Other #75870 Lost shooting skills

[AskSatanOperator]

When I was a kid, I used to go to a place where I used to shoot with a pistol, and from the first time I picked it up, I was incredibly skilled at it. I hit the target dead center every time. But as I went to that place, my shooting got worse and worse, until eventually my arm would just shake and I could only make average shots. Why could this be? The pistol was heavy for me, but at the beginning that was the situation again. How can I gain this skill back?

 

[Ol argedco luciftias]

You may have developed a flinch, you need to train yourself to not flinch. Remain perfectly calm and still, and it should be a surprise to you when it goes off. I mean anticipating the recoil and reacting to recoil before it actually happens is the most common cause for flinching, so it is important for you to train yourself to not expect the recoil and let it be a surprise.

It may be that your eyes were better when you were a kid, and your eye sight could be worse now. It is also very likely that as an adult with the many things that you are now responsible for, you might have more stress or more worrying now. Stress and worrying would make it more difficult for you to get into the right relaxed mindset needed for good aim. Do not rush your shots, you are not in a competition and you are not in a time limit. Take as long to aim as you need, and do not fire until you are ready.

Do not hold your breath. Remember to breathe. Your muscles will shake worse from buildup of CO2 if you are not breathing.

 

[Ol argedco luciftias]

Shooting a handgun accurately is difficult, much more difficult than a rifle and more difficult than most people assume. And all handgun sights are slightly different. If one has sights that are more difficult for you to use, try multiple different handguns. Find one with sights that feel more natural to you, which are more intuitive to line up with your eye. You will find one that fits you better.