I've noticed that I have been hunching my shoulders flinching bad before I take a shot. I really noticed it today when I didn't pull the trigger with enough pressure. What are some of your techniques to have a smooth trigger pull?
Horrible flinching before shot
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Are you hunching due to your scope not being high enough for a comfortable cheek weld? I ask from personal experience. When I went to higher rings, even IF my shoulders were hunched, my accuracy was much better.
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SimpleGuy, if you are shooting a PCP then practice just shooting air (no ammo) , however if you are shooting a spring gun you must not shoot it without ammo, teach yourself a breathing technique, as in take a deep breath , hold it , the squeeze the trigger. Hope this helps
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I flinched horribly when I first started learning to shoot with my other eye and hand. After about 150 shots, it got better. I also keep both eyes open now instead of squinting one closed and that has helped me.
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I was doing the same thing with my Maverick. The first stage of my trigger was waaaay to long, so I shorted it up to less than half, and lighted the second stage force a little bit. That fixed a whole lot of my problems.
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RELAX . dont hold on tight . put you mind on the target very relaxed and move your finger onto the trigger and squeez just your finger not the rest of your hand or body . breath normal and shoot at the exhale most air out.
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Not good to hold breath after an inhale. Creates tension in the body & stronger heartbeat. I learned to hold after an exhalation & shoot in between heartbeats, like snipers are trained to do.
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breath normally and at the bottom of exhale but before you inhale ease the trigger back . Do not stop breathing jus time the trigger at the bottom
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For me since I’m shooting sub 20 and sub 30 FPE guns. I just stay relaxed and focus on my reticle and target. When the moment feels right I gently squeeze the trigger. I was taught to believe that “flinching” at the shot was recoil induced…? Just relax in your shooting…
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Actually a traditional breathing control method with PB's that I've heard for years is exhale halfway and hold breath to shoot. I have been exhaling fully then shooting. It removes all muscle tension caused from the diaphram and you'll have more than enough O2 in your system with empty lungs for about 15 seconds to take the shot. Worked for me better than the "half full" lungs method.
Also get your trigger pull to a decent light weight but more importantly a crisp consistent break. Trigger inconsistency can be a flinch issue. Regards
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RELAX . breath normally put your mind on the target, RELAX . body relaxed finger relaxed , on your exhale take up 1st stage of trigger do not squeeze your whole hand then at the bottom of exhale squeeze just the trigger before you intake air, but do this as normal breathing do not hold .
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Try press the trigger on instead of squeeze or pull the trigger, kind of like pressing the mouse button but also hold it till you see the impact. Almost like drag and drop with your mouse but without the dragging part.
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