I don't know if it was cleaning my suppressor or watching a bunch of Brian Zins videos that allowed me to shoot the above target. Zins's take on the bladed stance for bullseye shooting is less dogmatic about having everything in an absolute straight line but more natural point of aim oriented. I learned a bit about his grip and trigger manipulation techniques. I tried a less bladed stance than what I have been doing, but a little more bladed than Weaver, and shot my first practice target. All the shots were in the scoring rings but not a particularly good target. I went back to a more bladed stance but very slightly less than what I had been doing. The next target I shot was intended to be a practice target but was actually the above personal best! I usually shoot at least three practice targets before shooting for score. So of course, I shot my Timed and Rapid targets right away for score.
One of the things I learned from Brian's videos is that while with iron sights you always have a hard focus on the front sight, with a red dot it is acceptable to focus on either the dot or the target. Since I have an astigmatism, my red dot looks pretty gnarly most of the time. Sometimes a cluster of grapes, sometimes a ragged diagonal slash with a bump in the middle, sometimes close to normal. I had noticed that shooting with both eyes open seems to help with the asymmetry of the dot and also focusing on the bullseye rather than the dot. That's what I did shooting the above target. I think I may have latched on to something! I will continue to experiment with my stance a bit as well as trigger manipulation and grip.
One of the things I learned from Brian's videos is that while with iron sights you always have a hard focus on the front sight, with a red dot it is acceptable to focus on either the dot or the target. Since I have an astigmatism, my red dot looks pretty gnarly most of the time. Sometimes a cluster of grapes, sometimes a ragged diagonal slash with a bump in the middle, sometimes close to normal. I had noticed that shooting with both eyes open seems to help with the asymmetry of the dot and also focusing on the bullseye rather than the dot. That's what I did shooting the above target. I think I may have latched on to something! I will continue to experiment with my stance a bit as well as trigger manipulation and grip.
I think just having two scores up makes my average look good. I will be shooting one handed next week, so I hope I pleasantly surprise myself. 
