Eye blinking caught on camera

[GunnyGene]

Well, I found out I'm blinking on every shot. Made a video comparing the Win SuperX 37gr hp to the CCI 36gr hp in my Sig 1911-22. They all ran fine, but while reviewing the video I saw myself blinking on every shot. Not anticipating, but after the report. Have to do something about that. Wasn't a problem when I was younger. I'd post the vid, but it's way too big. Since there's nobody to coach me, I'm glad for the ability to study instant replay's.

 

[Sagebrusher]

Hi Gunny,

One of the clinics we attended many years back was conducted by a nationally ranked 2700/Bullseye Distinguished Pistol Shot. That was back in the days when men were men and female shooters were scarce. We shot real service pistols of the .45 ACP persuasion one handed. He stated at the time that if he called a good shot and saw his brass eject, he knew it was a good shot before he spotted it.

For the problem you describe, even if it isn't a true, readable flinch that might or might not be masked by live firing you might try the following. (We usually did have the luxury of using coach/shooter scenarios.)

1. Lots and lots of dry fire exercises with real concentration on each shot/snap. Just like you were firing a 50 yard slow fire portion of an EIC NMC for your last leg points.
Concentrate on what your front sight does when the hammer falls.

2. Ball and dummy drills where you load inert rounds interspersed with ball rounds. To accomplish this by yourself mix rounds and load by feel. (not looking at them or your magazine.) The other method works best with an assistant or coach. Have them "load" the weapon one round at a time randomly between live and an MT chamber.

3. Concentrate on follow through thinking about holding your pistol steady and the sights aligned on your target. This lessens the natural impulse to blink or jerk/flinch for some folks.

Hope you can use some of this. Don

 

[GunnyGene]

Hi Gunny,

One of the clinics we attended many years back was conducted by a nationally ranked 2700/Bullseye Distinguished Pistol Shot. That was back in the days when men were men and female shooters were scarce. We shot real service pistols of the .45 ACP persuasion one handed. He stated at the time that if he called a good shot and saw his brass eject, he knew it was a good shot before he spotted it.

For the problem you describe, even if it isn't a true, readable flinch that might or might not be masked by live firing you might try the following. (We usually did have the luxury of using coach/shooter scenarios.)

1. Lots and lots of dry fire exercises with real concentration on each shot/snap. Just like you were firing a 50 yard slow fire portion of an EIC NMC for your last leg points.
Concentrate on what your front sight does when the hammer falls.

2. Ball and dummy drills where you load inert rounds interspersed with ball rounds. To accomplish this by yourself mix rounds and load by feel. (not looking at them or your magazine.) The other method works best with an assistant or coach. Have them "load" the weapon one round at a time randomly between live and an MT chamber.

3. Concentrate on follow through thinking about holding your pistol steady and the sights aligned on your target. This lessens the natural impulse to blink or jerk/flinch for some folks.

Hope you can use some of this. Don

Appreciate your comments. I fired expert for many years with the 1911a1 in the Corps, and taught/coached some also, so I know the drill. I've just gotten a little lazy since I retired in '83. :wink:

 

[Sagebrusher]

Roger that Gunny.

After the first year or two I took to retired life, and even the reduced pay, like a frog to a warm swamp.

IIRC Jeff Cooper also thought highly of filming shooters to discover the details of how they were actually shooting.

Not for certain but I think your Sig M1911-22 is very similar to the GSG version. I had pooh pooed the GSG until my son loaned me his to play with. No flies on it at all. In my somewhat limited shooting, the reliability, accuracy and precision of his compare very favorably to much more expensive weapons.

I think I just saw where CDNN has magazines for 19.95 each.

 

[GunnyGene]

Roger that Gunny.

After the first year or two I took to retired life, and even the reduced pay, like a frog to a warm swamp.

IIRC Jeff Cooper also thought highly of filming shooters to discover the details of how they were actually shooting.

Not for certain but I think your Sig M1911-22 is very similar to the GSG version. I had pooh pooed the GSG until my son loaned me his to play with. No flies on it at all. In my somewhat limited shooting, the reliability, accuracy and precision of his compare very favorably to much more expensive weapons.

I think I just saw where CDNN has magazines for 19.95 each.

Thanks for the tip on mags. The sig and gsg are functionally identical. Good shooter, but there's a couple things about it I don't care for. I can be pretty picky sometimes :wink: .

I did make some grips for mine a while back.

 

[Cooperhawk]

Heard an old paratrooper tell a younger one that night jumps were no more difficult that day drops because he closed his eyes when he jumped anyway. :roll: