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<blockquote data-quote="1SevenZero" data-source="post: 805415" data-attributes="member: 51825"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I commend you for admitting you have a flinching problem. A lot of people try and blame other factors as they find it embarrassing. Don't be embarrassed at all.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">When born we are all born with 2 fears all others are learned. Loud noises and falling. These are a survival mechanism. Eventually we learn with falling come sudden and often time hard impacts.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">We all know when we press a trigger on a gun it results in a loud noise and a sudden impact to the shoulder (which we learned to link with falling). Our subconscious is afraid of these two things. So the "flinch" which you are experiencing is normal and everyone has it. Yes…..EVERYONE.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">What is happening is as you start that trigger press your mind is bouncing through a whirlwind of thoughts. Position, Grip, Breathing, Sight Alignment, Sight Picture….what's the wind doing…..how long have I been holding my breath….crap my sights are getting blurry….hurry…smooth trigger press…..hurry…. Then your subconscious is jumping in there with "OH ****" this thing is going to go BOOM and hit me… I've got to protect myself. Then comes the flinch. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">You have to learn how to FOCUS. I'll say it again. You have to learn how to FOCUS. If you train yourself to focus the conscious mind it will override the subconscious. Some people are a little more natural at this than others. But anyone can learn how to focus.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Although all fundamentals are important, the single most important is trigger press. So naturally I would say learn to focus on it. Before you start the trigger press, get all the other fundamentals out of the way, except follow through (obviously). And take your time working through the fundamentals and setting up that perfect shot. Take a deep breath or 2 and then drop into a natural breathing rhythm. Reach the natural pause (top or bottom of the breathing cycle)…. You have roughly 3 to 5 seconds before you're vision starts to blur. If it starts to blur....stop, breath and begin again.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Fundamentals are out of the way….now it's time to FOCUS on the most important.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">You need to focus on an action that your mind and body is familiar with (VERY IMPORTANT). For me I focus on "pressing" the trigger. The way I focus on it is by saying a repetitive/never ending sentence. And I make sure to say it in a rhythmic fashion. "Keep pressing, keep pressing, keep pressing…….." There is a fancy term for this, but I can't remember what it is. By doing this I am focusing the conscious mind on a single task, which overrides the subconscious need to protect me. I continue this focus until the surprise breaking of the shot, at which point it shifts to follow through.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">If you choose to use the above sentence you can say it in your head. I would recommend whispering it to yourself first. And say it loud enough you can actually hear it….don't just mouth it. Then switch to saying it in your head.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">It sounds crazy, but research these things for yourself and you will see.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">A couple things I would recommend doing. Rather than having your partner throw in the occasional dummy round, have him load that sucker to capacity with dummy rounds. Then, occasionally sneak in a single live round between loadings. So you may go through 10 dummy rounds before getting that one live round. Then you might go through 6 dummies before getting that one live round. That way you never know if you are getting a live round in that firearm.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Dry fire….dry fire….dry fire.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Set your rifles up to minimize recoil. Add a recoil pad, muzzle brake, weight, lighter recoiling loads, etc… Wear thick clothing (thick jacket). Minimize the punishment.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Do the bulk of your practice with lighter recoiling rifles.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Sorry for the long winded response, but I've had problems with being recoil shy (some times I still am) and these things helped me tremendously. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1SevenZero, post: 805415, member: 51825"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I commend you for admitting you have a flinching problem. A lot of people try and blame other factors as they find it embarrassing. Don’t be embarrassed at all.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]When born we are all born with 2 fears all others are learned. Loud noises and falling. These are a survival mechanism. Eventually we learn with falling come sudden and often time hard impacts.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]We all know when we press a trigger on a gun it results in a loud noise and a sudden impact to the shoulder (which we learned to link with falling). Our subconscious is afraid of these two things. So the “flinch” which you are experiencing is normal and everyone has it. Yes…..EVERYONE.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]What is happening is as you start that trigger press your mind is bouncing through a whirlwind of thoughts. Position, Grip, Breathing, Sight Alignment, Sight Picture….what’s the wind doing…..how long have I been holding my breath….crap my sights are getting blurry….hurry…smooth trigger press…..hurry…. Then your subconscious is jumping in there with “OH ****” this thing is going to go BOOM and hit me… I’ve got to protect myself. Then comes the flinch. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]You have to learn how to FOCUS. I’ll say it again. You have to learn how to FOCUS. If you train yourself to focus the conscious mind it will override the subconscious. Some people are a little more natural at this than others. But anyone can learn how to focus.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Although all fundamentals are important, the single most important is trigger press. So naturally I would say learn to focus on it. Before you start the trigger press, get all the other fundamentals out of the way, except follow through (obviously). And take your time working through the fundamentals and setting up that perfect shot. Take a deep breath or 2 and then drop into a natural breathing rhythm. Reach the natural pause (top or bottom of the breathing cycle)…. You have roughly 3 to 5 seconds before you're vision starts to blur. If it starts to blur....stop, breath and begin again.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Fundamentals are out of the way….now it’s time to FOCUS on the most important.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]You need to focus on an action that your mind and body is familiar with (VERY IMPORTANT). For me I focus on “pressing” the trigger. The way I focus on it is by saying a repetitive/never ending sentence. And I make sure to say it in a rhythmic fashion. “Keep pressing, keep pressing, keep pressing……..” There is a fancy term for this, but I can’t remember what it is. By doing this I am focusing the conscious mind on a single task, which overrides the subconscious need to protect me. I continue this focus until the surprise breaking of the shot, at which point it shifts to follow through.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri] [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]If you choose to use the above sentence you can say it in your head. I would recommend whispering it to yourself first. And say it loud enough you can actually hear it….don’t just mouth it. Then switch to saying it in your head.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]It sounds crazy, but research these things for yourself and you will see.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]A couple things I would recommend doing. Rather than having your partner throw in the occasional dummy round, have him load that sucker to capacity with dummy rounds. Then, occasionally sneak in a single live round between loadings. So you may go through 10 dummy rounds before getting that one live round. Then you might go through 6 dummies before getting that one live round. That way you never know if you are getting a live round in that firearm.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Dry fire….dry fire….dry fire.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Set your rifles up to minimize recoil. Add a recoil pad, muzzle brake, weight, lighter recoiling loads, etc… Wear thick clothing (thick jacket). Minimize the punishment.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Do the bulk of your practice with lighter recoiling rifles.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Sorry for the long winded response, but I’ve had problems with being recoil shy (some times I still am) and these things helped me tremendously. [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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