And I think I've finally got it. I'm still not on par with most of you fellas as far as marksmanship with a pistol goes.
Previously, I've had problems shooting low and left. I knew that it was trigger control and have done lots of dry fire drills to try to work it out. I haven't been shooting in 3-4 months. Today it just clicked. Previously, I thought of the trigger on my gun (Springfield XDM 9mm, striker fired similar to a Glock) like a single action trigger, click-boom. Today I felt the trigger differently than I had before. I guess I was able to finally "squeeze" the trigger. It almost feels like a DA (but not nearly that long). I think before I was jerking the trigger (shooting left) and anticipating the recoil (shooting low). Today, before each shot, I tried to relax my arms, shoulders, mind, etc.... Then I tried to feel the trigger as I pulled it, and that seemed to do the trick
Well, I still had a few low and left shots today, but much fewer, and not nearly as far low and left for the most part. Now, I need to practice more to make it instinctual.
Here are my best few targets. The center white circle is ~1 1/8", and each outer ring is ~5/8".
All of these were at 7 yards.
Last 5 shots of the day.
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I went by Walmart after the range to see if they had any ammo to replenish. I was shocked. Last fall, I'd be surprised to see 500 rounds of WWB in 9mm. Today they had 30 boxes of the 100 round value packs of WWB. I bought 400 rounds. They probably had that much because it's next to impossible to find someone with the key to get it out and ring you up. When I got there, there were two other guys that looked like they were waiting. By the time I got someone to come get us some ammo, I was the only one left.