Proper Handgun Trigger Control for Speed and Accuracy
While there are many factors in ensuring your pistol is accurately pointing at the target and stays on target, trigger control is arguably the most difficult single element of shooting accurately. So naturally, proper trigger control is one of the best things you can train to improve your shooting skills.
While there are many factors in ensuring your pistol is accurately pointing at the target and stays on target, trigger control is arguably the most difficult single element of shooting accurately. So naturally, practicing proper trigger control is one of the best things you can train to improve your shooting skills.
Aaron from SageDynamics gives us another long and very in depth overview of all of the elements going into a proper pistol trigger pull.
Before working on proper trigger control, make sure you have a proper grip on your pistol.
Dry fire training
There are many excellent drills for dry fire training that allow shooters to practice their technique from home without the cost of a range trip and live ammo. Using snap caps is a good idea to preserve the lifespan of your firearm.
Another challenging dry fire training tool is to put a penny on your pistol’s front sight. If you can pull the trigger without dropping the penny, you’ve got an excellent trigger pull.
Rifle trigger control
Looking to improve trigger control on a rifle? Check out this video on rifle trigger control.
Written by Brian Purkiss - always a student, sometimes a teacher.
I don't consider myself a competition shooter - I think of myself as a performance pistol shooter. I am all about performing at as high of a level as possible. Towards that end, I am obsessive about learning how to perform. I spend a lot of my life learning from the best across the entire firearms world and even into other areas of performance and other sports. I am a USPSA Carry Optics Grandmaster, currently working towards my second GM title in the Open division.
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