I just finished a dry-fire practice session.

I’ve been noticing in my dry-fire lately that I’ll draw to ready then have a tough time finding the front sight. I figured it was something with my grip or presentation not being “just right”. So I tried to work on those, but it never felt natural.

I just slowed down a bit and realized what I was doing.

For some reason I was pressing my right cheek into my right arm/shoulder on the presentation. I don’t know why, but my guess is an unconscious effort to get my right (dominant) eye lined up with my right arm, which lines everything up with the sights and so on. I think it’s from all the rifle shooting I’ve been doing lately.

As soon as I stopped myself, as soon as I kept my head centered, lo, there was the front sight! The little red fiber optic beacon shining brightly at me.

Always good to slow down, step back, and look at yourself once in a while. You may be doing things you don’t realize.