OVERSHOOT TO FINAL ON VISUAL APCH TO LAX.

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WE WERE HEADED EBOUND AT 220 KIAS ON A VECTOR FOR AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND TO RWY 24R AT LAX. APCH CTL CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH; WITHOUT US RPTING THE ARPT IN SIGHT. THE FO TOLD ME HE COULD SEE THE ARPT; SO I BEGAN A 30 DEG BANK TURN AS WE SLOWED THE ACFT; TURNING 180 DEGS R TO INTERCEPT FINAL. I REALIZED AS I BEGAN TO ROLLOUT THAT I WAS LOOKING AT THE S COMPLEX (RWYS 25L/R) AND HAD OVERSHOT THE RWY 24R FINAL. I CONTINUED THE TURN TO PROMPTLY CORRECT BACK TO RWY 24R. THIS OVERSHOOT RESULTED FROM A TIGHT DOWNWIND VECTOR AND EXCESSIVE SPD ON BASE LEG. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL SLOW THE ACFT EARLIER WHEN FLYING THE SADDE 5 ARR; ESPECIALLY WITH ANY VECTOR OTHER THAN THE USUAL 070 DEG RADIAL FROM SMO EBOUND. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR IS FLYING THE B-737 FOR A MAJOR UNITED STATES ACR ON DOMESTIC RTES INCLUDING A SHUTTLE OP. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE FIRST TRIP AFTER HIS IOE. THE FO ON THIS TRIP IS THE WEAKEST THAT HE HAS FLOWN WITH SO FAR. THE RPTR HAD NEVER SEEN THE FO BEFORE. THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT THIS WAS 'AN ATC THING' AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE MADE NO DIFFERENCE WHO WAS IN THE R SEAT. THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT THE ILS WAS PROPERLY TUNED AND KNOWS THAT THERE WAS THE MAGENTA LINE ON THE HSI; BUT HE WAS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW. THERE WAS OTHER TFC BUT NO CONFLICT. HIS ACR IS PAIRING NEW CAPTS AND FO'S WITH NO MORE THAN 75 HRS IN THE ACFT INCLUDING IOE.