I broke the habit of looking at my front sight before my gun was up

[Trailzz]

I used to pick up the front sight way too early in my presentation. As the gun was coming up, my eyes were already locked onto it, trying to find the sight before I was anywhere close to full extension. It felt like I was being efficient at the time. In reality, it was slowing everything down and messing with the flow of the draw. The problem was I was treating the sight like the starting point instead of the finish line, so I changed the way I practiced it.

I started with a simple drill: call the target first, drive the gun straight to full extension and only then allow myself to pick up the sight picture. It felt awkward at first, like I was ignoring something important but after a while, the speed and consistency improved. The presentation got smoother because I stopped breaking it into pieces that didn’t need to be separate in the first place.

What I learned is that the sight picture isn’t something you chase during the draw. It’s where everything ends up once the gun is where it needs to be. The sight isn’t the process. It’s the result.

 

[Alan]

That’s a good correction and a common one. Trying to grab the sight too early just adds tension and slows the whole presentation down. Once you let the draw finish before confirming the sight picture, everything tends to smooth out naturally.

 

[Cpt Jon]

I did this forever, thinking I was being smart about it. I was just getting in my own way the whole time.