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Thanks Darth Vader for inspiring me to write up this thread.
Step 1: Assume a proper grip, apply 20% pressure with firing hand and 80% pressure with support hand.
Step 2: obtain a proper sight picture and focus on front sight post so that is in focus and target is blury.
Step 3: While your aiming you will notice the sights moving around your aiming point.... don't worry about where exactly they are when the trigger breaks because if you do then you will force it and pull your shot.
Step 4: Use conventional wisdom of slow steady squeeze. Now take it to the extreme. Its like the story of how potato chips were invented.... Person orders potatos cut thin and cooked. When they get order they complain they are cut to thick and send them back to kitchen. Chef says ok and cuts them thinner and sends out new order. Customer gets them and says "these are still to thick" and send them back. Again Chef cuts even thinner and send it back out. Again customer complains that they are cut to thick. At this point Chef is pissed. Out of spite he cuts the potato as thin as he possibly can and fries them in oil and sends them out to customer. The customer tries them and falls in love with them. So the point is to take slow steady squeeze to the extreme. If it take you 20 seconds or more for trigger to break than thats awesome! Remember don't rush it and even though your sights will be moving a lot around where you want to hit it does not matter. Let it happen naturally and you will be shooting better.
Step 5: When you squeeze trigger ensure you keep it rear after it fires for 2 seconds and slowly release until it resets (you hear/feel trigger click).
Step 6: After hitting target consistently and accurately you can then start shooting faster and or further. Remember slow is smooth and smooth is fast.
Step 7: if you follow the above you should be shooting more accurately if you are new to shooting or it has been a while.
I have found the above to address trigger control and anticipation issues for me and it has worked with everyone I have shown how to shoot with. Remember this is to help you shoot more accurately and does not address safety which is assumed you should know.
Step 1: Assume a proper grip, apply 20% pressure with firing hand and 80% pressure with support hand.
Step 2: obtain a proper sight picture and focus on front sight post so that is in focus and target is blury.
Step 3: While your aiming you will notice the sights moving around your aiming point.... don't worry about where exactly they are when the trigger breaks because if you do then you will force it and pull your shot.
Step 4: Use conventional wisdom of slow steady squeeze. Now take it to the extreme. Its like the story of how potato chips were invented.... Person orders potatos cut thin and cooked. When they get order they complain they are cut to thick and send them back to kitchen. Chef says ok and cuts them thinner and sends out new order. Customer gets them and says "these are still to thick" and send them back. Again Chef cuts even thinner and send it back out. Again customer complains that they are cut to thick. At this point Chef is pissed. Out of spite he cuts the potato as thin as he possibly can and fries them in oil and sends them out to customer. The customer tries them and falls in love with them. So the point is to take slow steady squeeze to the extreme. If it take you 20 seconds or more for trigger to break than thats awesome! Remember don't rush it and even though your sights will be moving a lot around where you want to hit it does not matter. Let it happen naturally and you will be shooting better.
Step 5: When you squeeze trigger ensure you keep it rear after it fires for 2 seconds and slowly release until it resets (you hear/feel trigger click).
Step 6: After hitting target consistently and accurately you can then start shooting faster and or further. Remember slow is smooth and smooth is fast.
Step 7: if you follow the above you should be shooting more accurately if you are new to shooting or it has been a while.
I have found the above to address trigger control and anticipation issues for me and it has worked with everyone I have shown how to shoot with. Remember this is to help you shoot more accurately and does not address safety which is assumed you should know.
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