Well guys I thought I would throw this info. out to anyone new to the sport and wanting to add more accuracy to his or her scores.
The use of snap caps [ in your semi-auto ] or the use of a revolver [ caliber unimportant ] is a fantastic tool allowing you to fine tune your trigger pull. I have posted this info before, but after seeing it work again with one of my new female students - I just had to re post the info.
The female student came to me and wanted to sign up for some lessons to better her technique. She has a nice balanced stance, but needed some small adjustments to her grip to increase consistency. Her grip, after the first lesson was like a vise.....and she had no problems handling her 380 semi-auto but accuracy was a real problem. Like most new shooters she had developed a pretty bad anticipation reaction and was pushing the pistol.
The second lesson.....I took her back to a .45 Acp revolver, where the recoil was a lot "more" than her .380.........but allowed me to leave empty chambers. Well, the shooter came face to face with her pushing when that .45 Acp landed on an empty chamber. It was DRAMATIC !! She started laughing at how much she was pushing or jerking at the trigger, but the same was not really noticeable firing a fully loaded gun.
We spent the next 30 minutes........me loading the gun leaving empty chambers along the way......until at last she had learned to relax and reduced her pushing on the gun a considerable amount.
Next we loaded up the .380 ........ and with the new skills fresh in her mind, she proceeded to drill the X-ring -- shot after shot !!! I even started her on some "speed drills" and she surprised me at her accuracy.
Sometimes all a shooter needs is to witness for themselves, the degree at which they are jerking the trigger. The empty chambers routine is just ONE method for demonstrating this. A laser mounted on your pistol can also be used to watch for the movement -- but it is not as convincing as when you feel the "push" on an empty chamber.
Try this anytime --- you want to fine tune or improve your trigger pull. I will use this rountine on myself every 6 months or so, to keep ahead of any developing "bad Habits" .
Using a .22 pistol will also help with your trigger pull, but works on a different aspect of the trigger pull movement. It will help smooth your squeeze during rapid fire engagements.
Hope this info helps someone else, as much as it did for this new & now proud combat shooter.
JF.
The use of snap caps [ in your semi-auto ] or the use of a revolver [ caliber unimportant ] is a fantastic tool allowing you to fine tune your trigger pull. I have posted this info before, but after seeing it work again with one of my new female students - I just had to re post the info.
The female student came to me and wanted to sign up for some lessons to better her technique. She has a nice balanced stance, but needed some small adjustments to her grip to increase consistency. Her grip, after the first lesson was like a vise.....and she had no problems handling her 380 semi-auto but accuracy was a real problem. Like most new shooters she had developed a pretty bad anticipation reaction and was pushing the pistol.
The second lesson.....I took her back to a .45 Acp revolver, where the recoil was a lot "more" than her .380.........but allowed me to leave empty chambers. Well, the shooter came face to face with her pushing when that .45 Acp landed on an empty chamber. It was DRAMATIC !! She started laughing at how much she was pushing or jerking at the trigger, but the same was not really noticeable firing a fully loaded gun.
We spent the next 30 minutes........me loading the gun leaving empty chambers along the way......until at last she had learned to relax and reduced her pushing on the gun a considerable amount.
Next we loaded up the .380 ........ and with the new skills fresh in her mind, she proceeded to drill the X-ring -- shot after shot !!! I even started her on some "speed drills" and she surprised me at her accuracy.
Sometimes all a shooter needs is to witness for themselves, the degree at which they are jerking the trigger. The empty chambers routine is just ONE method for demonstrating this. A laser mounted on your pistol can also be used to watch for the movement -- but it is not as convincing as when you feel the "push" on an empty chamber.
Try this anytime --- you want to fine tune or improve your trigger pull. I will use this rountine on myself every 6 months or so, to keep ahead of any developing "bad Habits" .
Using a .22 pistol will also help with your trigger pull, but works on a different aspect of the trigger pull movement. It will help smooth your squeeze during rapid fire engagements.
Hope this info helps someone else, as much as it did for this new & now proud combat shooter.
JF.