One of the keys to being able to eliminate the “flinch” many people have to the recoil process is to keep your head up. Most people have the tendency to drop their chin into their chest when they fire the gun. This is a primal survival mechanism designed to protect the throat. This causes several problems. The biggest problem is that your emotional state is governed by your physiology. To drop your chin automatically induces an emotional state which is the opposite of the desired “detached” state. If you are in an emotional state, I guarantee you will experience an aversion to the firing process. Also, if you wear glasses, you won’t be looking through the center of the lens, thus you will not get optimal visual correction for perfect acuity. If you notice you are dropping your shots low, this is usually an indication that you are dropping your chin. So, keep your head up and watch your scores go up.

When you look at your front sight, look for something specific about it.  Look for a scratch, a defect, or a peculiarity. It really helps if you have something that will force your eye to use a “pursuit” movement (This is like dialing in the zoom on a microscope to achieve perfect focus on just one cell.) This will prevent you from looking through your sights. Keep your focus and acuity on that peculiarity of your front sight throughout the entire firing process.

When working the trigger, “Curl” it rather that “press” or “squeeze” it.  Most people have more control over the amount of pressure being applied to the trigger when they feel the finger being contracted in a curling motion around it.  When a finger is suspended on the trigger face, when using  a press or squeeze technique, you will not feel that controlled sense of contraction required when releasing the shot. (It must be noted the finger position on the trigger will affect the quality of the shot, so make sure as you curl, the pressure is straight back.)