Posted: 11/28/2005 9:18:02 AM EDT
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Have you ever been shooting groups and had one really going nicely? Then the pressure started to build because you didn't want to "mess up" a really good group? I had one going this morning. I was shooting my Accuracy International in .308 and shot the first two into the same hole. Then the third barely opened the group. I told Tman, "Ah-oh. I've got a good one going." The 4th went into the group. Tman says, "You'll choke." Sure enough, I did.   I should have quit when I was ahead.  I bet you guys never have done this. |
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I've found that when shooting for groups (whether with irons or optics) the best thing to do is pay very close attention to what you're doing on the first shot. Sight picture/alignment, postion, breathing, etc when the trigger breaks. Then do everything exactly the same on each subsequent shot....without checking the target between shots to see where each shot went. Reduces the pressure, and makes one concentrate on what they're doing and not on what happened on the paper. Especially important when shooting a scoped rifle with high powered optics where you can see the holes already there. Don't try and chase the previous shot. |
Your comments are correct. But, of course, I do not "chase the group" when I shoot. My aim point is always the place where the horizontal and vertical lines cross. That's also why I have my rifle adjusted to hit above this point; so that I will always have a clean aim point. |
That's what I used to like about "rapid fire". You didn't have time to "think". |