lowzeewee Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 any of u here in air rifle school sport or play it currently pls post some help on why i keep shaking when i try to aim target after positioning is done.i follow all the coach's steps.the coach is national coach btw
Caid Ivik Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 Open your rifle and put pullet to its chamber. Close it and ensure it's tight. Do not raise it until no other person is close to you or in weapon's range. Then raise it on shoulder ahead of your eyes, aim it on center of your target. Your target and both aimers must be in one line. Then concentrate, don't think about nothing else than looking on target and shoot. Pure mind is only good way to be sharp.
lowzeewee Posted January 25, 2003 Author Posted January 25, 2003 the coach instructed all of us shooters to do that already but the problem is that i keep shaking.....why?
Cyborg Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 If you shake when you're abut to shoot someone that is because you're afraid to miss or something.If you shake, something is obviously stressing you up.
gryphon Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 You're not relaxed enough when you still are shaking while you aim. Don't know the reason for that, could be a lot of things.
nampigai Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 are you holding the rifle too tight? also try to breathe deeply
gryphon Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 But don't exhale hard when you're aiming .. . . ;)
nampigai Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 hehe breathe so that the the point of your rifle goes up and down
Inoculator9 Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 I don't think he means its shaking out of control, it's just hard to keep it trained on the target without it moving. I may be wrong...
number6 Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 are you holding the rifle too tight? also try to breathe deeply I agree, if your sites are jittering around the target you are holding the weapon with a death grip. Hold it firmly, but the key is to be comfortable.
lowzeewee Posted January 25, 2003 Author Posted January 25, 2003 i dont know why the coach asked us to support the gun with our clenched fist....i thought we could just hold it up?
lowzeewee Posted January 25, 2003 Author Posted January 25, 2003 thnx anyway i will try it out this thursday
nampigai Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 a clenched fist ? are you laying on the ground crouching or standing up? When shooting rifle I prefer to be crouching (don't know if this is the right expression).
number6 Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 I think the correct term for the laying down position is prone. That is definitely the most stable position. The part about the clenched fist makes me think it is the standing position, the least stable position. I have a lot of problems firing in the standing position. I usually try to get my forward arm (the support arm) as close to my lower chest for some added support. I guess he means clinch the support hand and not the trigger hand. Again if you grip it too tightly with either hand it is going to make the site move all over the target.
Gerf Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 if u find ur shaking much, try holding the rifle further along the barrel, with the hand that u dont use to squeeze the trigger. if u were lying down, u could try using a bipod or leaning the end of the barrel on a rest to steady the gun
TMA_1 Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 I have always been tought like this. Take a big breath, exhale half of it and raise the sites just above the target, slowly move the rifle down till the sites are at the center of the target and fire. also good shooting is just plain timing. pulling the trigger at the right time. My dad has a tremor disorder and shakes like mad.lol but for some reason he can hit bullseye every time. He told me its all about timing.
emprworm Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 what i think is odd is all these people in here having all this gun shooting knowledge. lol
Gerf Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 dont worry, im trained and legal emprwormtry squeezing the trigger gently aswell, the gun wont suddenly jerk if u do it slowly and gently
TMA_1 Posted January 25, 2003 Posted January 25, 2003 nah, I knew sooner or later somebody would spout out liberal babble about us knowing how to use weapons safely.
Caid Ivik Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 No one is too weak. Read books. That helps for concentration. Don't think about weight of rifle, think only about your target. Good aim will come with it.When you'll come for heavier weapons you'll need this to learn ;)
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