[sop2510]

Is anyone aware of any good weapons self-defense courses in the Atlanta area or north Georgia? Being a left-handed shooter who is near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in the other, I can't hit squat with a pistol.
Thanks in advance,
Bob - Roswell, GA

 

[marinesg1012]

Do you shoot left or right handed? do you use both eyes open for shoting or do you close one? What kind of pistol are you using?

 

[sop2510]

I shoot left handed. I try keeping both eyes open, but the front sight is usually blurred unless I raise my head and use the lower portion of my bifocals. I shoot a Glock 29, a Taurus PT-145, and a Springfield XDm-19.

 

[marinesg1012]

Im guessing you have dry fired a bunch to get trigger control and all that good stuff down?

 

[sop2510]

Yes, and I need more practice. My shots tend to go down and to the right. I'm working on applying pressure to the trigger onlly while the sight alignment is correct and holding that pressure if they go out of alignment.

 

[Cold]

google search south river gun club, they hold many classes.

I think their site is

www.southrivergunclub.com

 

[sop2510]

Thanks, Cold. That's about 65 miles from me, but mostly Interstate. Looks like a really nice facility on the satellite image.

 

[ron169]

The best advice I can give your for accurate pistol shooting is this.
The gun is going to move in a figure 8 fashion, so time it so that the sights are on target. Slowly start squeezing while you count in your mind. One thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three. Concentrate on counting and the gun will "accidently" go off. The best shots are the ones you didnt know was about to fire

 

[Cold]

Thanks, Cold. That's about 65 miles from me, but mostly Interstate. Looks like a really nice facility on the satellite image.

Its a very nice place.

They have been the host to the area 6 championship and area 6 multi gun championship several years in a row.

Their USPSA / IPSC matches are good too.

IF you need some suggestions on instructors who run classes out of SRGC, shoot me a note.

 

[sop2510]

Thanks to all who gave me tips and ideas.

Now let me relate how bad I can really be with a pistol. I was qualifying on the 1911 in the Navy. Don't ask me why I needed that, I spent my entire career on a submarine. Anyway, I shot my first eight rounds at the target and the instructor came up and said, "Not bad, but try and put the next eight on your target instead of the guy's standing next to you."

 

[Cold]

Im sure that can be fixed with some practice, dont give up!

 

[sop2510]

Practice, Practice, Practice!

Im sure that can be fixed with some practice, dont give up!

That was in 1968. I've improved somewhat. I can hit a watermelon at 10 yds with my Glock 10 mm and 100 yds with my Mini-6.8 mm. I try to shoot something at least once a week and do a lot of dry-firing while I watch T.V. - mostly aiming at MSNBC anchors and talking heads.

 

[Cold]

That was in 1968. I've improved somewhat. I can hit a watermelon at 10 yds with my Glock 10 mm and 100 yds with my Mini-6.8 mm. I try to shoot something at least once a week and do a lot of dry-firing while I watch T.V. - mostly aiming at MSNBC anchors and talking heads.

Dry firing will improve your shooting, also working in drawstroke and trigger prep.

I try to get in 30 mins of DF 5 times a week, whether its with my production or limited rig.

I see the differences week to week and match to match, when I get in more DF or not.

Keep it up, it will pay off, for some good DF drills check out

http://www.jakedivita.com/

he puts a new drill each day on his site and is a great production gun shooter!

 

[monster]

Is anyone aware of any good weapons self-defense courses in the Atlanta area or north Georgia? Being a left-handed shooter who is near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in the other, I can't hit squat with a pistol.
Thanks in advance,
Bob - Roswell, GA

Which eye is your dominant eye? The far-sighted or near-sighted? Do you know how to tell which eye is your dominant eye? Sorry to ask if you do already.

 

[68WJ]

For a second, I thought Cold was back in the area. Zombie check.