This bothers me alot...

[sloopy70]

Well, I got a buddy to video our last shoot (which was an annual shoot at an army base that I actually took champion in production in) and after watching the video I realized that I do something that I've always hated seeing people do... I guess it's just over compensation for recoil, and the only thing that I would imagine that it affects is my sight recovery from recoil... Well what I'm talkin about is after most shots (doesnt occur during a stage where I'm running and shooting) after the recoil I dip my muzzle like half to 3/4 of an inch down then come back on target... I hate seeing people do this, and now that I've seen myself do it I'ma little embarassed lol... so am i just overcompensating or what??

I've read books, and books, and read articles and watched videos and everything, I just never realized that I did that...

[Krackels]

Well now you know... next time you hit the range be very mindful of this. Try having your friend load your mags with an unknown amount of dummy rounds in them to check for this and other problems.

[sloopy70]

I'm not doing it before the shot breaks... apparently its on the down fall of the muzzle...

[mullanman]

Don't worry about that. If you shoot alot, you develop a reaction to recoil. This is entirely normal, as long as you are not flinching or diving the gun down when you are pulling the trigger.

Anticipation of recoil is normal and is a muscle memory reflex. If you put a dummy round in your mag and your gun dips as you are trying to fire that round, that is normal.

You might want to experiment with different weight recoil springs and see if it makes a difference if it is really bothering you, or your shots are going low.

[dave_in_delaware]

It is truly amazing what videos of your shooting will tell you. I did the photography and videography of a recent TRP shoot. I noticed a few things in different movies of people that they are probably not aware of: like closing their eyes right before the shot breaks, flinching, and anticipating recoil. And I even caught a just-back-from-the-gunsmith pistol STILL doing the same thing that it was sent in for.

If it's possible to take a video camera (or a digital camera that records movies) along with you to the range, do it. It's a great learning tool.

And if you can decompile the video into its individual frames, and then play them back slower, you can get great muzzle flash shots, recoil shots, brass flying shots, and even trace the arc path of the flying brass.

[Bycyclist]

I've just started videoing during my dryfire practice, and already learned some things about my draw I was unaware of. Like too much head movement, and delaying bring my gun to my support hand prior to presentation. Now I KNOW exactly what to work on. I am planning to my 'corder to the range next trip as well.

[deltafred]

Originally Posted by dave_in_delaware

And if you can decompile the video into its individual frames, and then play them back slower, you can get great muzzle flash shots, recoil shots, brass flying shots, and even trace the arc path of the flying brass.

instead of decompile. couldnt you just use a DV camera, then use your computer to frame by frame cut up of the filming? i dont know, too much thinking here i guess.

[dave_in_delaware]

Originally Posted by deltafred

instead of decompile. couldnt you just use a DV camera, then use your computer to frame by frame cut up of the filming? i dont know, too much thinking here i guess.

thinking is good. I was just speaking from my own experience, and my own equipment's capabilities (and limited funds). My digital camera records .mov files, and then I use QuickTime Pro to save the individual frames as jpg's. That way I can pick and choose a frame that shows something interesting, like a muzzle flash, etc. Good for after action reports of shooting meets.