14 December 2015, 06:18
swaincreekAll pistols hitting low
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.
Thanks.
14 December 2015, 09:34
meteFlinching ? 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.
14 December 2015, 16:17
p dog shooterAnticipating 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.
29 December 2015, 02:38
Michael MichalskiYour eyes may be the culprit. When the front site gets fuzzy I shoot high.
29 December 2015, 16:46
p dog shooterIt would be nice to hear back from the OP
07 January 2016, 01:14
leemar28Raise the rear sight if adjustable, or file the front sight down to raise impact.
07 January 2016, 01:29
p dog shooterquote:
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
07 January 2016, 02:10
leemar28What makes you think its a flinch?
Op says all his short guns are hitting low. Windage is OK.
07 January 2016, 06:10
p dog shooterquote:
Op says all his short guns are hitting low.
Exactly
Sure sign of a flinch
05 February 2016, 22:15
steyrsteveFlinching 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.
07 February 2016, 05:35
QuickstrikeHave 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.
07 February 2016, 19:42
butchloci'veseen it when the shooter closes his eyes just as he gun goes off. actually not that uncommon
08 February 2016, 03:00
p dog shooterConsidering we haven't heard back from the OP I wonder if he found anything out.
16 February 2016, 20:25
swaincreekGuys, 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.
17 February 2016, 02:09
p dog shooterGlad your having success with improving your shooting.