Shooting low and left

Terry Kendell (Old Gun) said:
Take a revolver and load with one cylinder empty.Spin the cylinder and with out look at cylinder for the empty hole.Rapid fire, and you will be able can to see if you are anticipating recoil then the gun clicks on the empty cylinder.
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Or just put a dummy round randomly in your magazine for an auto.
 
The ball and dummy drill is a good one, but the drill I posted (I don't even know if it has a name, and I got it from someone else, so it can't be called the Marlow Drill. Besides, there's already a drill named after me. Don't ask. Okay, ask, because it's a funny story. God, my parenthetical tangents are long, aren't they? Is "parenthetical" even used correctly there? Anyway...) is a good one also because you know for sure there isn't going to be a boom and many veteran shooters still sometimes flinch.

I know, there's a difference between flinching and pushing the weapon to drive to the next target, so STOP YELLING AT ME!!!
 
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You're killin' me, David. Absolutely killin' me.
 
Chris, you are in no danger of wearing out your welcome here.
David has some good things for you. to reduce the noise, Ignore everyone else on this thread you started and just listen to him.
 
Thanks, Overlord of Ballistic Hate. (what a title, Mike!) The drill that David suggested should work for my purposes. If I get a chance today, I'll try it. Lot's on my plate, though and it may be tomorrow. I'll let everyone know if it was successful. .
 
TDSA has a class this Saturday...he posted it today in his FB page. You'll never regret it
 
Thanks, Jason. As I mentioned several posts ago, I'm sure I'll attend a class there some day............just not now.
 
This chart is an old diagnostic tool intended for use by bullseye shooters using the one-handed position. It is overly complicated and many of the items aren't applicable to someone shooting with both hands. For instance, if you shoot at the chart and your group goes to the ten o'clock, you may think you are anticipating recoil, when in actuality, you are probably making the trigger your cat lady by applying too much pressure with the entire firing hand. You can determine this in a ball and dummy drill or with the drill I posted by having a shooting partner watch your firing arm as you press the dry shot. Often times, the shooter's entire forearm muscle will contract noticeably, which causes the foreame to torque, the elbow and heel of the firing hand drop slightly, which causes the muzzle to rise and the rounds to impact high and toward the support side.

Forget this chart unless you are doing one-handed bullseye shooting.
 
I actually went back and read the way I posted it and maybe came off a bit too critical. I shouldn't have said it should never be used, as it can be effective IF someone can differentiate between causes of various flaws in fundamentals. This chart drives me nuts because it's still used in the military sometimes by people that really don't understand it. The same kind of folks who stand next to a shooter and watch the target instead of the shooter while trying to diagnose errors.

I should say, use the chart if you know which areas are applicable and which are not, but someone who is new or returning to shooting should stay away from it.
 
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