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Commonly Discussed Topics:
Follow-Through
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QUOTE:
" FOLLOW-THROUGH. Simultaneously with the release of the shot,
concentration should shift to follow-though. Follow-through is often
talked about but we suspect that it is actually practiced in its fullest sense
by only a few champion shooters. Most people feel that follow-through is
simply "holding on" to the position until the bullet has cleared the
rifle barrel. But complete follow-through involves more than this, for it
involves a follow-through in mental concentration as well. A champion
shooter concentrated on sensing and analyzing every aspect if his performance
until after the completion of recoil, is precisely aware of the feel and
direction of recoil, and is capable of predicting within minute limits where the
bullet struck the target."
QUOTE:
" No Matter...the steadiness of your hold, you must be aware of aiming all
the time you're putting pressure on the trigger. If your visual attention
shuts off before the trigger pressure peaks-even for.01 seconds-you will not
know where the shot went."
~~Brian Enos
Professional Shooter
QUOTE:
" There is always a strong temptation to snap the trigger quickly when the
front sight approaches the bull, in they thought that a good shot can be
made. The action of trying to "grab a ten" is called
jerking. Usually they result is a shot that is far from where you thought
it would be...Dry firing is an excellent war to correct defects in trigger
control. You can do this in your own home by placing a small black dot at one
end of a room. Note exactly how the sight picture appears at the instant
the firing pin falls. By dry firing, it is possible to develop a smooth
trigger pull and to correct any mistakes made in pulling the trigger."
~~Gary Anderson
Olympic Gold Medal Winner
TRIGGER CONTROL
" The Easiest way to turn a potentially good shot into a
bad one is to pull the trigger incorrectly. To the expert rifleman, proper
trigger control is second in importance only to holding the rifle still...The
Hand does all the work of pulling the trigger, but if this work is done
correctly, not only the index finger moves while all the rest of the hand
maintains absolutely constant tension...The index finger should not touch the
stock at any point...The index finger should contact the trigger at the first
joint or just ahead of the first joint...The action of the index finger should
be independent of all other parts of the body except the brain, which is
receiving images of the sight picture...The final pressure on the trigger must
start as soon as the front sight and the bull are properly aligned....When
pulling the trigger, the trained rifleman concentrates so much on holding the
rifle still that the action of the index finger becomes nearly automatic in
firing the rifle when the best sight picture is achieved..."
Thanks to Coach Boykin and his handouts
for all the information
Heather Tillson 1/10/02 |