Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:17 pm
I've done both methods, although for some reason I seem to favour the raising to target method. My investigations into the 2 methods raised other questions, I thought I might share it with you lovely, lovely people.
You know, when you raise your arm, there are some of use who feels the "torque" acting through out shoulderjoints right down to maybe even the shouderblades, and there are the others I call the "free floaters". By "free floating", I would describe it as less conscious use of shoulder (or back) muscle and more of a "raising ones arm to point somewhere" kind of feel.
Lets call them Cantilever method and freefloater method respectively.
In cantilever method, I favour the raise above target and settling down method of aiming. It gives the shooter the sensation of the arm locking itself in place for a good and stable trigger to the release of te shot. Incidentally, due to the nature of this combination of methods, there are more joint contacts, hence the shot is affected by one's breathing. I use inhalation to raise the sights occassionally to get the shots in. Plus point is the consistency of the shots, minus point, it is more tie consuming, and more strenuous.
In the freefloating method, most joints are loose, including the elbow. I find raising the sights to the target a hassle-free and fast method of target acquisition. Due to the loose nature of this type of aiming, it is very prone to minute trembling of the hand and arm forearm muscle, and any effort trying to keep the sights still is almost always futile, and I had to adopt the "everything is in a motion" attitude while taking the shot. It feels somewhat like trying to gradually push the pistol into the target, while continually increasing the squeeze on the trigger just so that the trembling does not set it. This method is executed in a single motion. The plus point is that it shoots very fast.
You know, when you raise your arm, there are some of use who feels the "torque" acting through out shoulderjoints right down to maybe even the shouderblades, and there are the others I call the "free floaters". By "free floating", I would describe it as less conscious use of shoulder (or back) muscle and more of a "raising ones arm to point somewhere" kind of feel.
Lets call them Cantilever method and freefloater method respectively.
In cantilever method, I favour the raise above target and settling down method of aiming. It gives the shooter the sensation of the arm locking itself in place for a good and stable trigger to the release of te shot. Incidentally, due to the nature of this combination of methods, there are more joint contacts, hence the shot is affected by one's breathing. I use inhalation to raise the sights occassionally to get the shots in. Plus point is the consistency of the shots, minus point, it is more tie consuming, and more strenuous.
In the freefloating method, most joints are loose, including the elbow. I find raising the sights to the target a hassle-free and fast method of target acquisition. Due to the loose nature of this type of aiming, it is very prone to minute trembling of the hand and arm forearm muscle, and any effort trying to keep the sights still is almost always futile, and I had to adopt the "everything is in a motion" attitude while taking the shot. It feels somewhat like trying to gradually push the pistol into the target, while continually increasing the squeeze on the trigger just so that the trembling does not set it. This method is executed in a single motion. The plus point is that it shoots very fast.