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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 239686" data-attributes="member: 17556">I agree with the above. Sports is similar to birds in flight shooting. I have had a terrible time getting focus sharp with my bird photography.&nbsp; Part of that was also my aperture too wide and my DOF was off at distance not getting all of the subject in focus.&nbsp; I don't think that is part of your issue though.The best thing I did, and it includes all other type of shots, was to assign my AF-L/AE-L button as the focus button. That is called Back Button Focus.&nbsp; That setting is in &quot;Controls&quot; menu.Definitely keep AF-C for continuous.&nbsp; I use Single Point focus area mode, Normal Area for the Center Focus point and I personally lock my AF point selection to center point so it cannot move or be moved.I am not assuming that you are a total newb with a camera but I did also want to suggest to support your camera lens, with your support hand, as far out to the end of the lens as possible so that your support hand doesn't become a fulcrum point and allow shake.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike D90, post: 239686, member: 17556"] I agree with the above. Sports is similar to [I]birds in flight[/I] shooting. I have had a terrible time getting focus sharp with my bird photography. Part of that was also my aperture too wide and my DOF was off at distance not getting all of the subject in focus. I don't think that is part of your issue though. The best thing I did, and it includes all other type of shots, [B]was to assign my AF-L/AE-L button as the focus button[/B]. That is called Back Button Focus. That setting is in "Controls" menu. Definitely keep AF-C for continuous. I use Single Point focus area mode, Normal Area for the Center Focus point and I personally lock my AF point selection to center point so it cannot move or be moved. I am not assuming that you are a total newb with a camera but I did also want to suggest to support your camera lens, with your support hand, as far out to the end of the lens as possible so that your support hand doesn't become a fulcrum point and allow shake. [/QUOTE]

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