{"content":[{"text":"Bullseye Pistol Basics \n Allen Fulford \n www.bullseyepistol.com","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.087457,"width":0.312176,"height":0.062203999999999995}},{"text":"Introduction","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.164548,"width":0.11489899999999999,"height":0.023316000000000003}},{"text":"In my job as a County Agricultural Agent, I found that I was working many hours and \n weekends, and the pressure of the job was really getting to me. For many years I was a \n plinker and I always liked shooting. I wanted to become involved in competitive shooting, so \n I really picked up the sport as a kind of therapy through a stressful period. When I was out \n on the range concentrating on my shooting, I put all of my worries out of my mind, and I \n found that it was a wonderful source of inspiration for the rest of the week. I was able to go \n back to work and accomplish a whole lot more. Competitive shooting has added years to my \n life because it has allowed me to relax, enjoy life more, and allow me to get into something \n that I could set goals, reach those goals, set more goals, and so on. This process of shooting, \n and the fellowship that goes with it, I'm sure, has added years to my life. If I had to put one \n thing above all facets of shooting, it would be the fellowship with other shooters. I think that \n by and far, shooters are some of the best folks in the world. \n Fundamentals:","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.203089,"width":0.763614,"height":0.24252400000000005}},{"text":"I would like to discuss several fundamentals of precision, or bullseye, shooting..","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.46045,"width":0.65729,"height":0.016527000000000014}},{"text":"Stance","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.491,"width":0.06827600000000002,"height":0.023316000000000003}},{"text":"The first thing we need to consider is stance. I suggest that you face the target and turn your \n non-shooting side away about 45 degrees to start to try to establish the stance that is best \n for you. What we like to do is relax EVERYTHING in the body except the shooting arm, \n elbow and wrist. We like to relax the non-shooting hand, and do something with it, either \n hook it on your belt, put it in your pocket or hook your thumb on your pocket. Extend the \n gun and your arm above the target, close your eyes, and let the gun settle into the normal \n aiming area. Once settled, open your eyes and see where the gun is pointing. If your sights \n are either right or left of the target, you need to move your trailing foot around so that your \n natural point of aim is on the target. This is important so that we are not using muscles to \n move the gun (horizontally) onto the target. We should be using muscles only to support the \n gun vertically. We need to find a comfortable stance. We want to almost lock our knees, but \n not quite. We want to relax our stomach and all other parts of the body except our wrist, \n elbow and entire shooting arm; we want to remain as RIGID as possible without putting \n those muscles in a strain. If we strain, we will experience muscle fatigue, and our \n performance will be compromised quite a bit.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.529566,"width":0.7612120000000001,"height":0.24749900000000002}},{"text":"The Grip","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.791088,"width":0.086218,"height":0.023316000000000003}},{"text":"The way we recommend to get a grip is to hold the pistol in the non-shooting hand, by the \n barrel or the slide, and take the shooting hand and assume the grip. Most experienced pistol \n shooters agree upon the amount of grip, or how hard, you should hold a gun. However, not \n everyone agrees about the position of the hand upon the gun. My personal preference is to","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.829667,"width":0.7602850000000001,"height":0.06621899999999992}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}