Occluding your red dot sight

Occluding the dot doesn’t force you to target focus, it just shows you whether you are or not.

Chasing the dot is an incredibly difficult habit to break. There's this big, glowing red orb bouncing around your field of vision and your eyes want to chase it down. Occluding the dot is a great diagnostic tool and one we return to frequently.

A common issue in training almost any skill is simply not being aware of what you're doing. We all like to think we're doing the correct thing, that we're above average, and of course we wouldn't make *that* dumb mistake.

But progression in any skill requires the humility to check yourself. It's a mindset. You don't need to be crippled with insecurity or constant self doubt, but you should be willing to routinely check and verify that you're doing what you think you're doing.

Don't trust your gut blindly. Don't assume you are correct. Check, verify, diagnose. #SelfDefence #Firearm #FirearmTraining #GunLicence #FirearmLicence

Man taping the front of a red dot sight on a handgun for training purposes.

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