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All my pistols hit low on paper, left to right is decent. I have read this is a wrist break issue, but can not seem to fix myself.

Would appreciate any feedback from knowledgable pistol shooters.
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Posts: 161 | Location: Lakeland Fl . | Registered: 16 July 2010Reply With Quote
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Flinching ? The typical flinch with a handgun is to tense muscles that pull down the muzzle .
Practice dry firing to be able to shoot without that problem.
 
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Anticipating recoil.

The best way to find out is using some dummy rounds loaded by some one else. Mix in with the live rounds.

Once you convince yourself your the problem you can work on fixing it.

Front sight, front sight.

You can also have some one video you and play it back in slow motion.

The biggest problem I found in curing a flinch is convincing the shooter they have one.

I had more then one student yell at me I don't have flinch Until you put a dummy one in and they jerk the muzzle down.

I had one gal even after doing that several times, tell me she still didn't have one, that I was just tricking her.

Dry firing a lot, a lot of ball dummy drills and convincing your self you have a problem.
 
Posts: 19744 | Location: wis | Registered: 21 April 2001Reply With Quote
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Your eyes may be the culprit. When the front site gets fuzzy I shoot high.


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Posts: 1133 | Location: Brownstown, Michigan | Registered: 19 April 2015Reply With Quote
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It would be nice to hear back from the OP
 
Posts: 19744 | Location: wis | Registered: 21 April 2001Reply With Quote
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This might help
 
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Raise the rear sight if adjustable, or file the front sight down to raise impact.


Hang on TITE !!
 
Posts: 582 | Registered: 19 August 2004Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by leemar28:
Raise the rear sight if adjustable, or file the front sight down to raise impact.


Now much good if one is flinching
 
Posts: 19744 | Location: wis | Registered: 21 April 2001Reply With Quote
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What makes you think its a flinch?
Op says all his short guns are hitting low. Windage is OK.


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Posts: 582 | Registered: 19 August 2004Reply With Quote
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Op says all his short guns are hitting low.


Exactly

Sure sign of a flinch
 
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Flinching or placing the area below the first joint of the trigger finger along the side of the gun. This is a very common problem. In this situation, when pressure is exerted on the trigger, the finger flexes and pushes the gun to the right. You can see this if you crook your finger and pull as if you are pulling the trigger. It will flex.


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Posts: 473 | Location: central Kansas | Registered: 26 December 2013Reply With Quote
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Have you tried benching the gun OP? To rule out a flinch?

My pistols usually only shoot low when I'm really pushing the speed with less than a crush grip.
 
Posts: 72 | Location: Colorado | Registered: 05 April 2013Reply With Quote
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i'veseen it when the shooter closes his eyes just as he gun goes off. actually not that uncommon
 
Posts: 13466 | Location: faribault mn | Registered: 16 November 2004Reply With Quote
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Considering we haven't heard back from the OP I wonder if he found anything out.
 
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Guys, thanks for your input. Finally had some time to get back to the range and practice. I really worked on my wrist break problems, better support from the off-hand.

Groups have definitely moved up nicely.

Will continue the dry-fire practice as well.
Thanks to all that had suggestions.
 
Posts: 161 | Location: Lakeland Fl . | Registered: 16 July 2010Reply With Quote
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Glad your having success with improving your shooting.
 
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