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Hi all, sometimes while shooting I notice that my rifle "flips" to the side or upwards at the last moment before breaking the shot. Most annoyingly, I usually can't call off the shot because the movement causes me to trip the trigger, resulting in a less-than-high-standard shot... to add insult to injury, when I do follow-through the rifle returns to dead center.... Sometimes this happens on the vertical axis, however I noticed that this happens more when the butt-plate is not properly positioned in my shoulder. I would like to know what is causing this "flicking"; one person told me that it could be poor NPA, however I think that it might be weak muscles on my left arm. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Cheers NB

Nick
Its called shot anticipation. or in other words you are reacting micro seconds before shot release to a recoil that's not there.
Another problem you may be having is 'post shot flinch. This is where muscles in your arms/shoulders that may be under some tension even though you are not aware they are, relaxe micro seconds after the shot release. Both these problems will move the muzzle off target either just before or just after the shot release. Both will also destroy your follow through.
It's one of the most common problems that shooters suffer from.
I know some shooters who have mastered this problem by doing 'muscling' on during and after the shot. This is an attemp to move the muzzle back on zero during and after the shot release. This is not good and can cause inconsistancy.

Practice shot release without reacting to it!!!

Now,that was very interesting...(I also suffer from that)