Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
THE UNDERDEVELOPED SKILL
For a more well-rounded shooter, target transitions are often a missing piece—and more often, they’re mis-trained.
In our baseline classes, we consistently see outdated and ineffective training methods. Most students are splitting the gun faster than they can efficiently move it off the last shot and make a sound decision on the next target.
You can identify this quickly when the shooter returns an unnecessary sight picture on the one target, then drives the gun aggressively—trying to race their eyes to the next. The result is misalignment and inconsistent hits because the transition is not executed with discipline.
Here is the process. On the last round, the eyes call the shot, leave the target, and establish a refined focal point on the next target. Then the gun moves to where the eyes already are.
Eyes lead. Gun follows. We have all heard this but why does it not immediately correct the students behavior? I think it is like most things in shooting easy to hear and talk about but much harder to execute at speed on demand.
Think about using a mouse to click an icon like Google Chrome. You don’t think about grip or speed. Your eyes go to the icon, and the cursor follows with precision. That efficiency comes from years of correct reps at practical speeds—not from moving faster than you can see.
In our baseline courses, we shift the priority. Shooting speed is deliberately set aside and allowed to emerge later through efficiency while we build the real skill: eye-led movement between targets.
This matters because efficiency reduces stress during the engagement. When the eyes arrive sooner and refine a specific point—not just a general area—the gun moves there with intent and minimal input.
This is a skill best built in dry fire. High-quality reps here will produce disproportionate returns. Then validate it on the range—same drills, same process, just add recoil.
Train accordingly @achillesheeltactical
THE UNDERDEVELOPED SKILL
For a more well-rounded shooter, target transitions are often a missing piece—and more often, they’re mis-trained.
In our baseline classes, we consistently see outdated and ineffective training methods. Most students are splitting the gun faster than they can efficiently move it off the last shot and make a sound decision on the next target.
You can identify this quickly when the shooter returns an unnecessary sight picture on the one target, then drives the gun aggressively—trying to race their eyes to the next. The result is misalignment and inconsistent hits because the transition is not executed with discipline.
Here is the process. On the last round, the eyes call the shot, leave the target, and establish a refined focal point on the next target. Then the gun moves to where the eyes already are.
Eyes lead. Gun follows. We have all heard this but why does it not immediately correct the students behavior? I think it is like most things in shooting easy to hear and talk about but much harder to execute at speed on demand.
Think about using a mouse to click an icon like Google Chrome. You don’t think about grip or speed. Your eyes go to the icon, and the cursor follows with precision. That efficiency comes from years of correct reps at practical speeds—not from moving faster than you can see.
In our baseline courses, we shift the priority. Shooting speed is deliberately set aside and allowed to emerge later through efficiency while we build the real skill: eye-led movement between targets.
This matters because efficiency reduces stress during the engagement. When the eyes arrive sooner and refine a specific point—not just a general area—the gun moves there with intent and minimal input.
This is a skill best built in dry fire. High-quality reps here will produce disproportionate returns. Then validate it on the range—same drills, same process, just add recoil.
Train accordingly @achillesheeltactical
