Transcription of Pistol Group Analysis - TargetShooting
1 Pistol Group AnalysisVertical Centre PlacementPossible Causes1. Weak shoulder Swaying forward and backwardcausing vertical Breathing while aiming Group - ScatteredPossible Causes1. All problems are evident, nothingspecific stands Start with natural point of aim,then grip and trigger Centre PlacementPossible Causes1. Poor Poor follow through, loweringgun before the shot is Poor sight alignment: front sightis centred, but too Centre PlacementPossible Causes1. Heeling: applies pressure with theheel of the hand while the Breaking wrist up, pulling Poor sight alignment: front sightis too Horizontal PlacementPossible Causes1. Increasing grip pressure whileshot breaks, bending wrist to Relaxing elbow while the HorizontalPossible Causes1.
2 Applying extra pressure Poor sight alignment: front sightalignment is off to the Horizontal LeftPossible Causes1. Pushing the trigger, moving it andthe gun to the Poor sight alignment: front sightalignment is off to the Applying extra pressure withfingertips and/or Centre PlacementPossible Causes1. Poor stance, resulting in badnatural point of Poor handgrip, resulting in badnatural point of Poor stance, resulting in bodysway to the right and Right PlacementPossible Causes1. Slackening the wrist while thepistol Heeling: applies pressure with theheel of the hand while the Anticipating Right PlacementPossible Causes1. Snatching the trigger, pulling itand the gun to the Slackening the wrist while thepistol Left PlacementPossible Causes1.
3 Jerking: applies excessive pres-sure to trigger, pushing it down andto the Canting the Pistol to the left anddropping the Analysis allows you to determine what you are doing wrong inyour shooting. Don t look at this as a negative exercise: this is anopportunity to diagnose a problem. With a sound diagnosis, you candetermine a course of action to remedy following groups assume a right handed, right eye dominant left-handed shooters, reverse the attention to your groups, not individual and groupings are not to scale: use as examples fordemonstration / educational Canada Copyright.
