Quote from: 0xfedbeef on May 30 2021 01:47:58 PM MDT
so I've been shooting a lot better lately, but I usually miss my first shot. Why is that and how can I fix this?

I would recommend dry fire practice.  Work on the fundamentals and I can't stress this enough, go S...L...O...W!  (speed will come naturally)

Start with your stance.  Just like a house, you have to have a good foundation.

Next is your grip.  A proper grip is essential for recoil control and flows into the next step...

Sight picture.  Focusing on the front sight and it's alignment with the rear sear sight and the target. 

Breath control.  Some recommend holding your breath to fire the shot.  I prefer to breathe normally and slowly press the trigger on the exhale.

Trigger press.  Being able to break the shot without disturbing the sight alignment.  There are many "hacks" to help with this from laser gadgets to my personal favorite, the coin on the barrel technique. and this flows into the last step.

Follow through.  Just like a golf swing, keeping it all together through the recoil and re-acquiring the sight picture.

Hope this helps.

Jeff

first thing i do when i get a glock is replace the factory sights...always a big improvement.... on my g20 i use Dawson adjustable with a fiber optic front ( my edc g30 has Heinie Straight 8 night sights)... learn to reload, get some ammo that runs right around 950 to 1000f/s with 180 to 200gr  bullets and work on it... when i was shooting steel matches regularly i would shoot 12 gauge shotgun hulls at 35 feet with my G30 to build confidence with my sight acquisition and follow through... you can get there just keep working... move on to heavy 10mm loads when you can call your shots and shoot bullet holes at 10yd...

Your subject "Glock 20 second range outing" sounds like you spent 20 seconds before a catastrophic issue.

"My second outing with the Glock 20" sounds better-er :-)

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