How to shoot a "double tap".

I get asked this question a million times. So, here is my take on the double tap.
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Sports

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• guns
• shooting
• handguns
• pistols
• 1911
• ipsc
• idpa
• double
• tap

[dedzone]

Thank you for making this video. I've watched it more than a dozen times. I've studied it among others, on safety, neutral point of aim, stance, grip, presentation, etc. I can place two well aimed shots within an inch of each other at about 15 ft but it takes about 1-2 seconds to do so. If I hasten myself, the groups can vary greatly in their tightness. Besides patience and practice is their any advice you could offer me to faster but maintain a tight group? I'm using a stock Gen 3 Glock 19.

[shootingcoach]

@dedzone The real question is how tight does the group need to be. For practical and defensive purposes, keeping both hits on an 8.5 X 11 piece of paper is good. You need to use the amount of precision required to accomplish your goal. It is better to put two hits within that area quickly than to take the time to put two in the same hole. Until you miss, faster is always better. Remember that fast and slow are results, not actions.

[MRDEADLYSNIPER1]

Two worst things you will experience

A bang when you expect a click

and

A click when you expect a bang

[VaNGuarD413]

"Anything worth shooting once is worth shooting twice." Some guy in a Tom Clancy novel.

[BALJIT147]

remember gun control means using both hands.

[laucn]

i come for real double shot in one hole...

[Eleetnessful]

IF U DON'T GRASP HOW TO DO THIS WITHIN 20 MINS, AND U'RE GETTING TAUGHT FROM A COMPETENT PERSON, RETURN YOUR HANDGUN TO WHOEVER/WHEREVER U GOT IT FROM IT'S NOT THAT HARD

OR GO WORK OUT YOUR FOREARMS OR SOMETHING

[BRIKbushcraft]

@coldfront12 First of all, shooting can be a very positive and educational activity when it's in a sporting environment. Second, as bad guys evolve, our defense must evolve. Simple as that.

[ItsRud1]

I always run the the same problem that you mentioned, i thought a double tap is you squeeze the trigger as fast as possible thank you for the video i will try out your advice.

[stefanr00]

what i've learned is that the double tap is different from a controlled pair.. The better the shooter gets, the more these 2 look like each other.

[dedzone]

@shootingcoach Understood. I think I tend to take my shots when I have a perfect sight picture, the perfect sight picture being the very center of a circular target. But redefining what it means to have a good sight picture, i.e. sights in the center area of an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper, should help my training. The video also reminded me that I need to track my front site. I tend to look back at the target. A bad habit. I'll be sure to work on that as well. Thanks for the help.