It’s very common when you know you have a tough shot to present the gun slowly. That just wastes time better spent either hitting early, or taking whatever time you need to see the sight picture you need to see and ensure a hit.
How fast should that be?
Using our Reactive Shooting doctrine we recommend:
Why up? Gravity helps you stop the gun. If you push or punch out you can create a spring in your arm that results in a big vibration at the end of the push out – causing misses. In practice, “up” also keeps the muzzle of the gun within a typical human lethal/”stop the threat” zone.
Why present like you point at things? It’s fast. It’s something you’ve done a million times. It is naturally and comfortably up. For 99.999% of people, it ends with the finger aligned with the dominant eye – which is also what you need for shooting.
Give it a try. A perfect exercise to try is the WB40 exercise/test used in our TPC Rating. You will find this helps a LOT when you get out to the 15, 20,25 yards with the reduced size target making them geometrically 50 yard shots.
