The Flinches?

[kalash]

Just go on YouTube , find Ben Stoeger and watch the videos

This is the best answer so far.

 

[Road_Clam]

I’m sure I’m not the only one but how do you account for twitching at the break and just being a tiny bit jumpy plinking at the range? It’s almost like you’ve powered down the Red Bulls. Sometimes it’s striking how I can shoot fine one day but can’t get my mojo on the next day. I’m not a tournament shooter so how does someone who needs to have their game face on when they shoot manage, or is it just what separates men from boys. I couldn’t hit the target yesterday but the day prior I went home thinking “not bad”. I find the psychological part of shooting is just as important as the shot itself.

Buy a cheap Traditions . 50 cal Kentucky flintlock black powder muzzleloader. Learn to shoot it without flinching and your problem is done !

 

[dcmdon]

Captain crush grip strengtheners are awesome. I'm up to 195 lbs for 1 rep. I don't really hold a gun super hard though, especially when I'm going for accuracy. A lot of the time when I shoot at 25 yards I just let the gun sit in my hands and let it recoil as much as it wants. With good technique the gun recoils straight up and settles back on the exact same spot. No need to grip like hell unless you're going for fast split times. Or if you're shooting something silly like .460 mag.

I really try to think of pulling my finger back and touching my nose. I get the idea of the trigger mechanism out of my head and just move ONLY my index finger and usually I'm surprised by the recoil, which is what you want.

You raise some really good points. Until a couple of years ago I indoor rock climbed 1-3 times per week. During that time my grip got MUCH stronger.

If I'm going for slow fire accuracy, I don't bother squeezing hard. But if I'm trying to shoot fast with reasonable accuracy having a very VERY tight grip on the gun is a huge help for recoil management. Gripping really hard makes your wrist more rigid and prevents flip. It was really a game changer when I started squeezing the gun really hard.

I was at a class at Sig and the instructor said

"you've heard that your grip between your shooting and support hand should be 50/50.
I look at another way. Your grip should be 100% / 100%. As hard as you can hold. ".

Then later in the class he explained that if you back off a bit, you can run the trigger better. But he wanted us to get used to holding the gun tighter than we were used to.

 

[gerrycaruso]

Another Sig instructor said to squeeze the gun like you're trying to break it.

 

[kalash]

Captain crush grip strengtheners are awesome. I'm up to 195 lbs for 1 rep. I don't really hold a gun super hard though, especially when I'm going for accuracy. A lot of the time when I shoot at 25 yards I just let the gun sit in my hands and let it recoil as much as it wants. With good technique the gun recoils straight up and settles back on the exact same spot. No need to grip like hell unless you're going for fast split times. Or if you're shooting something silly like .460 mag.

I really try to think of pulling my finger back and touching my nose. I get the idea of the trigger mechanism out of my head and just move ONLY my index finger and usually I'm surprised by the recoil, which is what you want.

Capt of Crush grippers are great but you have to also do extensions (forcing rubber bands open) or you risk serious injury.

Disagree about not needing a hard grip if you're not chasing splits. A strong support hand (death) grip can also help the shooter prevent moving the gun off target as they fire. The basic idea is that your trigger finger isn't strong enough to overcome the full grip force from your support hand, which enables you to slap the trigger without losing accuracy.

 

[dcmdon]

Capt of Crush grippers are great but you have to also do extensions (forcing rubber bands open) or you risk serious injury.

Disagree about not needing a hard grip if you're not chasing splits. A strong support hand (death) grip can also help the shooter prevent moving the gun off target as they fire. The basic idea is that your trigger finger isn't strong enough to overcome the full grip force from your support hand, which enables you to slap the trigger without losing accuracy.

When I was climbing, I'd use one of these whenever I was driving.

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