He must have a real tough time shooting with one hand then!An IDPA competitor said he does 60% of the squeeze with the left and 40% with the right.
OP - first, ignore the chart posted earlier. Second, pay attention to Supermoto.
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He must have a real tough time shooting with one hand then!An IDPA competitor said he does 60% of the squeeze with the left and 40% with the right.
I'm wondering if the shield is just not for me and should try another carry size gun???
What if he's flinching consistently and repeatedly pulls shots low and left?If your groups are small, but nowhere near your Point of Aim, you're doing fine.
I strongly disagree with all of this. The whole 60% - 40% business just doesn’t make sense. Grip the gun firmly. Learn to operate your trigger finger independently. The most important thing is to not increase your grip as you pull the trigger, as that will disturb the sights.
The isometric push pull crap came from the Weaver devotees. It is very hard to do under stress or while moving. It is very hard to do when shooting around cover. Use modern isosceles instead.
What if he's flinching consistently and repeatedly pulls shots low and left?
If he learns to systematically compensate for the systematic error,What if he's flinching consistently and repeatedly pulls shots low and left?
Another dry firing exercise is to balance a coin on the barrel (or front sight!)It has been said that one of the ways one can see a flinch is to watch what happens
during dry firing to the red dot from a target laser beam or even a boresighter.
He must have a real tough time shooting with one hand then!An IDPA competitor said he does 60% of the squeeze with the left and 40% with the right.
I found this to be true for me. The only way I could confirm my flinch was to have a couple snap caps randomly mixed in the mag. The first time the gun went "click" and jerked down towards 7:00 I was shocked, in disbelief, in denial, embarrassed, annoyed, etc., etc. For the next few hundred rounds every 7 round mag had 2 snap caps mixed in. It took a while, but I chased away that little pussy in my subconscious. I wish I could kill him, but if I don't shoot for 6 months he comes back for a little while. So, practice, practice, practice.I'm going to go against the grain here, and tell you that dry firing is only going to get you so far if you have a flinch. Your brain knows the gun isn't going off. You aren't teaching yourself anything.
I'm going to go against the grain here, and tell you that dry firing is only going to get you so far if you have a flinch.
A right handed shooter hitting low and left with a striker fired pistol is almost always flinching and not a problem with the sights. Furthermore, a pistol used for defensive purposes needs to hit at point of aim.
If the grip is small its hard not to naturally tighten up your grip when pulling the trigger. The fatter the grip the less your hand wants to help your finger..well that's what I have noticed..........
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Another dry firing exercise is to balance a coin on the barrel (or front sight!)
and practice pulling the trigger without it falling off.
Not that I've even tried that one...
An isometric exercise a ham buddy of mine showed me
is to make an OK sign with your strong hand thumb and index finger,
and practice compressing the tip of the index finger against the thumb
without the three other fingers moving sympathetically.
You can practice that at work -
people will just think you're making one or another offensive handsign.
I'm going to go against the grain here, and tell you that dry firing is only going to get you so far if you have a flinch. Your brain knows the gun isn't going off. You aren't teaching yourself anything. There are ways to short circuit that and teach yourself proper habits and post ignition timing (credit to supermoto for opening up my eyes about post/pre ignition push).
I think with such a short sight radius its alot more important?
What really seemed to help me the most was REALLY REALLY RESLLY concentrating on the front post. So much so at the same time it was hard putting it on the bullseye. I think with such a short sight radius its alot more important?
I also think with such focus and concentration my other flaws disappeared?
So what do I do next? Just keep practicing this with slow fire and eventually I'll be able to just pick this thing up and shoot it? Shooting accurately is tough!