[JJ_SO]

Oh, I'm rubbish at shooting blind too. Assorted pigs and chickens ran wild, so to get to their level I just held the camera low down, pointed roughly in their direction and... missed I had managed it before but with much wider angle lenses. I can't "see" 50mm yet, even after using only that lens for the day.

 

Have you ever tried to hold a torch against the viewfinder and check it's projection in a dark room? It's even possible to focus a lens, if you switched on a grid on the matte screen. But it's really hard to shoot blind. It helps a little to hold the lens instead try the normal camera grip. I find it easier to direct a tube.