Gun Control

Now that I have your attention lets discuss a couple of aspects of shooting technique affecting accuracy you may not have considered: elbow direction and balance.Recoil force is transmitted down the arms to the body mass and to the ground. In a two handed shooting stance if the force isn't transmitted evenly between the two arms the gun, even if gripped ideally, is going to skew off target.In an Isosceles stance if elbows aren't oriented similarly one arm will bend more than the other and skew the gun sideways of target.In the Chapman stance the strong arm is straight and support arm bent and pulling the gun back into the body to create a rigid triangle. if the support arm isn't oriented elbow down the gun will tend skew to the side as the arm absorbs recoil and bends.In the Weaver stance both arms are bent with a push-pull action to create the stable triangle. If both elbows aren't tucked in and oriented down the gun is likely to skew between shots requiring more time to re-orient the sights on the target.Until you become conscious of that cause and effect you might not notice how variations in grip, particularly with the support hand can change the elbow orientation affecting accuracy.Loss of balance causing the body to sway also will affect accuracy. We master the skill of standing in balance by age 1 and it becomes reflexive and sub-conscious. Because the body reacts to imbalance sub-consciously a shooter might not recognize they are swaying around, but an external observer can see the problem immediately.A non-shooting exercise I do to work on both of these variables is to 'draw' and aim 8 or 15 pound hand weight in front of the bathroom mirror. The heavy weight makes any problems related to bio-mechanics and balance more obvious than just dry firing with the gun. When I do dry fire after a dozen or so reps with the 15 pound weight the gun feels feather light by comparison and much easier to hold on target — the reflection of my dominant eye and gun muzzle in the mirror.This exercise is similar to the "wax on / wax off" training exercise in the Karate Kid movie. If you haven't seen the movie the Sensei has the Karate Kid wax his truck, which has the same movement as blocking a punch. When the Sensei finally got around to teaching karate the Kid reflexively made the correct moves to block.Like waxing the truck drawing and aiming the 15 pound weight increases strength in ways just drawing and aiming the 1.5 pound gun can't. Do a dozen or so reps in every morning and evening between range sessions and you'll see an improvement in your ability to control the gun and keep it on target. via /r/CCW http://ift.tt/2jIsmk8