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Do you pull trigger than aim, or aim then pull trigger?
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:04 pm
by Guest
Do you start pulling trigger before your alignment? or do you align then pull trigger? Or there is no difference in trigger pull and alignment, they happen simultaneously?
Pulling trigger before alignment caused me to surprise myself too early. Alignment then pull, my shots tend to be more spread out. So trigger pull/ alignment at the same time is the right teaching?
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:06 pm
by Pat McCoy
This, and other threads, should give you a start on the opinions about which is best.
http://www.targettalk.org/viewtopic.php ... lliseconds
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:03 pm
by 2650 Plus
Not just an opinion. My shot sequence starts with raising the pistol above my target bull. As I start relaxing the pistol moves toward the aiming area. The trigger finger starts moving as the pistol stops in my aiming area.My total attention goes to the front sight along with eye focus and I try perfectiong sight allignment before the pistol fires. If I don't quite make it I still get a 9. If I do its a 10. And thats just the way I shoot the shot. Best advice is do what makes sense to you. If it works you have found the correct way for you. Just keep working on methods of improving your shot sequence and shooting good controled shots.Good Shooting Bill Horton
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:03 am
by PETE S
Consider paying very close attention to muscle tension in your hand and wrist so you go from no trigger pressure, finger off the trigger etc, to starting the trigger squeeze sequence.
The concept is to move the trigger finger totally independent of the other muscles in the hand and wrist. I think that is possible after you are touching of the trigger, taking up some of that initial slack etc. And I am speaking of both free pistol and the 45 with a 3.5 pound trigger.
But experiment against a blank wall, watch your sight alignment very carefully as you go from not touching the trigger to preparing to squeeze the trigger. Does anything happen? Does your hand pressure and or wrist change? Once you have the initial “I am ready to fire any moment attitude", does anything change?
Read and reread these two articles several times:
http://www.pilkguns.com/anatoli.shtml
http://www.pilkguns.com/anatoli2.shtml