Why do I always shoot to the left?

[5Wire]

Right Click to download, then print. Try another gun, same problem?

 

[pittspilot]

Hank

You have mentioned that you are right handed, and left eye dominant. So am I. I cant my pistol to the left slightly and use my left eye. I have discovered that doing so results in my grouping shots to the left of the target.

When I adjust the sites, or my POI, the problem goes away and my accuracy is fine. For a while I went out of my mind trying to fix the problem. I think the problem is just inherent to cross dominant shooters.

 

[jacketsfanatic]

1st post and I already have the answer...

Aim more to the right???






Just kidding obviously...great forum. Glad I found it!

 

[stevereno1]

I do the same thing. The groups are tight, yet off to the left a little. I have adjusted the rear sights on my pistols shilhtly to the right, and consistantly group in the center. I guess that's why they make adjustable sights.

 

[Jkwas]

When you Squeeze the trigger, you may be squeezing your hand as well. Try backing off on the pinky finger and using mostly your middle and ring finger to tightly grip the gun. Your pinky finger may be pulling the gun to the left, or down and to the left.
here's a link I found useful: http://www.targetshooting.ca/reframerize.cfm?redirect=http://www.targetshooting.ca/train_grip.htm

 

[Average Joe]

When you squeeze the trigger, you are turning your wrist..Try just using your fingertip on the trigger, and pull strait back.

 

[5Wire]

Nice Link, Jkwas. Good info. Thanks.

 

[crankshop1000]

Perfect time for a laser.It will show you exactly what you are doing as you pull the trigger.I think the laser is the best way to get things right quickly.

 

[weregunner]

To piggyback on the links thing, there are useful hints as well as targets that one can make themselves.

http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/index.php?topic=2775.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/index.php?topic=3448.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/index.php?topic=3226.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/index.php?topic=2872.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/index.php?topic=1164.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/index.php?topic=2019.0
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/index.php?topic=2418.0

Back to our originally scheduled program.

 

[farscott]

I had a similar problem in that guns that I used to shoot POA/POI all started shooting to the left. It was not much, less than a two inches at 25 yards. I could not figure it out and I checked my grip, had others watch me shoot, etc. Then one day I went to the range and all of a sudden everything was once again POA/POI. I could not figure it out.

Got home and told my wife what had happened with that day's shooting. She looked at me, looked in my range bag, and said, "You wore your old glasses today." Sure enough, she hit on it. My prescription changed and my new glasses had more correction for an astigmatism. Swapped glasses a few times during my next range session to prove it. My older safety glasses keep me POA/POI, and my new ones resulted in everything impacting to the left. Still need to talk to the eye doctor about it.