1. Shooting Position Copied Instead of Being Built:
Usually most beginners do not have access to coach, and some are even advised by their coaches to copy shooting position of senior athlete or one of the champions.
Truth is that your shooting position needs to be built to suit you, and it cannot be copied from someone else, as we do not have same anatomy, natural balance, and skeletal alignment and biomechanical factors.
To have this corrected it would be best to build your position with a knowledgeable coach, though as I am aware not everyone has one near I will have this subject further explained in details on next blog post as it is a lengthy one.
For our shooting position to be correct it needs to :
- Comfortable/Natural
- Effective
- Stable
- Aligned
- Consistent
Each person in general has different body. Different height, weight, possibly certain health issues or previous injuries.
Due to those factors we cannot apply same shooting position with each person in high performance.
In the beginning we can have a same position for all, until the basic are learned and applied, then we would start adjusting the position to fit the individual.
More on this in next blog post.
2. Trigger Finger Not Placed Correctly:
Incorrect finger placement causes horizontal errors and inconsistent groups.
Usually most beginners do not pay attention how their finger is placed on the trigger and due to that we have a poor trigger control.
If our finger is incorrectly placed and we try to pull the trigger with same pressure it will be hard (too littler trigger finger) or we will have it brake the shot unexpectedly(too much trigger finger).
We need to position tip of our index finger on the trigger blade. That will allow us to pull it with equal pressure and to have a controlled shot release.
You can see that part on the photo from one of my presentations below.
3. Not Focusing on The Front Sight:
Most athletes have their focus slipping to back sight or even more often to the target which is very common with new starters.
For those who struggle to focus on front sight, please use the exercise below:
Hold your thumb 10 inches from your face and focus on it for 15 seconds. Alternatively, you can hold a near object with a letter on it to better engage your focusing system.
After fifteen seconds, shift your gaze to a target 20 feet (6 meters) away, and again, hold your focus for 15 seconds.
Return to your thumb. Repeat several times.
Follow our blog as there will be more tips on the technique.