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Being a relatively amateur shooter, I have been struggling with consistency. There have been several threads in recent weeks about Thumbs Forward. I checked all of the vid clips that were posted. Then I tried it.
Two weeks ago, I implemented it for the first time. My shot was still a bit inconsistent. Last week, I felt I had improved as my shot became a bit more consistent. This week, I had one of my best shooting experiences with my 1911.
I usually place the targets about 7 yards out. I ran the first 20 rounds and all except three were within two rings of the bullseye (I consider myself decent, but by no means a good shot). Historically, my shot distribution had been more scattered than this. So I felt I needed to challenge myself a bit more. I slapped a shoot n' C on it and backed it to 10 yards. I know a lot of you are outstanding shots and this isn't a great difference, but to me, it seemed like a mile.
Here are the results from my last 30 rounds at 10 yards out. 19 of those shots landed within three rings from the bullseye. The majority of those 19 were the last 20 out of 30 shots. This with a Colt O1991.
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It took a bit getting used to (about 50-100 rounds or so), but after that it felt more comfortable. So a big, two thumbs up to thumbs forward method.
Anyways, "Thanks" to those who posted the Youtube clips. The one particularly helpful was the Todd Haley one.
I encourage those struggling with their consistency to give it a shot. It may help. I feel I have better control than before. At least for me anyways. It may not work for everybody.
Two weeks ago, I implemented it for the first time. My shot was still a bit inconsistent. Last week, I felt I had improved as my shot became a bit more consistent. This week, I had one of my best shooting experiences with my 1911.
I usually place the targets about 7 yards out. I ran the first 20 rounds and all except three were within two rings of the bullseye (I consider myself decent, but by no means a good shot). Historically, my shot distribution had been more scattered than this. So I felt I needed to challenge myself a bit more. I slapped a shoot n' C on it and backed it to 10 yards. I know a lot of you are outstanding shots and this isn't a great difference, but to me, it seemed like a mile.
Here are the results from my last 30 rounds at 10 yards out. 19 of those shots landed within three rings from the bullseye. The majority of those 19 were the last 20 out of 30 shots. This with a Colt O1991.
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It took a bit getting used to (about 50-100 rounds or so), but after that it felt more comfortable. So a big, two thumbs up to thumbs forward method.
Anyways, "Thanks" to those who posted the Youtube clips. The one particularly helpful was the Todd Haley one.
I encourage those struggling with their consistency to give it a shot. It may help. I feel I have better control than before. At least for me anyways. It may not work for everybody.
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