Goodbye Low and Left: 8 Ways to Cure a Flinch

[opsspec1991]

Goodbye Low and Left: 8 Ways to Cure a Flinch

Recoil anticipation. Pre-ignition push. Heeling. It goes by lots of names.

If you want to improve your handgun shooting, at some point you’re going to run into the issue of flinching. There tends to be a lot of shame and self-denial involved with this problem, but every shooter deals with it at some point. So man up and admit that there’s at least a chance that you might not be an exception to the rule, and that you might have to address it at some point in your development as a shooter. Just to help you feel better, I’ve put a big ol’ picture of my dumb flinch face right at the top of the article. So, egos aside, let’s look at how to cure a flinch so we can start shooting better.
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[aacx22]

Thank you. I like reading up on things like this.

 

[jofish]

Best way that I know of curing a flinch (it cured mine) is to grip the gun fairly tight and when on target, count the pounds it takes to touch off a round. Gun on target, finger on trigger, keep adding pressure and counting........ 1,2,3,4 and so on. This way you are slowly pulling the trigger and not jerking. Don't worry about speed or trying to get a fast second shot. Speed will come later.