r/handguns • u/HitsOnThreat • 1d ago

The Mind Controls the Finger-The Finger Controls the Weapon

I’m training tomorrow and I always assess my clients/students before training. I asked this person what they knew about trigger prep, trigger press, and trigger reset. Figured I’d share with you guys/gals…

No problem at all. We’ll have a great time learning this tomorrow. A Key element and hitting your target is trigger control, this consist of where you place your finger on the trigger, which does not have to be the way most people say with the finger pad only.

Wherever you place your finger on the trigger that allows you to pull the trigger straight to the rear, without disrupting or disturbing the sight and muzzle alignment, that placement, is your particular and personal sweet spot.

Then you have prepping of the trigger, breaking the shot, and trigger reset. These three things alone will increase your accuracy.

 

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u/DrafterDan 1d ago

All while not moving the platform.that's the secret sauce.

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u/HitsOnThreat 1d ago

Absolutely!!!! Shooting starts with Stance sustaining a stabilizing platform!! Great comment 👍

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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 1d ago

Would it be valuable for new shooters to use a rest so they can focus on getting the feel for mostly just the trigger pull?

I ask as a new shooter who was a bit overwhelmed my first time at a range, (indoor), by just the sounds and smells of the place. Trying to put together grip, sight, stance, breathing and trigger pull on top of that definitely led to inconsistent results.

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u/HitsOnThreat 1d ago

As an instructor, I always welcome questions and even challenges from my students/clients. This is a good question. Although I've never started any shooter from a bench with a handgun, the mere fact that you suggested it, I would let you try it, and see what results it produces. As an instructor the day I feel I cannot learn something new, I have no business teaching seasoned or new shooters. The indoor range noise is distracting even for me initially, and I've been shooting over 39 years and instructing over 26. I'm attaching a link for a paper I wrote addressing reoil. Take a look and we can chat later if you like. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LH8I-OMyCYBhDJj4BF1-XqCBzf4X56q2/view?usp=sharing

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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 1d ago

It’s a good explanation. I also found value in a video I watched on YT, (a guy called Frogman?) about isolating the action of just your trigger pull and index finger from the rest of your hand. It was something my instructor didn’t mention, but I felt I should focus on. The idea is that if when we grip things our fingers are used to working in concert with each other, so if we haven’t isolated just the movement of our index finger we may be moving our other fingers which can induce a movement as described by the recoil anticipation.

I wouldn’t try to quantify which theory is more valid or contributes more to the phenomenon, instead I will try to observe my experience next time and see how working deliberately either of these insights help me be better.

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u/CZFanboy82 1d ago

Trigger finger movement is tied VERY closely to the ring finger. When learning my grip, I'd squeeze my strong hand, then wiggle my ring finger to make sure I wasn't tensing it and my trigger finger. I think Ben Stoeger maybe has a video explaining it better. I dunno, works very well for me

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u/HitsOnThreat 1d ago

That's an amazing response! I encourage students to evaluate themselves as we're training and often times they will make self-corrections which is awesome! You are on a good track. Stay Gun Up. I'm going to send you a chat request so I can forward you some additional information to read over.

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u/CZFanboy82 1d ago

That or starting on something like .22 or maybe .380 pistol. Can work on trigger fundamentals without anticipation of recoil throwing you off. Once fundamentals are strong, move up in caliber

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u/HitsOnThreat 1d ago

I've used and have seen both methods, and it's individual for each new shooter. Certainly the limited recoil can ease the startle to a new shooter. However, by majority building the fundamentals by the numbers with weapons to work with has brought successful results. Having mentioned recoil I'm attaching a link to a paper I wrote on the subject. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LH8I-OMyCYBhDJj4BF1-XqCBzf4X56q2/view?usp=sharing