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mongoose33 · 06-11-2008, 03:11 PM

Went to the range this pm to work on some things, and discovered something about how I was pulling the trigger that made a huge difference in accuracy.

I've had this leftward bias in misses, not by a ton, but almost nothing is right of center of the target. I tried some variations of how I was placing my index finger on the trigger, and discovered that I need less finger (i.e., I was too close to the joint, with the trigger in the middle of the pad of the index finger).

So I moved to where I'm using more of the tip of my finger, and voila! The shots moved right over.

I guess the best way to describe it is that the trigger was roughly in the middle of the pad area of the fingertip; I moved it over to where the trigger is more in the first 1/3 of the finger, toward the tip.

I also found out that I'm not lining up the sights quite right, and when I take just a tiny bit more care, I get far better results (go figure

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M.

dreydin · 06-11-2008, 03:38 PM

grats! ive only gone through roughly 300-350 rounds on my XD and im still working on trigger pull and anticipating the recoil(shots are going low left). im going out to my dads this weekend and cant wait to work on the pull and grip. congrats on your improvements! ill be experimenting with where i place my finger on the trigger for sure

**mhillsing23** · 06-11-2008, 04:31 PM

Congrats on the new improvement. Do some dry firing at home with the new finger position so that it becomes a natural position.

Gunzzi · 06-11-2008, 05:32 PM

I found this to be more accurate when I shoot too, even though I have very long fingers and it is more uncomfortable for me to shoot this way. I have found that if I just curl the first joint, my groups get better. Congrats!

evidens83 · 06-11-2008, 06:10 PM

Congrats on the realization! Im also new to the shooting scene so I just recently picked up that technique also

06-11-2008, 03:11 PM	#1
mongoose33 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 601	Trigger finger discovery (improved accuracy) Went to the range this pm to work on some things, and discovered something about how I was pulling the trigger that made a huge difference in accuracy. I've had this leftward bias in misses, not by a ton, but almost nothing is right of center of the target. I tried some variations of how I was placing my index finger on the trigger, and discovered that I need less finger (i.e., I was too close to the joint, with the trigger in the middle of the pad of the index finger). So I moved to where I'm using more of the tip of my finger, and voila! The shots moved right over. I guess the best way to describe it is that the trigger was roughly in the middle of the pad area of the fingertip; I moved it over to where the trigger is more in the first 1/3 of the finger, toward the tip. I also found out that I'm not lining up the sights quite right, and when I take just a tiny bit more care, I get far better results (go figure . M. __________________ . Guns don't kill people--drivers on cell phones kill people. Occam's Razor: If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. XD Service 9mm PRP Match Target trigger upgrade w/ Overtravel Stop M4 w/ CMMG Upper

06-11-2008, 03:38 PM	#2
dreydin XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,249	grats! ive only gone through roughly 300-350 rounds on my XD and im still working on trigger pull and anticipating the recoil(shots are going low left). im going out to my dads this weekend and cant wait to work on the pull and grip. congrats on your improvements! ill be experimenting with where i place my finger on the trigger for sure __________________ XD-40 SC bi-tone - hard chromed w/TFOs + PRP goodies

06-11-2008, 04:31 PM	#3
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,462	Congrats on the new improvement. Do some dry firing at home with the new finger position so that it becomes a natural position. __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

06-11-2008, 05:32 PM	#4
Gunzzi XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 916	I found this to be more accurate when I shoot too, even though I have very long fingers and it is more uncomfortable for me to shoot this way. I have found that if I just curl the first joint, my groups get better. Congrats! __________________ NRA Member Warning: May contain lead.... The land of the free BECAUSE of the brave! I don't dial 911 - I use .223

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06-11-2008, 06:10 PM	#5
evidens83 XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 68	Congrats on the realization! Im also new to the shooting scene so I just recently picked up that technique also