[45Gunner]

Sounds to me that you need to practice sight and target acquisition. Assuming you have the proper stance, with your hands straight out in front of you and stand either straight or have a slight forward tilt, you should be focusing on your sights. These are your focal points and the target should be something in the background. Look thru the rear sight to bring the front site into alignment and the entire picture, in focus, should be placed at where you want the shot to hit.

Keep in mind that some, like the early 1911's are designed so that the sight target is at the six o'clock position to the intended strike zone. Others require that the strike zone be covered with the front sight...it's a matter of knowing your gun.

Follow thru is an often overlooked art. When learning trigger management and dry-firing your gun, keep you eye on the proper sight alignment and practice trigger management, along with your breathing. The actual trigger break should be a "surprise" and the sight should remain on the target zone. When the sight is exactly in the same place as it was before you pulled the trigger as after you pulled the trigger, you are mastering the gun.