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    1. TFin04

      Raven Concealment...Which attachment

      Pancake's work, but are not necessary. The holster, as it comes, is incredibly tight fitting to the body and very secure. The pancake wings are fine, and do spread the weight out some, but they take up more room on the belt and can create stress fractures if the owner is a skinnier person, or...
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      The Dunning-Kruger Effect as it relates to firearm training

      Interesting viewpoint, but not at all the intention of my ramblings. These are just a few theory's I have read, found instances where I think they fit, and formed a forum post from them. Also interesting are the vastly different responses you get to topics like these based on the group of...
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      The Dunning-Kruger Effect as it relates to firearm training

      (For the Indiana guys, 'CPL' is our concealed permit class. I think you guys call yours something different) From Wiki: This phenomena is easily applied to firearm training, gear selection, general advice, etc. Some examples I regularly see: 'My CPL class was great. Instructors were...
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      Thanks MDFI and YSINTG

      Nice job dude. Consistency is the key. You may still be pushing left just slightly or your sights may need to be adjusted a hair. I am usually one SCREAMING for people not to touch their sights, but in some cases, it truly is the issue. Have another competent shooter shoot the gun and see what...
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      First IDPA Shoot - Suggestions.

      The slower you go, the more you will retain and the better basis you will have for building additional skills. I see a lot of newer shooters who go faster than their brain can remember, and even seconds after the stage can't tell me what they just did. Comprehend everything around you, focus...
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      Optical Focus: On the front sight or on the target?

      The second blurred sight, for me, with a hard target focus, is far off to the right and I can clearly distinguish the one in front of me to line them up properly. So no, I don't have a problem with two sights. I haven't tried a hard sight focus in a while, but doing some stuff dry in my house...
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      Do you remember this 1500 vendor?

      These work really well, I grabbed one last show. We also use them liberally at the shop. No matter where you're standing there's something hanging somewhere. ;) Two or three of them combined hold a shotgun pretty nicely as well.
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      Shootin' Left

      Cool. Let us know what drills he has you do and any other suggestions he makes (and when he makes them) and what worked/didn't work for you.
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      Optical Focus: On the front sight or on the target?

      If nothing else, this post proves that there are multiple ways to skin a cat. Several accomplished shooters in here and most with a little bit of a different take on the subject. I personally shoot with both eyes open about 90% of the time, with an optical focus on my target or "looking...
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      Optical Focus: On the front sight or on the target?

      Your liberal use of "You" led me to believe your post was directed to me. Apologies if I mistook it. :D Good information though, and I agree pretty much across the board. I'll put some of my own thoughts up later today when I have more time.
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      Optical Focus: On the front sight or on the target?

      I wasn't saying there was a difference in gun/sight manipulation, I was saying they were similar. I'm also not necessarily seeking advice, nor trying to give it in this post. I am just looking for others thoughts on the matter and see where other people stand on this topic, or perhaps some...
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      Optical Focus: On the front sight or on the target?

      I have my own beliefs/opinions/practices of this topic but I want to drum up some conversation. Do you shoot both eyes open or one eye closed? Is your focus (optical clarity) on your front sight, or on your target? Is your focus (mental focus, paying attention to, etc) on your front sight, or...
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      Shootin' Left

      You are correct, 'trigger control' was the wrong phrase to use. I meant flinching/anticipating/PIP/whatever today's catch phrase is.
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      Shootin' Left

      Let's see how many friends I make with this one... Dry fire will never fix flinch issues. Flinching is 100% a mental problem, not a physical one. We are trying to fight recoil before it starts, so we push the gun. When you dry fire, you unload, check for clear, check again, move to another...
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      Shootin' Left

      We need to focus on the root issue before adjusting grip and trigger finger. More than likely this is a recoil flinch or PIP. Changing his finger placement won't do anything for this shooter. He already admitted he is placing his finger on the trigger "properly." Let's focus on one issue at a...
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