TargetTalk

http://www.personaldefensenetwork.com/a ... n-trigger/

Anyone use this technique to good success? FBI academy teaches this?

Seriously?
I mean, really?

I've been using this method of trigger control on a revolver for well over 30 years. Where previously I've used a revolver for street carry and combat shooting only, since 2005 I've been shooting bullseye with a revolver and have used this method when firing timed and rapid fire, both double action. The actions have to be set up correctly with an early come up and a very smooth trigger release, but when it's all said and done, I'm shooting a single action with a very long release. Interestingly, Brian Zins, 10 times National Champ, uses a similar philosophy with his "roll" trigger, which provides a comparatively long single action release instead of a crisp break. The important similarity is where he places his trigger finger, not exactly on the DIP, but on the bony knob just next to it. I've been using his grip for the last 2 seasons with my 1911s and I have to say it works like a charm. I have much better trigger control in slow, timed and especially rapid. How it would apply to AP I don't know but I'm now using the DIP finger position on every trigger I can set up that way. My next challenge is on my new Walther GSP Expert. Because I'm using Rink grips, I may have to use a different approach.
Keith

No, I haven't used this method, but there are some ineterseting thoughts in the linked text. A few years ago I played around with trying to find å triggerfinger movement that didn't cause movement of the sights during dry fire training. The idea of course being that if you can do a jerky release without moving the sights, then you don't have to worry about this horrid release thing, chicken finger and all that. There's nothing like peace of mind when oyou're abeginner trying to hit in the black :-)

I don't think about these things nowadays, just try to squeeze until the shot goes off. But a trigger with a sliding roller, rather than a sliding finger is an interesting idea! Is it legal?

It wouldn't be too hard to make a trigger where the shoe was a vertical roller. It's an interesting idea.

Going one step further, what if the shoe was a large ball bearing held against a ring of ball bearings? That way, only forces directly to the rear would be supported. Anything else would cause the large ball to rotate, reducing any sideways or vertical forces on the pistol.

I'm not sure how well this would work in competition (it might not work well with a typical trigger weight test), but it could be useful as a training device.