Shooting

I need help shooting! Last year I seemed to do just fine but this year is different. I seem to get trigger happy and shake a lot. This is leaving me very unconfident. My trip to my dads is in two weeks and I needs be spot on by then

I assume you are talking rifle…. what I do (I learned in Basic training) is have a routine… Breath (take a deep breath ) relax (exhale, release tension) aim (dah) and squeeze….. it works good for me. Give it a try

Good luck and have fun at your dads

Im bow hunting

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I need help shooting! Last year I seemed to do just fine but this year is different. I seem to get trigger happy and shake a lot. This is leaving me very unconfident. My trip to my dads is in two weeks and I needs be spot on by then

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The trick is to relax. You are jerking the trigger thinking it’s going to kick you in the face.

Instead, blow you breath out and hold it out. Settle the cross-hairs, SLOWLY squeeze the trigger. The gun will go off when you aren’t anticipating it. That should eliminate you jerking the gun.

One thing I do is put my feet under my bottom when I’m sitting in the chair. Kind of let them dangle. That way you aren’t applying pressure to your lower body. It helps to relax.

Shooting like this, you can even shoot a decent group with factory ammo and a bad trigger. I was able to shoot a 1.5″ group at 200 yards a few days ago with a buddies .270. Factory ammo and a trigger pull around 4-5 pounds.

OK, so you are shooting bow. Same thing. Squeeze the trigger. Settle the sight pin, and squeeze the trigger.

I’ve experienced this in the past. For me at least I think I was trying to hard. Just relax. Let the sight pin “float” around the desired point of impact. Don’t try to hold the pin absolutely still. Focus more on achieving consistent form rather than aiming. Just my 2 cents. Hope it helps.

Target panic…it’s something I deal with everyday. Things that help me. Shoot at a close distance, less than 5 yards. 1)I pull back, aim, close my eyes and slowly pull the release.2) Pull back aim, hold for 3 seconds,let down and repeat 3 times. Pull back again, hold for 3 seconds and slowly pull the trigger. Remember it’s not a race. NEVER look at the pin, focus on the bullseye. Your pin will find it’s place. Turn down your poundage if you feel you can’t hold long enough.3) Shorten your practice time, even if it means shooting 3 arrows every 10 minutes. Don’t force yourself to shoot more thinking that practice makes perfect, this can only lead to deeper problems. Consentrate more on form than hitting the bullseye. Open hand, follow through, don’t punch the release, etc. Shooting is 80% mental, 20% physical. A guy with horrible form but consistant, will still out shoot someone with perfect form but “trigger happy” every time.

I love this site! Thanks for all the help guys!

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I assume you are talking rifle…. what I do (I learned in Basic training) is have a routine… Breath (take a deep breath ) relax (exhale, release tension) aim (dah) and squeeze….. it works good for me. Give it a try

Good luck and have fun at your dads

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This works even better for bow shooting