Can someone show me pics of proper stance?

[plexreticle]

Todd Jarrett on pistol shooting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa50-plo48

 

[1KPerDay]

Maybe this will be helpful. www.shootingusa.com/PRO_TIPS/MICULEK3.html

Your link doesn't work FYI

 

[grimjaw]

plexreticle, thanks for posting that Jarrett link. Very good basics there.

jm

 

[luckyrxc]

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Flinching is most commonly caused by reaction to blast/noise rather than recoil.

Make sure you are using sufficient hearing protection. Remember that you can use ear plugs under your muffs to add about 15 dB of additional protection over muffs alone.

This has helped me a lot! I purchased good quality electronic ear muffs. Insert, foam plugs, then wear electronic muffs over them. With the electronic muffs turned up pretty high, I can still hear everything. I was having the problem of getting a headache after an hour at the indoor range. No problems anymore and my flinch problem is much better too.

 

[Frank Ettin]

I'm working on getting my stance just right - my main problem (flinching) is hard to work on at home, but I can work on that at home in my spare time. Does anybody have a good photo/series of photos showing proper stance for semi auto pistol shooting?

Flinching doesn't have anything to do with stance. It can be caused by the bodies natural reaction to load noises and and explosions in the general vicinity of one's face. It can also be caused by trying to force the shot or anticipating the shot breaking.

The first principle of accurate shooting is trigger control: a smooth, press straight back on the trigger with only the trigger finger moving to a surprise break. Maintain your focus on the front sight as you press the trigger, increasing pressure on the trigger until the shot breaks. Don't try to predict exactly when the gun will go off nor try to cause the shot to break at a particular moment. This is what Jeff Cooper called the "surprise break."

By keeping focus on the front sight and increasing pressure on the trigger until the gun essentially shoots itself, you don’t anticipate the shot breaking. But if you try to make the shot break at that one instant in time when everything seem steady and aligned, you usually wind up jerking the trigger. Of course the gun will wobble some on the target. Try not to worry about the wobble and don’t worry about trying to keep the sight aligned on a single point. Just let the front sight be somewhere in a small, imaginary box in the center of the target.

Also, work on follow through. Be aware of where on the target the front sight is as the shot breaks and watch the front sight lift off that point as the gun recoils – all the time maintaining focus on the front sight.

Dry fire practice is a very good thing. It will help program in a good trigger press without the distractions of loud noises and recoil. You might also consider working with a .22 from time to time. A .22 is great for building the fundamentals.