The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Calling your shot ? need better understanding

HiBC · November 22, 2012, 08:19 PM

For myself,concentrating on seeing where the sights were as the rifle recoils is the most powerful tool I have to prevent closing my eyes before I shoot.

Flipside,if I lose focus and do not call my shots,I will throw shots.Or,if I did not see the sights as the rifle recoils,there is a reason,my eyes were likely closed.

Thats the big step one.I shoot worse than normal with my eyes closed.

When I place calling the shot in my mind as I look through the sights at the target,it brings a focus...an awareness..of the fundamentals.

If you are calling the shot,you will also call up trigger control,breathing,natural point of aim,etc.

November 22, 2012, 08:19 PM	#11
HiBC Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2006 Posts: 8,283	For myself,concentrating on seeing where the sights were as the rifle recoils is the most powerful tool I have to prevent closing my eyes before I shoot. Flipside,if I lose focus and do not call my shots,I will throw shots.Or,if I did not see the sights as the rifle recoils,there is a reason,my eyes were likely closed. Thats the big step one.I shoot worse than normal with my eyes closed. When I place calling the shot in my mind as I look through the sights at the target,it brings a focus...an awareness..of the fundamentals. If you are calling the shot,you will also call up trigger control,breathing,natural point of aim,etc.