Bad Habits

[robmcd]

Here's a link to a shooter error analysis chart that might help.

For right handers

For left handers

Sight alignment and trigger squeeze are the most important fundamentals. However, these small pistols present challenges with their small grip and especially their short sight radius.

Here's an interesting video from Todd Jarrett on gripping a pistol.

[recoilguy]

Practice good habits.....correct the bad ones........ it isn't easy but like I told my hockey team when I coached them and they asked why are we doing the same drills over again. I always told them they need to get it perfect because practice does not make perfect......perfect practice is the only thing that makes you perfect!!!!

RCG

[rkirk]

Bad Habits

Let me say again how much I value the insight and advice on this forum. Thank you all!

To focus on the reason for the CW9, it is for self defense. After several, right on comments about the mission of the Kahr CW9. I realize it is not the best competition pistol for IDPA. I have one of those, the Browning Hi-Power. When I shoot that pistol I can hold my own, scoring in the mid to mid low range.

My purpose is to be able to handle safely the Kahr CW9, when drawn from an IWB holster and defend myself in a life threatening situation. In order to do that better I need to work on the grip and trigger control using this pistol. I have little doubt this effort will improve my shooting with any pistol.

My plan is to shoot a paper target at 3 yards until I have a good center group and then lengthen the distance to ten yards. I found and printed the LEE right and left hand schematic showing a wedge type circle with short notations describing the errors that cause the shooter to pull or push the rounds into different areas of the circle. More later after I complete this training. I love this because it means I will shoot more.

-- Richard

[Bawanna]

I printed it also and plan to keep it in my range bag. I know it but I often times find myself confused (one of the side effects of a non fully functioning brain) especially converting to left hand. This takes the guess work out of it.

I thank the big guy upstairs almost everyday for making me right handed. People throw unwanted sympathy at me for the chair, it's left handed people that deserve sympathy. I can say this cause my wife is left handed, actually my daughter and one son are lefty too. Just occured to me I may have been instrumental in creating a pandemic event. 3 out of 5 lefties.

I'm goin down for this, I just know it.

[jocko]

and ol jocko is left handed also, so back off bawanna or I willshoot your fooking tires out..

[Bawanna]

I knew that. It was a test of the National Emergency Left Handed broadcasting system. Wanted to see if it would get a rise out of you.
Obviously it was completely successful.

*Note to self* Add steel plating to protect tires.
Stay clear of Indiana and any old dude on a Harley.

[jocko]

ok, carry on.. u little FOKKER, U.

[Bawanna]

Aye, Aye Sir! Thank you sir.

[oldtex]

Let me say again how much I value the insight and advice on this forum. Thank you all!

To focus on the reason for the CW9, it is for self defense. After several, right on comments about the mission of the Kahr CW9. I realize it is not the best competition pistol for IDPA. I have one of those, the Browning Hi-Power. When I shoot that pistol I can hold my own, scoring in the mid to mid low range.

My purpose is to be able to handle safely the Kahr CW9, when drawn from an IWB holster and defend myself in a life threatening situation. In order to do that better I need to work on the grip and trigger control using this pistol. I have little doubt this effort will improve my shooting with any pistol.

My plan is to shoot a paper target at 3 yards until I have a good center group and then lengthen the distance to ten yards. I found and printed the LEE right and left hand schematic showing a wedge type circle with short notations describing the errors that cause the shooter to pull or push the rounds into different areas of the circle. More later after I complete this training. I love this because it means I will shoot more.

-- Richard

Richard, I read through this thread and didn't notice that anyone recommended getting some personal instruction from a competent professional instructor.

Folks here are trying to help, but an instructor actually watching you operate and fire the gun can be much more helpful. He will be able to more accurately and quickly diagnose what you're doing wrong and prescribe changes in technique to help you improve.