League shooting
I have never been a part of league shooting. Joined a league that shoots .22 rifles. The shooting is all standing with no supports.
I have been shooting terrible. I have a touch of Parkinson's and tend to shake a bit when shooting.
Does anyone have any advice on how they steady the rifle under these conditions? What works for you?
I have been shooting terrible. I have a touch of Parkinson's and tend to shake a bit when shooting.
Does anyone have any advice on how they steady the rifle under these conditions? What works for you?
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I shake sometimes and a shotgun cures missing. 0 -
Ok, this may sound weird but it has worked for people I have worked with in the past who were shakers.
You have to control the shaking to a degree that you can get the barrel moving in a figure 8 pattern. Then trigger control to pull trigger at the right moment when the barrel is coming around on target.
The last girl who showed up to shoot handgun started shooting about a 100 in bullseye, when we got together to practice she work her way up to shooting around a 240.
This was all slow fire bullseye .0 -
brier-49 wrote:Ok, this may sound weird but it has worked for people I have worked with in the past who were shakers.
You have to control the shaking to a degree that you can get the barrel moving in a figure 8 pattern. Then trigger control to pull trigger at the right moment when the barrel is coming around on target.
The last girl who showed up to shoot handgun started shooting about a 100 in bullseye, when we got together to practice she work her way up to shooting around a 240.
This was all slow fire bullseye .
There's really no better answer. You have to learn to shoot between the shakes. Practice, Practice, Practice.0 -
brier-49 wrote:Ok, this may sound weird but it has worked for people I have worked with in the past who were shakers.
You have to control the shaking to a degree that you can get the barrel moving in a figure 8 pattern. Then trigger control to pull trigger at the right moment when the barrel is coming around on target.
The last girl who showed up to shoot handgun started shooting about a 100 in bullseye, when we got together to practice she work her way up to shooting around a 240.
This was all slow fire bullseye .
I've used similar techniques, either aiming low and slowly raising the sight picture until it is in/near the ten ring and squeezing off a round. Or using a corkscrew motion and slowly tightening the circle.
Another method is to set your sights so when you are aiming at the large black at 6 O'clock the bullet strikes in/near the ten ring. This helps people who have trouble focusing rear sight, *front* sight, target.
Seems to help me when I put a white hole patch in the center of the ten ring.
Proper breathing can also help, a little more than a half breath, tighten your diaphragm and slowly exhale through your teeth so there is some resistance.
Mix it up a little and see what works best for you. It may take a little experimentation. Not everybody is the same, it may take some time to find your groove.
I always seem to do better when I put more of my weight on my back leg, without locking my knee, right elbow down. I kind of rock back a little and boom.0 -
I shot 4 position NRA smallbore {.22} for 15 years.
For the standing position, you should lock your left elbow into your rib cage area. This may require you to hold the rifle forearm with only 2 fingers extended in a u shape under the forearm. Like let the rifle rest on your 2 fingers, don't try to hold it.
Gripping the rifle forearm like a hunting stance will only increase the "shakes".
Train your breathing to raise and lower the rifle with each breath. Up and down across the target...then you can know when to SQUEEZE the trigger as the rifle comes onto the bull.
Don't try to snap off a shot because the sites look right on.
Some what like this>>>>
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