Air Rifle Shooting : Taking the shot, aiming on sight, follo
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:41 am
Now that we have a firm grip on our position it’s time to take the shot. To do this get into the position as described here and lift the rifle as described http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... 31&start=0
Your trigger finger should not be on the trigger for now.
Now look at perpendicular to the rifle towards the lanes (where other friends may be standing)
Breathe in and out the idea is that your body should relax and you should come into your natural point.
Bring your cheek bone on the cheek plate very gently and slowly until you can see through the sight. Bring it down until you are all aligned.
Now look through the sight you should be seeing the target breathe in and out and make any adjustments (very-very minor) and focus (we will talk about where to focus in a while – but for now look at the target).
When everything is fine being the finger on the trigger and stop breathing, keep concentrating and take the shot. When you stop breathing your concentration starts to increase but fatigue also sets in, so you need to find that perfect balance.
Focus on Sight and not on target – In shooting circles there is a concept focus on sight not on target. Let’s talk about it a bit. In a rifle shot there are a bunch of circles.
The rear sight, the front sight and the target’s bulls eye.
To take a shot you align these circles vis you look through the rear sight to the front sight and the target.
Instinctively we will focus on the target, but that is wrong. Once the target is aligned we need to focus on the rear sight having the front sight as a concentric circle in it.70% of the time should be on this. While aiming you may occasionally look at target to ensure it’s in sight but most of the time is spent on aligning the rear sight. Once you stop breathing make a quick check on target and then focus on rear sight only until you have taken a shot.
Initially you may get bad shots because of this but get to fix this technique. Initially you may have to force yourself to do this but that is ok, it will work out in a day or two.
Follow through – How do I -Once a shot is done don’t just drop the rifle, learn from this shot by follow through. Follow through allows you to absorbed the recoil tells you if the shot was perfect and if you had moved during the shot. Ideally follow through for me is remaining in the same state when I had stopped breathing and was taking the shot. Even during follow through focus on the sight. Follow through is another thing you need to force on yourself.
Calling the shot – Once you have taken the shot based on movements observed during follow through call out the shot which means image where it has gone. Then bring back the target and check if your prediction was correct.
Breathing and time control –Breathing allows one to control the shot. It gives stability and is a must. With breathing comes time control. You should rest exactly the same amount of time between shots. Spend the same amount of time looking over your shoulder, same amount of time aligning and same amount in taking the shot and follow through. There are many ways of doing this. You may record voice with command –
Stand at ease – to load rifle
Attention – to lift rifle and look through sight
Fire – to stop breath and then fire
Bring down – to complete follow through and bring the rifle down
Or you may count the number of inhales and exhales. Do what works best for you but this timing should become your instinct.
Remember a perfect shot has1. Perfect timing
2. Perfect sight
3. Perfect Aim
4. Perfect follow through
Hope this helps. We will soon talk about exercises to improve the technique.
Your trigger finger should not be on the trigger for now.
Now look at perpendicular to the rifle towards the lanes (where other friends may be standing)
Breathe in and out the idea is that your body should relax and you should come into your natural point.
Bring your cheek bone on the cheek plate very gently and slowly until you can see through the sight. Bring it down until you are all aligned.
Now look through the sight you should be seeing the target breathe in and out and make any adjustments (very-very minor) and focus (we will talk about where to focus in a while – but for now look at the target).
When everything is fine being the finger on the trigger and stop breathing, keep concentrating and take the shot. When you stop breathing your concentration starts to increase but fatigue also sets in, so you need to find that perfect balance.
Focus on Sight and not on target – In shooting circles there is a concept focus on sight not on target. Let’s talk about it a bit. In a rifle shot there are a bunch of circles.
The rear sight, the front sight and the target’s bulls eye.
To take a shot you align these circles vis you look through the rear sight to the front sight and the target.
Instinctively we will focus on the target, but that is wrong. Once the target is aligned we need to focus on the rear sight having the front sight as a concentric circle in it.70% of the time should be on this. While aiming you may occasionally look at target to ensure it’s in sight but most of the time is spent on aligning the rear sight. Once you stop breathing make a quick check on target and then focus on rear sight only until you have taken a shot.
Initially you may get bad shots because of this but get to fix this technique. Initially you may have to force yourself to do this but that is ok, it will work out in a day or two.
Follow through – How do I -Once a shot is done don’t just drop the rifle, learn from this shot by follow through. Follow through allows you to absorbed the recoil tells you if the shot was perfect and if you had moved during the shot. Ideally follow through for me is remaining in the same state when I had stopped breathing and was taking the shot. Even during follow through focus on the sight. Follow through is another thing you need to force on yourself.
Calling the shot – Once you have taken the shot based on movements observed during follow through call out the shot which means image where it has gone. Then bring back the target and check if your prediction was correct.
Breathing and time control –Breathing allows one to control the shot. It gives stability and is a must. With breathing comes time control. You should rest exactly the same amount of time between shots. Spend the same amount of time looking over your shoulder, same amount of time aligning and same amount in taking the shot and follow through. There are many ways of doing this. You may record voice with command –
Stand at ease – to load rifle
Attention – to lift rifle and look through sight
Fire – to stop breath and then fire
Bring down – to complete follow through and bring the rifle down
Or you may count the number of inhales and exhales. Do what works best for you but this timing should become your instinct.
Remember a perfect shot has1. Perfect timing
2. Perfect sight
3. Perfect Aim
4. Perfect follow through
Hope this helps. We will soon talk about exercises to improve the technique.