RE: Getting well-fingered
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So true on the importance of finger position. While I had pad position drilled into me many years ago, what I've found is that the real key is consistency. However you place your finger or even if you violate the "sacred" rule of "Don't jerk the trigger!" It really doesn't matter if you can do it consistently.
If you keep anticipating recoil, jerking recoil and pulling shots low left, you have two choices. Practice holding steady without the jerk, or practice jerking consistently and adjust your sights or sight picture. As long as you do it the same every time the bullets will go in the same place and you can adjust where they hit.
I also "slap" shotgun triggers, just from habit and jump shooting rabbits and game birds in my youth when we regularly ate what we hunted or fished on a weekly basis. Good post!
Hey man, yeah you're exactly right. It all comes down to what works.If I was able to hold the gun upside down and shoot using my little finger, and that was effective, then I might do that. (I actually wouldn't do that, but you know what I mean) Whatever works.
Consistency is the key as you say.
We often video each other, right up close in slow motion in an attempt to find small things that may be able to improve speed or accuracy. In this way I've found a few little things that I've worked on; Some I changed and some I reverted. It's a good way to shave time or improve accuracy. Taking time off an IPSC stage, no matter how small is critical. In fact, taking a second or two off the time can be more beneficial to shooting a little more accurately.
I can't recall what gave me the idea for this post and I think it came out ok. It would have been good to show some personal data from the range, some of my targets with the different positions but I made them up itself...All my shots go into the bullseye no matter what...Lol. (If only!)