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Gerry · May 14, 2012, 08:23 PM

Relying on the sights is still important in IPSC, it's just that the sights line up automatically. It depends on the degree of focus you need that determines how clean a sight picture is required.

Brian Enos has some great "Awareness" exercises. Basically, the first exercise that must be mastered is that you should be able to line up your sights anywhere at nothing in particular, then lower your gun. Then you close your eyes and raise your gun again to the same position. Upon opening your eyes, your sights should be aligned without any adjustment. These exercises progress to a point where you practice this from a cold draw while closing your eyes and having your sights perfectly aligned on a target once you open them.

Of course a prerequisite to even trying his most basic exercise is that you must be able to pick up your gun and have the sights aligned instantly with your eyes open. You should be able to turret your index for target transitions without needing to clean up your sight picture, regardless of the number of degrees you cover.

It's amazing how much stuff a person can practice without even dry firing their gun once.

May 14, 2012, 08:23 PM	#7
Gerry Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 382	Relying on the sights is still important in IPSC, it's just that the sights line up automatically. It depends on the degree of focus you need that determines how clean a sight picture is required. Brian Enos has some great "Awareness" exercises. Basically, the first exercise that must be mastered is that you should be able to line up your sights anywhere at nothing in particular, then lower your gun. Then you close your eyes and raise your gun again to the same position. Upon opening your eyes, your sights should be aligned without any adjustment. These exercises progress to a point where you practice this from a cold draw while closing your eyes and having your sights perfectly aligned on a target once you open them. Of course a prerequisite to even trying his most basic exercise is that you must be able to pick up your gun and have the sights aligned instantly with your eyes open. You should be able to turret your index for target transitions without needing to clean up your sight picture, regardless of the number of degrees you cover. It's amazing how much stuff a person can practice without even dry firing their gun once. Last edited by Gerry; May 14, 2012 at 08:29 PM.