Help-advice, my trigger finger drifts over??? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Pappa Bear · 10-01-2006, 07:19 AM

Newbie here,

I need some advice. Maybe all I need is practice but I'll take any advice offered. When I shoot my first shot, I shoot well, however, as I further empty my magazine, my trigger finger drifts over and I start to "pull" and I can't keep the tip of my finger on the trigger. Ending up at the joint of my trigger finger.

I almost always end up with shots down and over. I left the range pissed yesterday, need to regroup.

Any help appreciated.

coastemac · 10-01-2006, 07:29 AM

Do you notice if you are "over-releasing" your trigger finger when you shoot. I see it all the time while teaching on the range... let me explain, sqeezing the trigger, gun fires, a lot of people then release the trigger further than needed to fire the next round, almost straightening their index finger fully. Once they try to fire again their finger goes in a little further each round until they have their knuckle in there on the trigger. A lot of it will be practice, but I would try dry-firing a lot in front of a mirror where you can watch your trigger finger from another angle. Just my suggestions though.

**Bycyclist** · 10-01-2006, 12:26 PM

Also try "pinning" the trigger after your shot breaks until sights drift back down, then slowly release trigger only until trigger reset. If you do that, I think you'll find your trigger finger doesn't move off the trigger point as much. I had to really slow things down to relearn trigger press on the XD.

**DanTheEldest** · 10-01-2006, 02:30 PM

^^A couple good ideas, and welcome to another Arizona shooter.

Glxso201 · 10-01-2006, 02:51 PM

Practice practice practice until you can find your trigger reset without even thinking or feeling for it...it's all muscle memory

10-01-2006, 07:19 AM	#1
Pappa Bear XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 30	Help-advice, my trigger finger drifts over??? Newbie here, I need some advice. Maybe all I need is practice but I'll take any advice offered. When I shoot my first shot, I shoot well, however, as I further empty my magazine, my trigger finger drifts over and I start to "pull" and I can't keep the tip of my finger on the trigger. Ending up at the joint of my trigger finger. I almost always end up with shots down and over. I left the range pissed yesterday, need to regroup. Any help appreciated. __________________ XD45 Bi-tone TAC, TFO's, Tungsten GR XD40 TAC, Trijicon Night Sights XD40 SC, TFO's SA TRP Kimber TLE/RL II "No other success in life, can compensate for failure in the home."

10-01-2006, 07:29 AM	#2
coastemac XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Miami Area, Florida Posts: 1,194	Do you notice if you are "over-releasing" your trigger finger when you shoot. I see it all the time while teaching on the range... let me explain, sqeezing the trigger, gun fires, a lot of people then release the trigger further than needed to fire the next round, almost straightening their index finger fully. Once they try to fire again their finger goes in a little further each round until they have their knuckle in there on the trigger. A lot of it will be practice, but I would try dry-firing a lot in front of a mirror where you can watch your trigger finger from another angle. Just my suggestions though. __________________ coastemac U.S. Coast Guard Gunnersmate XD Service Dark Earth .45 ACP (new) XD Sub-Compact Bi-Tone .40 cal Savage Model 10 FP (6X-18X 42mm) Marlin Model 336RC 30-30 Marlin Model 17VS .17 HMR Taurus PT-908 9mm Ruger 22/45 .22lr (and a few others...)

10-01-2006, 12:26 PM	#3
Bycyclist XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NorCaliforneeya Posts: 1,829	Also try "pinning" the trigger after your shot breaks until sights drift back down, then slowly release trigger only until trigger reset. If you do that, I think you'll find your trigger finger doesn't move off the trigger point as much. I had to really slow things down to relearn trigger press on the XD. __________________ =============================================== BYcyclist - the worst day on a ride (or at the range) is better than the best day in the office ===============================================

10-01-2006, 02:30 PM	#4
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,370	^^A couple good ideas, and welcome to another Arizona shooter. __________________ To make mass murder palatable to the public, one must first strip the victims of their inherent humanity. First were the native Americans ("savages"), then the black slaves (only "partly human"), then the Jews and gypsies in Hitler's Europe ("parasites on society"), and now America's unborn (also "not fully human"). Save the Americans--end abortion now. Insights and documentation on our nation's Christian heritage: www.WallBuilders.com

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10-01-2006, 02:51 PM	#5
Glxso201 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 576	Practice practice practice until you can find your trigger reset without even thinking or feeling for it...it's all muscle memory