for pistols

[GetReal]

In dry fire , I try to practice some "snap shooting"...

I.e., Going from the low ready and producing an on target shot as quick as possible. Several things that I think improve my speed and accuracy: ( I am using a red dot)

1. Don't try to follow the dot in the window. Keep eyes on the target and bring the dot up into my field of view to cover the target to snap the shot. Basically , put the red dot sight in between my eyes and the target.

2. Try to keep my wrists as rigid as possible So my grip angle on the gun is not moving/ changing. This produces an on- target site picture as quick as possible on.

3. Move my grip and support hands and two arms and the pistol together as a unit so that nothing of my site picture changes.

In live fire, this all seems to help/work..

Is this making any sense? Can my technique be improved upon? What do you do ?

 

[ELR LVR]

In dry fire , I try to practice some "snap shooting"...

I.e., Going from the low ready and producing an on target shot as quick as possible. Several things that I think improve my speed and accuracy: ( I am using a red dot)

1. Don't try to follow the dot in the window. Keep eyes on the target and bring the dot up into my field of view to cover the target to snap the shot. Basically , put the red dot sight in between my eyes and the target.

2. Try to keep my wrists as rigid as possible So my grip angle on the gun is not moving/ changing. This produces an on- target site picture as quick as possible on.

3. Move my grip and support hands and two arms and the pistol together as a unit so that nothing of my site picture changes.

In live fire, this all seems to help/work..

Is this making any sense? Can my technique be improved upon? What do you do ?

Yes, very good, you are doing a lot right.
Not allowing your wrists to bend is important
What you are doing in #3 is important, such as not bending your elbows, keeping your arms and pistol moving to acquire target as a unit, like a turret.
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I'll Pm you further technique which will allow you to improve further within 1 day, but is something to continually practice to stay honed and keep that fine edge for snap shooting

 

[Steel Mover]

Old trick for shot placement and muscle memory on the draw, practice. is to use a full length mirror and draw and dry fire on your image reflection. You can see your movements and your point of aim at the same time. Usually a button on a shirt makes the best target. A repeat for hours, draw and fire practice is like an empty mag change, done over a bed with your knees against the bed. Same thing as the draw and fire practice. If you want to get good, it takes hours of practice so you no longer need to look at wat you are doing, only see the sights, you can do the drill blindfolded or in the dark.

 

[jds holler]

I thought this was pretty good. jd

 

[Rwfish]

You are focusing on what you need to.. One of the struggles I always had was / is establishing that perfect grip before the gun leaves the holster. Everything else depends on that so if it’s not right everything that follows won’t be what you expect. Put the extra time in practice getting that grip established correctly everytime. And use a timer with random set points everytime you dry fire as we all know that buzzer can cause the brain to do odd things!!


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