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Trigger habits transitioning to other trigger related things.

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Hey all! I'm noticing a trend with me lately.

When I actually started paying attention to my trigger pulls my accuracy improved, so naturally I still pay alot of attention to my trigger pulls.

But lately I'm seeing that I pay attention to my trigger pulls on things that aren't guns!

For example: Staple guns, Nerf guns with my younger brothers, A cheesey arcade shooter I have at home, and almost everything else that has a trigger!

Has this happened to you THR?
 
Yep, my wife noted almost ten years ago that when I am using my Makita drill, my index finger is straight ahead until "on target".

More recently, I have noted myself doing the same with my weed-whacker. :)
 
Yep. For me it is the DSLR camera. Not just trigger finger, but breathing too! It's a totally different kind of "shooting."
 
"and almost everything else that has a trigger!"

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Ha, Ha. Multiple entendres.


when I am using my Makita drill, my index finger is straight ahead until "on target".
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Yeah, I do that, too...now :eek:

TCB
 
Yup. Same exact range of stuff, and an old customer noticed and commented on it at work.
I pay attention to the pull on a lot of stuff now. Grown to think that the local Time Crisis light guns feel like Glocks with weak springs, and the staplegun at work has a trigger like a really nice 1911.
 
Hey having a light touch on a variable speed drill is a good thing. It will keep a lot of screws from being stripped. But when it comes to trigger practice for my guns I use a gun with a laser mounted on it. You can learn a lot about how much you're moving a gun around with a trigger pull by using a laser pointed at a spot and watching how much it moves when you pull the trigger. That made a big difference in my accuracy when I learned to practice that way. The laser doesn't have to be mounted perfect at all. It just needs to be fairly solid. As long as it stays pointed at the same spot when you pull the trigger then you won't pull the gun off target with your trigger pull later when you're using bullets.
 
Carpenters (they use nail guns, circ saws, powerful drills) usually learn trigger finger discipline with no trouble at all.
 
trigger pulls not being rewarded in video games have on exception: Light guns.

On arcade style shooters with light guns, or even with the Nintendo WiiMotes, you can actually see how you're trigger pulls look on screen!

I discovered that for me, hasty trigger pulls are always low and to the right!
 
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I have experienced all above and more. I sometimes play computer games, first person shooters. I often take my finger off the fire button to prevent discharges.
 
Sometimes it can be hard to point the cordless drill in a safe direction when in a crowded area. I find that the more I work on my trigger pull, the more I index my finger. Even on a computer shooting game I have my index finger off the mouse at times.

Not a bad thing. Kinda funny sometimes. Shows good muscle memory, and how you can train yourself into a 'habit'. I need a drill with a good trigger reset. :)
 
CZguy said:
I like the trigger on my De-Walt 18v. More of a 1911 trigger than the Glock type found on most Sears drills.
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LOL, I will have to check out the De-Walt line. Have you tried doing a little polishing on it, just for competition of course...
 
LOL, I will have to check out the De-Walt line. Have you tried doing a little polishing on it, just for competition of course...
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Frankly, I never thought about it. But the next rainy day I think I'll take it apart and look at it. :D
 
You never know when you will have to drill a tactical hole. I would look into working on that trigger ASAP. :)
 
Some time ago, I pretty much had to give up archery because of an injured finger. This had the effect of not being able to come to a full draw before releasing the string.

Recently, I decided to take it up again, but using a trigger release instead of glove shooting. I've noticed that:
1. I don't touch the trigger until ready to release.
2. I am able to give a crisp pull of the trigger to release the string.

Nicest thing about archery in the time of ammo shortages is that the arrows can be reused almost indefinitely. And, I think archery in general has helped my shooting in terms of form and follow-through on my shots.
 
Lol glad its not just me

I'm in a community college for welding and metallurgy the school hooked up with JWF industries in PA. This month was the end of my second semester and I still have to try not to take up my shooting stance and loosen up when using a mig gun lol.
 
I do it with the xbox controller playing black ops, just to see if I can get the guy who saw me first. But even more "over the top, I practice just finger exercises while watching TV, just to see how long I can pull the trigger before my finger starts to burn or get to tight to pull with control. As we age the arthritis builds up fast, unless you exercise the joints.
it's similar to my back, if it is hurting, there is a good chance I skipped my 45 minute elliptical exercise, which I do 5-7 days a week.
Also I have a blown tendon in my right arm from the elbow down, That makes it more important to exercise that trigger finger.
 
The only time it gets confusing is when you try to take a picture with your self defense weapon. As a result, my dog flinches when I take pictures of him now.

GS
 
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